Back in the swing of things

It has been great to be back in this city that inspires me. I have met so many wonderful new people in the last few weeks and the summer is not over yet!

My good friend William has returned to Sweden and there is a hole in Seattle. It was great to have him home and to bring some closure to our friend Shaun's death. I will greatly miss spending my summer days with him.

But in more exciting news I have been meeting new business owners and getting very excited about my next company. This month has included fun talks with the owners of my new favorite place, Redwood . They are as passionate about food, atmosphere and Northern Exposure as I am. I look forward to more trips up the hill for fun discussions. I have also been slowly checking out all the new stores that have opened since I left town. It seems that Seattle has had an exciting last six months.

Made it home

I am home and very happy!

These last few weeks have been a whirlwind of events. I packed up and left my life on the east coast. It was much needed. I made it to the Midwest where I went for a long weekend with people I care deeply for. It was great to see old friends, see the area where I went to college and just experience an important part of my life. I felt very loved and happy to be returning to old friends. They were just what I needed.

I then returned home to one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Aveo and Carissa's Wierd . The show was filled with old friends, emotional music and just happiness all around. The Aveo set list included a picture of myself and my best friend Shaun. Shaun passed away three years ago and we all felt his presence that night.

Then it was off to world cup fever, parties, dinners and many long walks around this beautiful city. So today I am tired and ready to return to normal life. There is other news to announce but I am so exhausted and it is still in it's early phase so I am not ready to ruin it yet But my heart is filled with love and I am very, very happy.

Action has been taken

Sometimes I feel like I move to slow. I think about decisions over and over in my mind. I talk with people I admire. I want to see if things are the right thing to do or not. But all this waiting and thinking can take it's toll and sometimes action just needs to be taken. That's what I experienced this week and I feel so much better.

I left my job this weekend and I am packing up to return home. I have enjoyed my time in the Northeast but this is not home for me. I miss Seattle. I miss the Northwest with it's wet weather and all.

On the right path

For the last six months I have taken a break. I challenge myself to a new town, a new job and a new way of thinking. What's wonderful about this challenge is it has brought me back to my core dream.

I have decided to go back to school! I am now starting to prepare for this journey by buying used text books in the area's I know I want to learn about. When I return to the Northwest I will also be returning back to school to go for my postbac second degree in Business and then it is off for my MBA. This has been a dream of mine for the last ten years but one I did not feel ready for at the time. But after these life changing last few years I now have the confidence and peace of mind to go for it. I do not want to feel like I am wasting what interesting and precious time I have on wishing I could be going back to school and starting my own company again. I want to be out there actively working towards this goal.

I received my first text book yesterday morning and I am already into chapter 4 with a brand new notebook full of notes. I am taking my time reading, digesting the information and really thinking about what I am learning. It felt like Christmas when I opened the shipping box to reveal my shiny slightly used text book. I immediately took the book and my notebook to the coffee house I live above and dove right in. It felt great. I then took myself out to dinner last night and again took my book and notebook and filled my time at mission with studying.

I feel the happiest I have felt in months. My energy is lighter and I am so excited about this new adventure. I know it is the best next step for me. When I return home I will be receiving all my business magazines and newspapers that I used to get and this will make me giddy. I love it when I have a goal. Life suddenly has meaning and a purpose for me.

My other plan for the rest of this year is to take a trip down to Palo Alto to visit Standford and the d. School....... Oh that will just be the icing on the cake but I always loved the icing the best.

I'm back

It has been a long time!

After taking many months to refresh and return to a balanced state of health, I am back! Sometimes we just need a new place, a few months to clear our heads and a 5 star spa to help us return to sanity. ( I worked at the Spa- I did not stay there)

So I am planning on packing up and moving back to Seattle. I plan on returning to school to start working towards getting my MBA. I am going to return to the tech world and return to my friends. This is the best decision for me at this moment an I am so excited to start the ball in motion. Lately I have been reading a book called The Blushing MBA . I bought this book when I was just starting to realize that I wanted to go back to school. I wanted to try an get an insiders look at what it might be like to return to school and in a field that is so far from where I was in college. While reading this book I realized that the most interesting and exciting parts were the list of classes they got to take while in school. Marketing, product development, brand development, international business, management and team building...etc... I went out and started to ordering some intro used text books to start preparing. I started to look at course descriptions online. I realized that I am really interested in business and I can't wait to get started on this adventure. I will miss the candles but I want to be able to learn to take my next company to the next level and for this I will need more education.

This has all been kind of a mind blowing experience for me since I did not really like school when I was younger. Nor was I very interested in anything that was business related. Or maybe it was just that the schools never realized my natural interests. Every since I was a young kid I always wanted to own a store. I loved the idea of running a little gift shop and always wanted to work for one. I grew up around artists and people that made their living making products. I sold my art at a young age. So maybe this interest has always been there. It's just now starting to take form and I am finally at a place where I have the confidence to act on this dream.

So that's where I have been. I am physically in great shape. I can now exercise and not be in pain. My energy has returned and I am clear headed. I have detoxed all the medications out of my system and I am in a very balanced place. I feel like I have gotten my spark back in life and I am taking good care of myself. It's a great place to be and I am glad I was able to return to this positive place after such a traumatic experience. Sometimes life throws curve balls and it take strength and determination to get through them. But once you are on the other side, there is a place that is better than from where you were. I don't mind that I got sick. I don't mind all the pain and suffering I was in over the last three years because I am excited about the future. I am excited to be healthy and able to be positive about the future again. I am excited to be alive.

Gone Fishing.....

Taking a much needed break.....

Suddenly Busy

My days are now all filled up with errands and my nights are booked with goodbye dinners. It is only a few more days until I depart this rainy city. I have been a mixed bag of emotions. One the one hand I am so excited to start a new chapter. On the other hand I get very sad when two really good friends decide to go to Portland instead of joining me in the good bye dinner I had planned for that evening. But then again I am glad to have that time that would have been spent with them to do the 900 other errands I need to get done before I leave.

So I am just going to keep focusing on getting my tasks done and seeing what friends I can see before I leave. Just because my life is changing does not mean that change is happening for everyone. And besides, I will be back to Seattle to visit.

I need to rest

Since coming back from the East Coast and realizing that I had big changes ahead of me, I have been fighting from becoming sick. I felt like I had a low level cold for weeks but I had several projects I needed to complete before I could give in and get sick. Yesterday marked the largest project being completed and this morning I woke up sick!

I feel icky. I am not yet panicked by the all loose ends I need to complete before I leave but I am still a little bummed I need to rest. However, I have been reading some really amazing blogs out there in cyber space and it is inspiring me. So even if I am sick and stuck in bed, I am still getting really excited about my new life. I can't wait to start this new chapter in life. After so many years of things not working out it is great to have life starting to become brighter, more positive and much more intention filled.

It is now becoming very real

What once seemed far off and just a dream like situation is now starting to become very real. The studio has officially closed and I am starting to pack up. This whole new adventure is starting to become very real and somewhat scary.

If one year ago someone had told me I would be moving to the Northeast I would have considered them crazy. I have no idea how this all came together but it did. The weather has been very cold in Seattle in preparation for my move. I need to get used to bone cold weather. My back is handling it well. So far so good. I did have to break out the heating pad but that's normal for this time of year.

For the next ten days I will be packing, cleaning and doing all those little errands I need to get done before I leave. Send a prayer out my way that I can get everything done without a total freak out.

So much to be thankful for

I woke up this morning thinking about all the wonderful things I have to be thankful for.

It has been a growth year for me and I have been pushed to places I did not know I could come back from. But I came back and better than ever. I think health issues are one of the scariest issues you can have in life. We take our bodies for granted and when one day something goes horribly wrong, well it is overwhelming and can knock you off your safe pedestal you have built.

One year ago I was afraid I would never walk again. I was looking at a very different life than I had built for myself and I was under crushing medical bills with no future in the workforce. I had spent six months alone in my room and felt very isolated from friends and family. It was scary.

Now flash forward one year. I have the opportunity to move to one of the most beautiful places in the world ( The Berkshires) I will be surrounded by experts in my favorite subjects, the arts, spirituality, foodies, devout yoga followers and handmade craft specialists. I am about to work someplace that will support my health issues and will play a major part in my healing process. And for the first time in 10 years I will get to my own space to live in. I rented an apartment that is all mine. Of course I will have to share it with Ahmi, my trusty puppy of 8 years but she does not share much of an opinion on our living space so I am sure it will be fine. The cats will join us in the summer but for the first six months it will just be Ahmi and myself. Plus I will have good family and friends near by. I will be close to my cousins that helped change the course of my life ten years ago and I am so grateful to be moving close to them again.

