just can’t wait to show off the new soaps… 2 are for the seasonal special - asian pear & persimmons and 2 are restock - forest & gingerlily…I really love the 2 new scents… they are my favorite fruits of the season…both a bit on the sweet side (which tends to be my liking)… they will be up for pre-selling next week and ready to ship in a few days after.

there was a little side story about this new batch of gingerlily ricesoap, which I’m as happy as you are to see the petals here… because there would be almost no petals for the soap at all this year… WELL, someone at my house decided to trim off my wildly grown gingerlily… JUST AS THE BUDS ARE COMING OUT… I was heart broken to found out 2 days later my special exotic gingerlily (with the buds) were GONE!  I was devastated!… however by migracles, yesterday I found a bloom in my other grouping of gingerlilies and even a couple more buds are shooting out… I was dancing for joy!… And it looks like I will have to make more with the petals on now.  =)

after a week of busy schedules for both me & Mr, we decided to go for an early morning walk @ 7am around the neigborhood before we both need to bury into our work again even on a Saturday… we walked for over an hour along the relaxful nature paths around the lagoons… we had always forget to appreciate the beautiful neigborhood we are living in… we had the best conversations… we talked about things throughout the week… it turned out to be the best time we had with each other since almost for more than a week… it was the best for reconnecting with my special Mr.!!

to backtrack a bit, since last Sat I attended a 4-day business bootcamp organized by Lori at the Nova Studio…even though it was quite an intensive 4-day experience, I had the most enlighting moments…I was so inspired by the speakers’ experiences as they each share their stories…Also get to meet and chat with many other talented indies who came near and even far for jump the camp…We totally had a blast!  I’m now totally energized and motivated to FOCUS on the direction & updates I want to go with my business!! 

And lastly, a special lady I want to mention, she was also the main speaker of the camp - Donna Maria Coles Johnson…I’m so grateful for finally meeting her in person… She is so inspiring in so many ways and she has totally help me looking at my business with new perpectives… THANK YOU DONNA MARIA!!

Now, it’s time to get busy and back to my work! Have a wonderful weekend!

just a quickie post today… ya it’s my birthday and just got home to see this nice surprise from my BIG brother.

heading off to my birthday dinner now!

… I’ve got so much to tell about the business bootcamp I was at the last 4 days. will post more update and pics soon!