Yeah, lol. It's just fragrance oil of course, but I thought I'd give it a shot when I found an ounce from another soaper for dirt cheap (wow, an ounce of marijuana for cheap, I sound like a druggy, lol). I think it'll sell more as a gag type thing than for someone to actually use it as a soap. Ah well, whatever the people like, ya know?
Figured I'd update on the incubator as well... Set it up and that baby is holding tight to 100F (stupid thermometer only goes in full degree increments, not tenths of a degree). I'm ready to order eggs now! This Wednesday I'm hitting the auction to see what I can find, plus trying to do some trades of soap for eggs, which I've gotten some interest on already. I really want pekin ducks (meaties), silkies and button quail. I figure that the silkies can be sold (chicks and eggs) and I can eat some of the eggs, once they start laying. Button quail are obviously profit bringers only, and the pekins can be meaties and eggers (sale and eating). I can also pick up fertile eggs for dirt cheap at the auction, hatch em out, and sell them. Even if I have to take them back to the auction to sell them, they'll bring some kind of money back.
I've also got a soaping room now... A big spare bedroom that I can set up all of my soaping supplies. So I have to make or purchase a real drying rack. I've finally checked my lye supply, and have enough lye for at least another 60 8 bar batches. My fragrance oils will last me a little while as well. Which is all good news, because I had to sink about $70 into castor oil and cocoa butter. But that will last me for awhile... making 112 batches from the castor oil, and a LOT of lotion bars and lotions with the cocoa butter. I already traded out almost all of my lotion bars that I had for the show. I believe I have 2-3 left. That order will be here tomorrow, so I'll have plenty of time to get more made before the show on Saturday.
I'm very excited with the changes I've made with my soaps, and the addition of lotion bars and candles. Even my labels look so much nicer now. My friend and I both believe that the changes (better labels, more evenly shaped bars, colorants) will drive sales up at the show. I sure hope we're right.
As for school, I did finally get a letter... Dismissing my claim. I just don't get how they can dismiss someone without having any cause. So... Back to the drawing board. Right now I've just been coasting, doing soaps and such and spending time with the kids. During school, I felt like I didn't have time for them ever, which really sucked. I swear they spent more time with the darned daycare lady than they did with me. I am debating on whether I should just work for a little while, then go for RN school, or if I should try to finish up LPN school. It'll be difficult finishing up my LPN in another school, especially at the very end of a program. RN school costs the same as an LPN program, and people are telling me that if I finish up LPN school elsewhere, I'll have to pay the full $15k tuition again... Seems silly to do that when I can just go for my RN, spend the same amount of money for schooling, and make 150% what I would as an LPN.