I am grateful for all the blessings and healing's I received this year. I am thankful for all the family and support of good friends I had this last year. I am excited for the future and I am blessed for the present moment that I write this, good coffee, a warm house, a nice laptop computer and a wonderful oversize cashmere sweater.

Change is all around me

After much soul searching, contemplation and discussions with my advisers, I have come to realize that I must close shop for a bit. I will no longer be making candles for Glassy Baby and the intention candles will be on hold while I make my move out East. I have been struggling with this decision and tried my best to keep this from becoming the answer but this is the best decision for where I am at right now. There is a small chance I may make candles for them in their NYC shop but I am still on the fence about that. I will keep you posted.

My intention candles are my passion and I was not giving them the time or respect they deserved. So for now all intention candles will be special order only. I will also need a bit of a break from all candle making while I move out of Washington State. I am returning to the East Coast and very excited to become part of a very exciting community up in the Berkshires.

These have all been hard and painful decisions to make. I adored my time with Glassy Baby and can't wait to see where their success takes them. They are a beautiful company and have been very exciting to work with. But now is the time for me to focus on my intention candles and healing myself.

There is a reason

The last few years have been tough!

Anyone who has read the blog or knows me would agree with this. However, today I realized that it all makes sense. In so many ways all the hardships I have been dealt have allowed for my dream to come true. As of this morning I accepted an offer with a company that is a dream offer for me. I was not looking for this offer but it found me and it was too good to pass up.

So I am packing up and moving. I am feeling a little overwhelmed since there is so much to do but mostly I am just plain excited. It has been such a hard last few years that I feel like I have won the lottery! To be able to work with a company that supports and encourages my interests is a rare thing. And the fact that they are the leader in that field worldwide is just icing on the cake.

So starting next month I will blog about my adventures in moving to a new part of the country, starting to work in a new place and how putting my health first has proven to be the best thing I have ever done. If it were not for my health crisis and my injury, I would not have gotten to this amazing place in life!

I am not making any more decisions!

Just when I think I have made a final decision, the Universe changes the game. So for now, I will be making no decisions. I will live in this very fluid area where I have no idea what is going to happen and I will enjoy it.

I put up a blog post last week that I thought was the end of a situation and I had come to peace with my decision but then everything changed on Thursday. I have no idea where the road is trying to lead me nor am I going to continue to try and make sense of it all.

Let's see where this new way of thinking takes me!

PS. When I arrive in Lenox on Wednesday I will post the information about the candle sale up on the blog. I can't wait for my trip!

The Red Book

After a very exhausting and emotional month I dug out my copy of The Red Book and settled into my couch for an evening of reading. I needed something to connect with after this challenging time. Following your bliss has it's share of trials and lessons that need to be learned and it is hard to ignore these lessons.

But after rereading parts of Sera Beak's book I feel so much better! Sera's book feels like that best friend that makes you feel comfortable with who you are and what you are going through. She tells her story that is so easy to connect with and now I realize that I am not that Island that I have been feeling like all month. I highly recommend this book if you want to understand what following your bliss actually feels like and you need a reminder that it is all part of the path. I admire you Sera Beak!

Today was full of errands that needed to happen for me to make candles next week. I had to pick up wax, oils and order more supplies. I also needed new work out shoes and drooled over some Frye boots while I was at it. Tomorrow is cleaning and preparing my studio for the next month of intense candle making. I even started the ball rolling on getting my packaging designed for my new york sale. Busy bee~

First Day of Fall

I can not believe it is fall already! For Seattle's first day of fall it is supposed to get as warm as 91 degrees. That does not seem very fall like....

Lately I have been doing a lot of fall cleaning and cleansing, inside and outside. It has been good to shed things in my life that have not been working so well. I finally started to feel the effects today. I am in a much calmer and more peaceful place than I have been in the last few weeks. I am slowing down my mind chatter and getting in touch with my thoughts vs. what others think I should do. It has been a much needed and welcomed change.

I have also been making more intention candles and settling into the art of making intention pillar candles. I even made a new candle that is dedicated to the Goddess Fortuna. I think she deserves an Odessa's Herbals candle. I even learned my first lesson from her while making her a candle. Do not our The Goddess Fortuna a candle in haste. She will cause all the hot wax to leak out and burn your fingers. One must take their time making this candle and it will come out perfectly if you do but working without thought or too quickly and you will be back to square one.

