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Chicago Blizzard 2018 – A New Soap

It was several days after February 3rd, 2018.  On the 3rd it started snowing here in Rolling Meadows, a suburb outside of Chicago. I had finished shoveling, again, and was getting annoyed at all the snow. After all, I have a business to run. I don’t have time or energy to deal with this. Still, Mother… Read More Chicago Blizzard 2018 – A New Soap

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What To Do When It Hurts – Coping With Grief

  For the past 6 months I have been going through a hard time and I want to share some self-care methods I have adopted to help me. I ended a long-term relationship that I deeply wanted to last but that was clearly detrimental to me. Why would I want that to last, you might ask?… Read More What To Do When It Hurts – Coping With Grief

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Empower Yourself or Someone You Love

For the last 6 months I have been going through an extremely hard time. I had to end a relationship that I wanted more than anything but that wasn’t good for me. Since then I have been seeking out all kinds of self-care to help myself grieve the loss and recover. One thing that was… Read More Empower Yourself or Someone You Love

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Frauds Exposed!

Do you use essential oils? Do you ever wonder if what you are buying is really a pure oil taken from the actual plant itself? Did you know that there are a lot of crooks in the industry that adulterate essential oils with synthetic fragrance chemicals or even sell synthetics as real essential oils? I… Read More Frauds Exposed!

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A Nice Warm Cup of Soap?

I have been wanting to create a new soap for a while now. After collecting some ideas I decided to try making an Earl Grey soap. I love earl grey tea and find it very warm & soothing with its smoky, sweet citrus tones. It gets its unique taste and fragrance from bergamot essential oil.… Read More A Nice Warm Cup of Soap?