Wishing you a hearty welcome too, and hope this will be a new adventure for you that you will get a lot of joy from!
It really is a wonderfull feeling of picking up a piece of soap that you have made yourself, and feel the lather and water clean your hands.
I am sure you will stick with this when you feel the rewards of making something with your own two hands, that you can even USE on your own two hands... ; P
Not much that beats the feeling of not having to go to the store just because you are all out of soap : D