Moving the body

I tend to think of myself as a person that is in touch with herself. Over the last two months I have been having flashes about going to a gym. I was not a member of a gym but everyday this urge was getting stronger and stronger. So finally this week I signed up! Which I am happy about. What is even better is that these last few weeks have been hard on me. My thoughts are up in the air and I am at a cross roads and not sure which way to turn.

Joining the gym and moving my body has been the best gift I could have given myself while I work through this transition. My spine has responded well to this new part of my physical rehab and I feel stronger than ever.

I am preparing for the New York sale while trying to work through some of my stress. It has been a hard time lately. Even I suffer from worry about the economy, job loss and the fact that I have been unable to work for almost two years. But I just keep my level of gratitude up and keep on going to the gym because after an hour of working out while I am sitting in the steam bath I can feel the stress melting off my shoulders. It is hard to worry while taking good personal care of myself. That is now my number one priority!

Learning to go at a different pace

For a few weeks recently this lovely animal was living in the park up the street from me. I live in the middle of Seattle but I get giddy over the fact that an animal like this cougar could make it's way to my local park. I am grateful he did not find his way to my animals but I do miss having him in the neighborhood. It was fun to hear of cougar sightings around my hood and it is still unbelievable that some thing this wild would be only two blocks away.

My major lesson this week has revolved around learning to go at Divine pace. I am an impatient person and this has been good in some ways in my past but now it is getting in my way. I need to learn to slow down and let go. Not an easy task for me but I am trying to slow down. This is a different lesson from last year where I needed to learn balance in my life after my illness brought me down. Now I need to learn to go with the flow and not expect miracles in a wink of an eye.

Sometimes the best things in life take time and lessons to manifest. I keep reminding myself this. I live one day at a time but then expect things to happen really fast. There is some middle ground between living one day at a time and looking at time on a larger basis. I just don't know how to see it this way yet.

I am beginning to prepare for the holiday show on the East Coast. It has been a little slow to start since the warm weather in Seattle has caused my candle making process to take about four times longer than in the winter times. I am trying to enjoy the sun but really I am looking forward to cold weather and peaceful candle making.

I made a new candle this week to help a client rekindle the romance in her long term marriage. I can't wait to hear (some) of the details on how it works. I admire that after so many years she still has romance in her marriage as well as partnership.

Holiday orders are coming in

Today I started to receive holiday orders and it is going to be a busy next few months! I have so much to do. But I am very excited about this new holiday season and all the work I have to look forward too.

I have been watching Monarch of the Glen while making the tea lights lately. It makes me miss Scotland so much! I am due for a visit to see lovely Iona and my dear friends I have not seen in ages. Maybe after the holiday orders I can plan a trip overseas. Of course by then I will have new product development to sink my teeth into.

After a lovely week long birthday celebration I have finally hit my energy wall. I am exhausted but in a good way. I am going to take this weekend off to end my birthday celebration with family at my Aunts house. Then it is back to candle making!

Feeling the LOVE!

Today is my birthday!

Last year at this time I wrote about how due to my illness I finally had to let go and allow people to help me and throw me a birthday bash. After years of throwing my own party and feeling like I needed to do all the work, I suddenly realized in one of my darkest periods that I needed to allow the love and abundance to come to me. For all the manifesting work I do, sometimes I can be stubborn and insist on doing all the work. But I have realized over the last year that the Universe wants to do more work and wants me to do less work on manifesting and intention work. So I am practicing allowing myself to receive and not be in constant work mode.

Well I am happy to say that this birthday has been one wonderful moment after another. I could not have asked for a better day than today! I have been truly blessed by all the birthday love, phone calls, gifts, flowers and kind words I have experienced today. I woke up this morning at the time of my birth and make an intention for the up coming year. I intend for this next year to be one of the best years of my life.

I spent the morning writing and setting intentions for the up coming year. I went to a very cozy book store / cafe and just allowed myself the time and space to do what ever I wanted with the rest of the day. I had a wonderful tarot reading from my soul sister Rose who is my very good psychic friend. She confirmed all the thoughts and intentions I set this morning without even realizing what I had put on my list. It gave me the warm and fuzzes. I am not resting before dinner with my wonderful aunties and then off to cocktails with two of my best girlfriends from middle school! We have not see each other in over 15 years and yet, out of the blue both ladies contacted me and asked what I was doing this evening. It is a mini reunion and I could not have asked for a better day to see everyone.

