Cozy ~ EtsyBlogger for the Month of May

I am a realitively new member of the EtsyBloggers Street Team...still trying to find my way around, but having fun along the way. Each month the team feaures one member and everyone blogs about them. It is a great way to help each other boost our stores and gain some valuable frienships along the way.

Congratulations to Cozy from A Cozy Life for being chosen as this month's EtsyBlogger. She is a very creative individual and a very active member of our group. Here is an example of the creativity she offers in her store.


Cozy also has a great blog to read.

Congratulations Cozy!

Boasting Rights for a Mom

My daughter, Ashley, came home from school today with a letter bearing some wonderful news. She has been accepted for induction into the National Technical Honor Society in a ceremony later this month. Students inducted into the society must be active in community involvement and volunteering. Grades in their program studies as well as regular High School classes must be at the Honor level. The program instructors must nominate the student as "worthy" of becoming a member of the Society. Once the student meets those qualifications, they are required to write a resume, obtain three letters of reference and go through an intimidating interview process. We are so proud of Ashley and her accomplishments as a Junior. The sash and tassle she receives this year will be worn at graduation next year.

Gardening Is Fun

I have always had a garden from the time I was growing up. Every place we have lived I have put in a garden. It comes natural for me because it is something I have always done.

When we moved to Vermont 5 years ago, the lot our house sits on is large enough to accommodate a nice size garden, but it was cramped quarters with the dog. To avoid the frustrations of keeping a Senior dog out of the garden, I chose to hold off on a garden until she was gone. She passed away on February 28.

Knowing early on that we would be putting in a garden, my daughter eagerly chimed in and said they were planting seeds in the greenhouse at RTCC as part of their program studies. She got to select the vegetables to plant. She went crazy...cabbage, squash, cucumber, corn, tomatoes, green peppers, red peppers, lettuce, and more. Friday she had to bring the plants home. I came home expecting seedlings, not full grown plants! The corn stands about a foot tall. The squash already has blooms. I'm itching to get my hands in the dirt, but it is still too cold in Vermont to set the plants just yet.

I have my Gardener's Friend Soap ready and waiting to help with the clean up. Ever since I started making soap (8+ years ago), I have made this soap formula every spring. The ground luffa is added for exfoliation. The super-fatted soap is formulated to aid in bringing moisture back into those dry hands after gardening and is scented with a delicate hint of lettuce and rain combined with soft spearmint, a fragrance that pleases those of us that are the garden freaks of the world.

Blog Contest for Lost Sock Memorial Day

May 9 is Lost Sock Memorial Day. Are you guilty of keeping that one sock because someday the other one will be found? Do you have hoards of misfit socks awaiting the safe return of the mate? I'm seeking out stories, rants, and more about lost socks. Blog about it or find an article on the Internet then post the link in the comments for this post. Don't wait too long, because at 5 PM EDT on May 9 I will draw one winner to receive 4 bars of soap from me! I'll even let you chose which flavors you'd like.

Lumpy Rug Day???

In my early morning surf on the internet I happened upon an interesting site that lists Bizarre American Holidays. I love their opening line on the site "Welcome! America is a wonderful place. Only in the USA can we celebrate the glory of egg salad, dictionaries, and procrastination."

I decided to see what bizarre celebration I should be observing today. Lumpy Rug Day? I don't know about you, but I HATE lumpy rugs. I prefer them to be flat, laid down neatly and if there is fringe on the ends it must be neat. It's just one of those things that I'm extremely anal about. And it drives me insane when the cat comes flying through the house like a torpedo and ends up pulling all of the rugs into a lumpy mess.

Pulling My Hair Out!

Last night I decided to "retire" early and grabbed the latest issue of School Nutrition published by the School Nutrition Association, so I could relax in bed and read every last word in the magazine. About halfway through the first article my daughter announces, "Mom, your computer is acting funny." Funny how it is the family computer until it misbehaves...

Every worst nightmare came true. No warning she was getting sick, not a thing. But staring back at me...a black screen and the machine is begging for the boot disk. As the computer didn't come with one, and I don't even have a floppy drive on the computer, I was perplexed by this request. So I've been told, Vista doesn't require a boot disk. (Just in case those of you running on Vista ever encounter a similar situation.)

Geek Squad is coming to the rescue in the morning, but in the meantime I'm working off of a borrowed computer.

Spotted Cow Soaps offers Dead Sea Mud Soap

I have had many comments about my Dead Sea Mud Soap that it looks like granite. Dead Sea black mineral mud, found in its uniquely natural state, is comprised of layer upon layer of sedementary clay formed over thousands of years. This mud contains Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, Bromides, and Sulfates, as well as trace elements of Lithium, Strontium, Iodine, Selenium, Chromium, and Zinc. It is beneficial in the cleansing and revitalizing of the skin. The mud we use in our soap is a high quality cosmetic grade mud.

The deep earthy tones of Frankincence and Myrrh bring everything together for a true Dead Sea Spa-like experience. Our Dead Sea Mud Soap is made with Olive Oil for a truly authentic Dead Sea experience. The only thing missing is the sea.