I started my journey in 2020 learning about essential oils. I was surprised at myself for how interested I was in this. My sister has been my inspiration throughout this whole process. If you would have asked me years ago about starting a busy, I would have thought your were crazy. Here I am. As years come and go so quickly I want to enjoy life to the best that I can and that means taking care of myself. Years past I would have never thought about what I put on my skin and now I find myself more and more trying to make better and healthier choices. After lots and lots of research and reading about what all of these oils can possibly do, I started to make bottle rollers to help me sleep at night and then it was for bug bites that itch like crazy and I needed something to help with my sinus and allergies. I am not claiming to say that these work on everyone and that they magically heal or help. I have found a few things in all the experimenting that I have done that haven't worked as well. I keep looking to try to find something that helps me. After sometime of using the oils I then had some fun first experimenting on how to make wax melts. They were fun and I could make them look pretty and smell really good too! I learned that the wax that I was using wasn't the cleanest wax to be using and I had a hard time making candles that would burn like they should, so that ship sailed quickly. I then went into soap making and from there it has led me to all that I have going on now.

Last August I wanted to see what it would take for me to set up locally to try and sell my products. Well I went all in and through everything that I needed to do and that led to opening my own business up. There was a lot to think about and how to juggle everything that I have going on in my life. With a full time job and still working full time, I then come home and work on my business. In the first few months I sold to family and friends and they all told me that my products were good enough to sell. I had some repeat customers and most of all, I really enjoy making these products. Now I can say that it isn't always a good day or it goes as planned. I have had plenty of mistakes and having to start all over on a product. That is all a part of learning. I can tell you that I have learned so much and continue to learn.

Selling online is difficult as there are so many companies that sell soap, many have been doing this for a number of years. Here I am feeling like I'm late in the game, but I'm going to give this my best shot. I know that my Lord Jesus Christ has me on this journey for a reason and I plan to see what he has in store for me. I didn't have any goals or expectations as I had no idea what I was in for. I started joining groups on social media that are doing this very same thing and I have learned so much from them and their experiences. I have found that social media just isn't my platform to succeed in selling online. I had to venture out to the public so that everyone can see, smell and try out the free samples of some of my products. I was accepted to one of the local farmer's market and I was so surprised at the feedback that I have received from those that have bought something from me, my booth and how they really love my set up and my presentation. I was blown away and it made me feel good and that I am doing just what I need to be doing. Now, I know that every market isn't going to be a good day, but even one sale makes it a good day for me. The season is scheduled for every Saturday which started in June and will run through October. I wasn't sure that I would have product to keep up and to have to sell. Working late nights after supper I have managed so far. It is hard to believe that it has already been a year. I can also tell you that it's not a good day when bad weather is on the radar as my products do not like the rain. I have been in that situation a couple of times on just recently that I literally lost my tent, my bath bombs as they got wet and fizzing putting on a demo of how well they work. I had time to look back and ask myself all the questions of what if? and would it have been a different outcome, but you pick up, clean up and go again. This week I have had to regroup and be ready for the upcoming weekend.

After the vending season, I will be working on a few things and prepping for the next year. I have changed my logo to make it easier for certain projects and marketing and hope to have some new products out. I hope that the online sales will pick up as people won't be able to shop at the markets. I have also learned that I'm not able to accommodate to everyone. I have made a lot of things with many scents to try out and to see what is popular, but I will be scaling back as to how many scents and plan out as my soaps take six weeks to cure. It is definitely a time management skill to have to make sure that your products are ready to go. I will offer some scents year round and I will also have a couple to offer during the seasons and the holidays.

Thanks for checking out my website and my post if you read all of this. If anyone else is thinking about doing anything like this I will be happy to try to answer questions the best that I can. I can say that it has been worth it and hope that I can continue for years to come.

Let me know if I can help you out. It's about taking small steps to become a more healthier you. My products I know are much better for my skin than retail products.

R/C NATURAL

Kelly