One final note, last night I was talking with my father about what my life was like this time last year. I could barely walk and thought I might be permanently disabled. I was either asleep or crying most of the time and I was scared about my future. Deep down all I could think or feel was that I just wanted to get better so I could make candles. This motivated me every moment while I was in rehab and trying to walk again. To see where I am now as compared to last year all I can think is how grateful I am to be alive and healthy. I still have spine issues that are going to be with me for the rest of my life. But I just am grateful for what health I have been able to work on bringing back and I feel better than I have in a long time. I truly believe that one part miracle, one part gratitude and one part hard work has saved my life and allowed me to continue to make my candles and bring joy into this world.

Keep Calm

This is my new theme. I bought this poster a few weeks ago and I have it up at my studio. I love looking at it if I am stressed or just as a reminder that I should keep on being happy! Pressure Press in my new hero. These posters come in wonderful colors and look as good in person as they do in their photographs. I bought the orange one but am thinking about getting a few more in various colors.

Today I attempted to get to my studio which is normally a 15 minute drive but after an hour I gave up. Working in the industrial area I see a lot of trucks. I am ok with trucks but if you add all the people who took a Friday off work, over sized trucks with giant yachts on them and cement trucks, plus all the people going from Lake Washington to the Puget Sound. Well what was once a 15 min drive took well over an hour. So I am back home and taking care of myself in other ways. I am having a cup of tea and cleaning my room. This actually makes me happier than if I was at the studio so it all balances out.

This morning I had coffee with a very dear friend of mine, Jennifer Worick. It has been ages since I last saw her and it was wonderful to catch with her life. She is finishing up a craft book that will have a project that she designed with Odessa's Herbals help. My first shout out in a book! I love it. I will keep everyone posted when the book is published.

I have been planning my road trip route to New York for next month. I have started to stock pile supplies and prepare for making candles in a new place. I will be taking my time to drive out there since I already have a long list of friends I want to visit with between Seattle and New York! I am so excited to open up my East Coast Store and start meeting with new clients.

Could not have asked for a better weekend!

This weekend was pure heaven! I spent Saturday at my favorite place on Earth. My adopted aunt Reni's house. (see above photo's)
I grew up going to her house as a child and loved it. The best part about this weekend was that she had bought another house, her weekend home, and it was right on the sound. Hence the photo of the dog in front of the water. So we went from one house to the beach house where we spent the day swimming in the Sound, drinking cocktails on her porch and just laughing. The dog in the above photo is not Ahmi but Reni's border collie Tess.

It was so great to visit and even better to go swimming. I even got cold and had to wear a hoodie later in the day! The heat wave that hit last week has just finally started to end. It is still hot but nothing like last week. I used to pride myself on being really pale but this year I am tan. It is a little bit of a shock every time I look in the mirror but I would rather spend time outside walking than being bed ridden again!

Speaking of my health, everything is GREAT! I am off all nerve medications and pain killers. I am able to do 10 hour days again and the best part? My life is truly in balance for once. I can't remember being this happy in a long time. I am truly happy and everyday something magical and exciting happens! I work, I spend time taking care of myself, I spend time with loved ones and I get to decide what I do each and everyday. My body is growing stronger everyday and I am able to return to a more normal life with every week. I feel like I am glowing from love for life. So cheesy yet so true!

I am starting to prepare for the Holiday orders which came in last week and I will be very busy this fall!

Heat Wave 09

It is HOT!

In Seattle we broke an all time record this week, 104! This has been a great experience for me. At first I was very cranky at the heat but as the temperature started rising I decided to just embrace the heat. I realized that I have been in hotter situations so decided to take this opportunity to just enjoy my time off. It has been too hot to make candles so I have been visiting with friends, going places that I have always wanted to go but never had the time, I have been reading and writing in my journal and drinking loads of water. Once I decided to stop being annoyed by the heat and enjoy myself, the heat stopped bothering me.

So even though it has been a record breaking heat wave, I have managed to have fun and enjoy my mini vacation!

My plans to open the East Coast office of Odessa's Herbals has been delayed slightly. My candles orders are increasing and I am realizing that I need a little more time to prepare for the big adventure! It will happen it just looks like it will happen a little later than I originally thought.

