Big deal, give me the food

I have taken up a new hobby! It all started with Costco discounting the price of their bucket of coconut oil down to 15.99. