Happy New Year?!

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I'm not big on celebrating New Year's...I like to quietly reflect on the outgoing year, and make a bunch of you-know-damn-well-you-aint-gon-stick-to-this resolutions-but no more! I am declaring 2011 the year of ME! I'm going to own it in every since of the word. I'm getting my finances in order, my health in order, and my business in order. I'm going to stop living in the past and start living in the NOW.

I salute all of you who take the time to visit this crazy blog. Have a safe and happy new year, and let's make 2011 the best year yet!

New Year's Giveaway!!!

I was inspired by Amber over at Amber's Ambry to do a giveaway. I haven't done one in a while, and it's about time. Here's what you'll win:

Three of my soaps:

Blackberry Sage

Savon Lavande

Wash The Day Away

To qualify, just leave a comment telling us what one of your goals is for the new year, and you get an entry. International readers are welcomed! Winners will be announced on Jan 18th. Good Luck!

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New Year, New Me

(Image courtesy of Daisie Carmen)

Happy New Year! I cannot believe we are in a new decade, can you? I remember celebrating the new millennium as if it were yesterday (only cuz I was sick as a dog and high on cough syrup with codeine.) So much has happened in the last 10 years. Let's do a brief recap shall we?

• I've lost too many loved ones to even count, but I've made many new friends.
• I changed jobs 4 times-but I remained in the same industry.
  
• I've moved only twice-which is a world record for me (At one point I was moving every 1.5 years!)
  
• I've lost and gained the same twenty pound and then some (OMG, did you see Eric from the Biggest Loser last week? He gained practically ALL of the weight back!)
• I started a business!!!

I could go on and on and on, but I'll spare you. I am so happy that it's 2010. For the first time in a long time, I truly feel as if my life is starting over. I am embarking on yet another weight loss effort, but this time, I'm going to document it-in print! I've even started a new blog dedicated to just that. Check it out here and follow along! So in parting friends, I wish you all health, happiness, and much success in 2010! I'm going to go step on the scale now and laugh my ass off before I start this endeavor....

My New Year's Resolution? I'ma Do Me!!!!

Happy New Year, Everyone! I'm so thankful to make it to another year because there was a time not too long ago that I didn't care if I lived or died. 2008 was a year of transition for me. It was my first full year without Spencer. I started new job, and I started blogging. I was trying so hard to fit in and keep up with The Joneses that I lost myself. I was information overload-Etsy, Twitter, MySpace, Ning, you name it. I saw all these wonderful sites and talented crafters that I wanted to copy them and be like them-even if it wasn't me! I wasted so much time, money, and effort trying to be somebody I wasn't. If I saw a soap maker who made cool swirls or used a certain fragrance, I had to do it too. Well, no more! It's 2009, and I declare this the year of ME!!!

I resolve in 2009 to be true to myself at the expense of myself. I vow not to compare myself-mind, body, spirit, and talent-to anyone else. I will take advantage of every opportunity presented to me even if it results in failure. I am so tired of living in the "what if". I will continue to perfect my craft and share what I know with others. I will be nicer to people (that's gonna take a lot of work). And lastly, I will learn to love myself again. Whew! I've just set the bar so high, I feel faint....

Talk to ya'll later.