Tuesday, January 11, 2011

There are many things that I am in this world. A mother. A wife. A friend. A teacher. A wanderer. A free spirit. A creative soul.
And there are many things I am not. A morning person. Cruel. An extrovert. Neat. A type-A personality.

I embrace all of these qualities good and bad. I know my short comings and accept them as much as I can. If I had been born in time to come of age in the 60's, Im sure I would haven been a hippie. I like to think of myself as "Bohemian". I'm not lazy, but free flowing with the times.

While I might lack the full throttle motivation to follow every whim and fancy that crosses my mind; I do like to chew the thoughts that stick around. I like persistence and being a person guided by impulse, I don't take an idea lightly that has the gonads to stick around.

For those who know me, they know I have been talking about opening my own Pilates studio forever. But my one constant was that I wanted to wait until my kids started school. I didn't want to miss these early years. To my credit, I still want the studio. Badly. I miss the interaction with clients. I miss the self discovery on my clients part. I miss teaching. I know my time will come and that it will be here almost too soon. So, I've been chewing on other ideas in the mean time. Like I said, I'm a creative soul. I love to make things from stories to soaps. I even have candle making equipment. But my love is the bath. I am a bath person. I could stay in one all day if the kids would let me. I have been making my own bath blends for years from essential oils and salts. Well, lately I have wanted to make my goodies to sell. This idea excites me. I know I'm good at it (I think) and I have a few bath loving ginny pigs to try my stuff out on. I think I want to start with my solid oils. They are wonderful in the tub, but can also be used as a lotion, lip balm, and conditioner. The beauty is I have all of the ingredients so now all I need are the containers.

And a bath tub to try them myself.