What was I thinking? - Reflection

I'm sitting here thinking about the past three years of my life.  I started soaping three years ago and it really changed my life.  It turned from a hobby into an obsession of all things bath and body.  An addiction I'm sure many of you can relate to.  My first goal...find the perfect recipe.  It has taken me this long to find my "recipe".  That seems like a long time.  If somebody else were to use it, would they just think of it as another bar of soap?  Being a soap maker I can tell what each oil brings to a bar of soap or the different types of lather and bubbles.  My skin likes it and I truly enjoy using it in the shower.  I enjoy the lather and creaminess and it makes me happy.  Goal accomplished....three years later.

I decided to start a series called "What was I thinking?" to talk about my journey these past three years.  Making soap and other products has really fulfilled my need to experiment, to formulate, and to be a chemist.  My excessive experimenting has led to many failures (and some successes) and a collection of ingredients and objects.  Now that we are moving I'm faced with ingredients to go through and my ability to collect things and be reluctant to let go of them.  I think pack rat would be a cute way to describe me.  I want to change my ways and be more focused and I think in the end that will make me a happier person.  Not to mention I'll have less clutter.  So stayed tuned for more thoughts on "What was I thinking?"

Rosemary Mint with parsley and mango butter