Of course more candle orders is a great reason to delay the road trip so I can't complain.

New energy

What felt like just a small idea with no answers has now turned into a the perfect idea where all the questions are being answered without any energy on my part. My move is quickly coming together and in a very easy manner.

This week I found out that I will have my first candle show at the end of October in Lenox, Massachusetts. I also just found out today that one of my largest customers is expanding into NYC this year. This is so great because I can deliver candles to the East Coast location along with delivering candles when I come home to Seattle every few months. I had been a little worried about the logistics of keeping my customers happy in Seattle while I expanded onto the East Coast. I have been watching all the little things coming together and this move feels very right!

I have started to plan my road trip out east. I am hoping to see friends I have not seen in years while enjoying across America. I will have my lovely dog with me so I am looking forward to stopping at all the small towns while letting Ahmi enjoy the various smells of this country. And then to get to NY right when the leaves start changing and I can pull out my Cashmere sweaters and start to prepare for the winter season.

I also can't wait to see all my friends that will be within a couple of hours to my new home. Friends from high school, college and beyond are all starting to come back and it feels so good to talk to everyone again. In fact one of my good friends who lived on the Isle of Iona in Scotland when I lived there just contacted me via Facebook! I can't wait to hear from her and find out what I missed out on 16 years later.

I have a new beginnings candle that I made when I first learned that I had the chance to move East. This candle has taken all the issues that I thought were holding me back and allowed them to clear up in a very positive way for me. I can't tell you how amazing this candle has been in cleaning up negative fears and replacing them with exciting opportunities. I highly recommend this candle and can tell you all about the wonderful new beginnings that are starting for me!

It's a small and wonderful world!

A few months ago when I was visiting the East Coast, my aunt and I went into a Borders books to find something to read. Whenever I travel I always bring at least three books but since I had just come off some of my heavy medications I under estimated how many books I would need while I vacation. Some vacations I come away with 10 books under my belt.

Anyways, I picked out a few books and saw this little gem as I started to walk out of the bookstore. I ended up buying it and LOVED it. Gumbo Tales by Sara Roahen. I noticed in the book that the author mentioned going to the same college that my sister went too. I forgot to mention it to my sister but ended up bringing the book over to her house one day to read. It turns out that the author and my sister are really good friends. My sister was so excited that I had bought the book and loved it. She had never mentioned this book to me ever so imagine how much it made me to smile knowing that my book purchase was so closely connected to my favorite person in the word. I am so happy I bought the book and now I can't wait to visit New Orleans! Maybe I can even get Sara to give me a little tour of her favorite things! Sometimes the world truly feels like a small place and there are so many connections out there to be found!

I have my craft show set up in the Berkshires for October 31st, 2009. I will provide more information as we get closer to the date. I can't wait for this show. It is going to take place in a giant mansion and will include some of the top crafts people in the Northeast. So it looks like I will arrive at my new apartment/ studio and go straight to work. I am not complaining at all. I love the idea of unpacking and starting my northeast adventure.

Also I wanted to give a heads up to all the Glassy Baby fans out there. There is a new location that is opening up this weekend in Bellevue, Washington. I must make it out to see the new shop before I leave town. I will still be making their candles so don't worry. I will be flying back to Seattle ever few months to complete their orders. It is going to be exciting to watch them grow!

Starting to pack up!

This weekend I gave notice on my studio!

It was a hard thing for me to do. There is some fear with this decision and I almost deleted the email before sending it but then I realized that I needed to do this. I need to move for a little while. I need to shake my life up as the final part of my rehab as I continue to get better. So not only have I given notice on my studio and started to pack, I am also no longer on any of the medications I had to take over the last year for pain! After a year of being on heavy medication I am finally starting to feel like myself again. It feels so good to be back to my old self.

I had so many wonderful conversations with old friends this weekend and I actually took Saturday off to just hang with some girlfriends. It felt so relaxing to just be present with my friends and not worry about pain or being sick. I laughed, we walked, we listened to music really loud and I smiled. These are all things I have not been able to do in a long time. I have now told all my friends about my departure and I am starting to work on bringing my energy towards the goal of having a success move.

I will be making candles for the next month and then there will be a three week window when Odessa's Herbals will be closed as I relocate. Sometimes when I think about moving I can't believe that I am actually doing it. I have wanted a change for so long and now..... It is happening and it is a very positive and wonderful direction for me.