Me too.
Have you tried dollar tree? I get my mini silicone (1-piece) spatulas from Dollar tree. I have like 5 of them that I've had for years, and have only had to replace one of them once.
Aweeee Naaaoooooooo!
These are the ones I get - (the orange one) but I have at least a couple of each of these.
Reading your post is eye opening. We are also moving, although not as soon as you because we are buying a new house (yet to be built), but our housing market here is ridiculously good also - there are people buying homes in our development sight unseen for a great price. My husband thinks we should sell early, since it is a sellers market, but our house won't be ready until late fall and we obviously have to live somewhere. That means packing and moving twice, I don't know if I can do that! Anyway, where in the country do you live Alioop? We live in South Florida on the Treasure Coast.@TashaBird I use the same brand she lists above, but prefer the George's brand since it is usually less money where I live, and it has no additives. I love AVJ for added bubbles and label appeal, but obviously it is a LOT more expensive than distilled water. One of my next soapy purchases will probably be a water distiller machine -- so I can keep soaping even through natural disasters, zombie apocalypses, etc.
Speaking of soapy things, yesterday I got to unmold my Bud log splitter. So excited that I can finally use my small Nurture slab mold to make some designs.
However, soapmaking is going to take a back seat for a bit. Out of the blue, we were approached to see if we would sell our home. We said no, the house is not for sale, and if it were, we wouldn't sell for less than $ (insert ridiculously overpriced sum of money here). They came back with an offer to buy it as-is at that price, no inspections, waiving all appraisals, closing in three weeks. WHAT??? Our market here is insane, to say the least.
We scrambled and found ONE place that we absolutely love, and which we can buy for cash using the sale proceeds. They accepted our offer today. Soooooo apparently we are selling our house and moving in a few weeks.And then we will be debt-free. I might have to call Dave Ramsey's show and scream, haha.
My only sadness is that we cannot bring our beloved chickens.
If the buyer doesn't want them, I must find wonderful homes for them, stat.
All that to say, I may not be very soapy or very active here for the next month or so. Then again, the stress of it all may drive me to make LOTS of soap and to seek solace from my soapy friends. We shall see!
@KimW please tell me what’s funny? Just trying not to see it as an insult...
We used AirBnB places (many will rent monthly at a reasonable rate for several months at a time) while our house was being finished because our other house sold faster than expected. Good and bad, huh? The dog was so confused. It was a bit of a hot mess because, while I limited each hobby to what would fit in a single 18g tote, I insisted on bringing two of those hobbies - oh and all my cooking spices. My husband is so freaking nice.
Most of mine have come from Target: sturdy, reinforced 1-piece silicone that can't come apart and has with no creases for batter to hide in. Stiff enough to get into corners, but flexible enough to scrape well. $5 each.
And when I'm cooking or baking, I find myself bemoaning the terrible quality/quantity of the kitchen spatulas, because I'm not good at remembering life things while I'm thinking soap things.
Oh no! Shoot! I hit the wrong icon. NOT funny at ALL. So beautiful in fact that I looked at it more than twice.
I LOVE the gold on top, so very cool.
We have had them for years, before it was a fad. We just love the fresh eggs, and they are so fun to watch with their quirky personalities. I will miss them a LOT.
