paillo said:
p.s. hmmmm, now that i think about it, i wonder if part of the reason i'm so into soaping is that i'm a frustrated cook, hee hee
I think you hit the nail on the head with this one. I LOVE food, experimenting and marrying different flavors to see how they act with one another.
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE my family but they just don't appreciate the subtleties. Thanksgiving for example, I spent nine hours straight cooking. When I was ready to put in my turkey I pulled it out of the maple brine and started to rinse it in the sink. Prior to this I had cut up and set aside apples, onions, bread, and fresh herbs to be used as my aromatics inside the bird. I explained all of it to my mom who was watching, told her what the aromatics were and explained why they are referred to as aromatics. I realized as my hand was jammed down the cavity of the bird that I needed the knife that was by the aromatics. The conversation went something like.
Me: Mom can you hand me the knife by the aromatics.
Mom: What? No there's not air freshener in here
Me: Mom, the knife sitting by the aromatics, I need it.
Mom: Oh I'll get you a knife, what kind?
Me: The one on the cutting board will do
Mom: OH you mean the one by the #$@ that you are going to shove in the Turkey's !@!
*sigh*
I suspect that the subtleties of the homemade soap will be lost on them as well. But I'm continuing to learn for the same reason I've never given up on cooking. Because even though there are very few people in my life that actually will appreciate it, I enjoy it. So for the most part cooking and soaping are things I do for myself.