Gold mines

No, not the real ones. Too many people want the real things, or at least they want the contents of the real one.

We had to make a quick trip to Soldotna today. More about that in another blog. Probably next week sometime.

While there, I wanted to stop at a couple places. Yesterday a soaper from Soldotna mentioned Cadre Feed. She said they have essential oils there.

Oh. My. Gawd. Do they. They're expensive. But anything like that in Alaska is expensive. I spent more than I should have, but there were so many that I wanted. I've been sniffing essential oils ever since we got home. I want to mix and match, and blend.

I want to make soap. But after a quick trip up the road, I'm just too tired to mess with lye. The other day I managed to get raw soap on my hands. Talk about stinging. Or is that burning. It was horrible. Nothing a little white vinegar couldn't take care of, but still, I don't touch lye when I'm tired.

I have an appointment tomorrow. I don't know if I'll have time to make a batch of soap before my appointment. I want to do a test batch of mechanics soap. I also want to do a test batch of a fisherman's soap. Hey, the kings are getting ready to run. It's time to create a soap for our fishermen and women. Trust me...fishing isn't just a man's sport in Alaska.

We also stopped at Home Depot. What an evil place...in a good kind of way. We bought a couple of cabinets. We have a 34.5 inch space for the wall cabinet to go. It's a 30 X 30 cabinet. Uh, actually, no, it's not. Just because the label said it was doesn't mean it's true. It's 36 X 30. We're going to have to cover a window, sheet rock the wall, slap mud and tape and paint on it and put the new cabinet on a different wall.

That was my day...well, and a little secret that I can't let out of the bag yet. As I said...next week.

Let's just say some of the things that had me worried yesterday aren't near as huge today.

Hope your day was as productive as mine.