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"Live Well Every Day" and create a pampering essential oil body scrub with ingredients from your kitchen. Women's Day Magazine loved it and I hope you do. It's on newsstands now so you can pick up your copy or I've copied just my little portion below."It's easy to create a pampering body scrub," … Continue Reading
"Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle." - Abraham Lincoln Getting your goals into action The most difficult and most important part of goal setting is to actually put your goals into action. Many people go through goal-setting exercises, just to never … Continue Reading
If you're interested in doing even more than what you did back in this post, click here to be taken to an Online Petition to request that the law be reexamined with small business exemptions in mind. The actual text of the petition is this: Reformation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement … Continue Reading
1. Otion Soap Bar, 2. Flying Pig, 3. Kid Critter Mold Ruby (that's her, in the middle) had her birthday party at Otion. She just turned 12 years old and judging from the peals of laughter and the giggles of delight, enjoyed her birthday party at Otion. Her dad even got in on the action for a bit, … Continue Reading
The Healthy Child, Healthy World site suggests making your own soap to help the quality of life in your child's life. We agree! Learn how to make soap with a DVD on soapmaking or an easy organic-oils melt and pour soap kit. More families are increasingly concerned about what we put into our bodies. … Continue Reading
How to set goals You determine what the coming shape of your business will look like by setting, and achieving, business goals. Every November, I do this by taking some time out to think about what I want to accomplish in the following year. Generally, I find that November is a wonderful time for … Continue Reading
The "Kickstart Your Business" blog post series will resume later this evening. Today, I'm lucky enough to be at Otion working on Cranberry Fig displays, helping out with soap bars and designing some fun lotion recipes. The soap on the left are the latest test batches to come out of the Otion … Continue Reading
Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes. -- Kenneth Hildebrand Your vision will inspire others Defining your values will naturally lead you to a vision for your company. The vision can be what you aim for the business to be, both now and in the future. For example, you might … Continue Reading
Thank you to everyone that sent Kyle (www.kyleroger.blogspot.com) cards from this post. Even President Bush sent Kyle a note, saluting him for his bravery! Kyle and his brother Nicolas really enjoy opening the cards and seeing just how many people are supporting them. And, an even bigger thank … Continue Reading
Defining your values is important While business is, of course, about money, it’s about other things too. Business is also about your values and the vision you create for your company, both now, and in the future. Defining these values and vision - what your company stands for - is where a lot of … Continue Reading
Join me at The Soap Guild conference in Palm Springs in May. I'll be teaching the Lotionmaking class and mingling for the rest of the days. I'm so excited. The last few times I've been at the Guild conference, I haven't been able to attend many of the classes and this time, I've got time to mingle, … Continue Reading
Thank you PhotoLoveCat for linking to the Balance Wheel concept and EcoChildsPlay for highlighting our Eco Soap kit as a way to enjoy a crafty outlet with your children. Commenter Katw0man suggested that I use today as a break to let everyone catch up on the last three days of homework. That … Continue Reading
Evaluating your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats Previously, we looked at some of the basic parts of creating a simple business plan (researching the market and determining who your customers are). Another important element, however, of your plan should be evaluating your … Continue Reading
Thank you SmellyChick for introducing me to these soaps by JoviaSoap in British Columbia. I just purchased these three bars and am excited to see how the soap lathers up. Since Cathy has been making soap since 1998, I imagine her experience has led her to create bars that perform just as beautifully … Continue Reading