Saturday, April 11, 2009
The Weather Report & Brief Musings on Running a Small Biz

A good friend of mine served some time in the Army.  Her last assignment kept her in Hawaii for 4 years, poor girl.  Arriving home to the Pacific NW early one March she observed with a shiver, "Oh yeah...I remember: Fall is cold and dry, winter is cold and snowy, Spring is cold and we, and summer is cold the second the sun goes down."
She's right of course.  No matter what the calendar might say, as a life long resident of the NW I'm telling you that summer in Spokane, Washington doesn't arrive till a few days AFTER the 4th of July.

So after a few days of glorious Spring sunshine we are back to cold and wet.  Right on schedule. In an uncertain world it's nice to know some things can be counted on!

We've been busy here at Greencastle Soap. Our Spring arts & craft shows went quite well despite the roller coaster economy. (Personally, I'm just not participating in this recession)   I'm so grateful to all my longtime customers who care for their skin enough to keep stocking up, and keep me from having to get a real job! (That's a joke as any of you self-employed folks will immediately know.) 

On my office door is a photo of a woman rock climbing. She is harnessed and hanging in space reaching for a toe hold on some terrifying precipice.  The caption says, "Oh sure....but does she have the guts to run her own business?"  I get that. 

When I made my first batch of soap so long ago I had no clue that it would lead to this interesting and often challenging life as a fulltime soapmaker.  What a wonderful ride it's been...even the days when I'm ready to become a Wal Mart greeter rather than have to face the bills, the show schedule, the soap kettle, the myriad decisions that any small biz owner must face every day.   Who am I kidding..... I wouldn't have it any other way!!

Happy (cold, wet, muddy) Spring Everyone...now go get your hands dirty doing something you love!!








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