New/Old soaper - howdy y'all

[soapmistress304]

Good Evening Everyone

I joined the forum several months ago, but then went thru an unexpected move back to my old home that had been rented out.....and then needed a heavy dose of TLC (and still working on it) And then there's the ole job in retail during the holidays. I just haven't had the time to really hang out any.

I had a soap making business a few years ago, but after the divorce things just seemed to implode, and not with any good bubbles lol. Anyway, life is life, it's all good now.

It's been 5 years since I've been in business, and I've been working very hard to pull it all back together. Annnd after 5 years will probably need to ride my little bike with my "training wheels" for a bit. I can see that many things have changed in the business since I first began back in 2003. :think:

Hopefully over the coming "slow" winter months at work I'll have a little more time to participate and get to know everyone.

 

[Steve85569]

Welcome to the forum!
And welcome back to soaping. OO says it missed you.

 

[KristaY]

Welcome back Soapmistress! I hope you're able to exhale, relax and play with soap again soon!

 

[jules92207]

Welcome back to the soap world mistress! Glad to have you with us.

 

[Relle]

Welcome back soapmistress. Could you tell us your old name so we can merge your identities. You are not allowed more than one on the forum.

 

[Saponomancer]

Nice to meet you! Welcome back, I hope things go smoothly for you moving forward

 

[Susie]

Welcome back! Sometimes life is like that. Mine certainly is.

 

[snappyllama]

Howdy and welcome!

 

[navigator9]

I'm sure you'll be taking the training wheels off soon. Welcome back and good luck with this new phase of your life!

 

[crumberly]

Hi there and welcome back. Life does get hectic, but I hope things have settled down a bit for you.

 

[soapmistress304]

Good Morning Everyone

Sitting here with a cup of hot coffee, on a cold and snowy morning in the Appalachian mountains. I'm off work today with a ton of errands to do, and thought I'd take a minute to look at the forum.

I just wanna say "Thanks" to each of you for your warm welcome. It is a bit scary, trying to start over, and while I wouldn't wish misfortune on anyone, it's nice to know I'm not in the boat alone lol.

I really do appreciate your words of encouragement. :mrgreen:

 

[shunt2011]

Hello and welcome back!

 

[MySoapyHeart]

Hi & welcome back to the soapy world of suds`n stuff!

 

[lsg]

Welcome

 

[soapmistress304]

uhhhm well.....I'm pretty sure it's the same ?? lol.....now I'm not sure.

 

[Susie]

The best part about starting all over is that you get to define who and what you are.

 

[soapmistress304]

Thanks Susie :mrgreen:

I made soooo many mistakes when I first started making soap years ago, and not so much the soaping part ( yes I had a few disasters, have to tell you about the moon ball sometime lol ) but wow, I was lousy at the business end, and I had a lot of difficulty staying on task. There were just SO MANY things I wanted to make, and try and experiment with.

So in the end, I did learn to stay a little more focused...kinda lol

And now, I get to go forward with all that learning under my belt, staying focused on my strengths, and trying to start off on the right foot with the business part.