__________ Monday friends! (you can fill in the blank b/c you never know with Mondays lol.) I have been MIA the last week or so because life determined that I be, and also because I have been busy with a new venture I am going to be tackling. I am so excited. In January I did a post about goals I wanted to set for this year...not resolutions. To me, a resolution is a promise you make all too soon and then hardly ever keep it. A goal however is something that you aspire to, something that you have hopes of achieving but without the added pressure that making a resolution brings.
one of my goals this year was to focus more on myself, and doing things that make me happy. and that's not to say that I am an un happy person. I am not! I have a great life, friends and family. But if I have learned anything after having kids, it is that ME time is so important and you don't realize that until you don't get to have it. Something that makes me happy is sharing my LOVE of chemical free living. I love introducing people to essential oils and how I use them in my home. I love showing people affordable ways to cut the junk out of daily life. After months and months of jotting down ideas, giving people samples, and experimenting I have decided what I want to do.
yes!!! "mama made" all natural products for home and body love:) this has been something that I have been contemplating for months. there is a lot that goes into starting a little bizz like this and of course I have to make sure I follow rules and regs before I launch it, but the more I thought and the more I think, the more I realize this is something that will make ME happy. I already am!! Even just coming up with a name was enough to get me glowing. I know there are many other "businesses" big and small like this out there now, and I do not have plans for world domination haha, but I am an advocate for shopping locally. I feel like doing something like this in my little community could be a great thing. There are many that have asked me to make them things, and many I already have...so the interest for products like this seems high enough. Not to mention I have many SAHM friends who do hobbies and things on the side. I think they would relate to what I am feeling and what I want to do/why I want to do it.
for the last week I have been trying to narrow down which items I will make first. I obviously dont want to spend too much money right off the bat b/c then there is not much point to this. Slowly I have been building up my ingredient stash so that I can begin. I don't however want to make too much too soon, b/c I want these items to be as fresh as possible for when they are to be listed for sale. My wheels have been turning for so long. I am going to start small and am hoping to open up an Etsy shop withing the next few months. Instagram will be my go to for the time being. Just have to make sure everything is legal and ready to go before I launch the shop.
what will I be including you ask? well let me tell ya !! the plans are for "body love & home love" products.
bath salts, body scrubs, bar soaps, bath bombs, body butters/creams, hand creams, lip balms/salves, foot scrubs, milk baths, roller bottle blends, foaming hand wash, all purpose cleaning sprays, diffuser bombs, etc...and the only ingredients I will be using will be all natural/organic. Nothing with additives, or chemicals. Hence "naturali nourished." And yes, I realize the spelling is incorrect...but I wanted to make it unique, and to be honest...I kinda hate capitol letters anyways.
wish me luck on this new adventure. It is a small idea but one that this mama is truly excited about. Updates to come!!
xo
