Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Please HELP!

So I have always had an addiction to candles, and now i'm just going to make it EVEN worse! (but a cheaper addiction I guess..) I've decided to start making my OWN candles, and selling a few along the way would be cool too!
I made my first "batch" of candles Thursday, they smell AMAZING! I used the Downy Fresh recipe to make them and O.M.G.... they are pretty much awesome.
Next I think I'm going to make the fruit slices, and green clover and aloe fragrances.

I've been brainstorming for weeks now trying to come up with a clever name.... I'm using all natural products- 100% soy, natural dyes, and soon will be using Wood Wicks (instead of cotton) because they seem more "natural" and uhhh cooler?!

I really liked "Happy Earth Candle Company"... But that seems a little long.... "Earthy Candles" I think is kinda funny but not sure everyone would see the humor. Mother Nature Candles is another possiblity.

Which do you like the most out of the three? Give me your opinions PLEASE!

Happy Earth Candle Company
Earthy Candles
Mother Nature Candles

Or do you have a creative brain that has a better name? If you post a name that I choose to use, I will reward you with 2 FREE candles of your fragrance choice! (yes I will ship them if you don't live in Omaha)

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Stay at Home Mom

When you think of a Stay at Home mom, I'm sure you think of someone like June Cleaver, a dotting wife, mother, and has everything in order. I am pretty much the complete opposite of this woman! I try to get through each day ONE HOUR AT A TIME! I have laundry to do, there's pee on the floor from my 3 year old's "bad aim" and I'm addicted to the Internet (face book and farm town!)

Don't get me wrong, I love my son and my husband, but it's not all fun and games! We also have a 9 month old Sheltie that has determined that he is also the "3rd parent" in our family to our 3 year old son.

We just moved to a nice neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska where people actually TALK to each other and hang out.. which is nice.. and has helped my need to socialize with people that are higher than my belly button.

Since staying at home with my son, I have felt like I have become less of a person. When asked what I do, (while meeting the new people in the neighborhood) I felt ashamed to say that I stayed at home. I felt as if I was inferior just by saying it! My husband has a great job, but i just wanted to scream "I'm not illiterate, I'm not stupid, I went to college, and this is what we (my husband and I) have choose for our family! After telling my new neighbors of my "job" i find out that I am surrounded by a few other SAHM's! Wow! Awesome! But then I think, I'm sure they have their "shit" together, and have a whole day planner and do laundry from 10-11am on Monday , Wednesday , and Friday.... or some kinda craziness.. we will see i guess!