Happy New Year! What are your resolves this year?

Here I am again, apologizing.   Not a good way to start the New Year, is it?   Here it is, January 5th and life is already back in full swing.  Not a moment to waste, lose, or see vanish away.

I comment every day on a blog that has helped me tremendously in this past year. I posted my resolves on Anne-Marie's blog, and now I post them again for you:

1) work smarter and not harder.
2) be proactive and not reactive
3) streamline processes
4) get radical about keeping my contributions promises. Maybe radical sowing will bring radical reaping.
5) declutter. i am a rabid ratholing packrat that has taken the post consumer packaging, eco friendly thing just a tad too far.  I wish I had a picture of the cabin where I kept all my packaging supplies! 
6) take the space otherwise used for post consumer packaging materials and turn THAT into my studio so my family can have a life and I can have peace and we can all eat on the kitchen table again. :) (anyone else know what I mean lol?)

These are mainly my business goals; there are other more intimate and personal goals for my personal life.  

What are your goals this year?  Can you share them with  us?  Maybe we can learn together and help one another to keep the things which we aim to do this Year!

Black Raspberry & Vanilla, mmmm mmmm!

Black Raspberry & Vanilla Cream

Creamy, and Dreamy......

Guys, this is a quickie post. Number one, to say hi! and number two to let you know a little of what I have been making in the kitchen! My family will wholeheartedly tell you it is not food, but it sure does smell wonderful!

After recently signing on with a lovely lady shop owner in Birmingham, AL, things have been all a scurry around here. Making bath bombs, candles, doing research on some products requested of whipped body frostings, ordering new supplies, and upgrading the labels for a high end shop!

I am quite happy with the end result, so please pray a little prayer for me that these items will FLY OFF THE SHELVES! for me! And for this lady! It is so amazing how God links your heart to people that you serve! I am finding myself actually praying for the ladies who I buy my supplies from and now my customers!

Please pray for me; this is an extremely busy busy busy season! I need wisdom, strength and grace to rise to the occasion and still fulfill all duties domestic and local! I feel like I need an army of helpers!

Later this week, I am posting Spotlight #2 of Women-Owned Small Businesses! It is a toss up between another soapmaker that I met in the blogosphere, and a dear lady friend who lives and worships in my congregation! So, stay tuned!