bodygoodies blog

alrighty.... ive finally found some minutes to do a little updating! as many of you know, ive been on a bit of a mission trying to pretty much overhaul my entire production -- i recall asking you to bear with me, and i hope you took that seriously because it has definitely been a struggle! ( you can probably tell by this photo of the absolutely horrendous cut logs HAAAA i cant look at that pic and not laugh) i had to order some stuff, i had to get used to some new equipment, hated some, had to find other options.... i...

  hi guys! a few posts ago i mentioned that id like to share some info about why i use what i use to make the products we make. which, im going to do .. probably in a few stages.. anyhow the real reason, is a very personal one. its not for marketing, its not for clout. most of you know the story.. but for the new goodie fans im going to sum it up as quick as i can... when bodygoodies started out, well, prior to it even having a name, i had just come off of one of...

  well...  8 of the new soaps are made, 4 are in the molds tonight, 4 are sitting next to me ( the ones pictured) . i have to admit, i really enjoyed making them... there was something so nice about it. and this was unexpected for me -- i felt like i was going back to my roots. back to where i started. and there was something really comforting and soothing to my soul about that.  i forgot what it was like to make something so wholesome, so perfectly plain. ive really been doing a lot of thinking lately, a...

    brace yourselves, ive got quite an announcement.  14 some years ago i was doing spa services and answering phones for my fathers business for a living, supporting myself and my daughter, doing my thing. i never really set out to be a business owner... it just kind of happened, with a pretty big nudge from my sister, and support of my friends and family.... i wound up starting to sell what i enjoyed to make. i have to be honest, it has been anything but easy, and if ive learned anything about having your own business-- its that...

i was going to wait until a few days down time at the end of the month to sit down to write this post, but after the news came out today, i couldnt stop thinking of all of the so many things i wish i had time to say -- so im going to do that now. when we were called about doing the interview... it really sent me through a time trip.... from where we began ... to where we are now, and all thats happened in those years.  so many thoughts, from the personal struggles i had to...