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I pulled myself out of bed around 12.30 with the end of an idea that I started last night.
I've spent the majority of my retail career selling candles. And years ago I had a candle making kit. It wasn't anything special, there was no fragrance component to it. It was just wax and color and a couple of candle moulds.
So last night, I thought I'd start making my own candles. If not to sell, then to have a hobby. But then I had my thought. Farmers Markets. I could sell these candles at Farmers Markets. It was only later that the thought about the heat occurred to me and now I'm not sure what I'd do with the candles that I made. But I'll worry about that tomorrow.
Last night I thought about different fragrance combinations I could make, and then today I did a little more research on how to make the fragrance oils, and then I found a sort of parts distributor. They sell wax in two different forms, then wax additives, fragrance oils, a million different jars to put your candles in once you've poured them, the wicks, even the glue dots to keep the wicks in place.
I didn't love the jars they had, but I'm more likely to keep looking and doing math stuff before I just take what's available. But the part that I loved the most was learning how to make the fragrance oils. I'll need to a little more research as I'm not sure that what I saw was a) for candles, or b) a complete lesson on fragrance oil making...
So, not just waking up with the idea, I woke up with that cough deep in my chest. Ugh. So I sat in some steam for a while, collecting more thoughts on the candle making world. Took a shower then thought about it more.
Just after I got dressed I had the insatiable urge to just GO SOMEWHERE. After an hour of trying to figure it all out Laura called me and asked me to come work 4-9. HELLS YES! After a few minutes on a sales floor I just felt so much more...at home. Hard to be a part time sales associate sometimes, but you know what, it's the pace that I was after, and I loved it. Ended up being in the store till 10.30 just to burn some payroll so won't complain about the hours...
I put 30 bucks in JBo's gas tank since I can afford it (as in I have more than 11 cents in my bank account) and she'll pay me back on friday. Cool with me.
Returning home, I made the mistake of sitting down for a minute and then truly felt the exhaustion. I dont know if it's because I was moving around today, or if it's me becoming sick. Poo. No good.
Hopefully we'll feel better tomorrow.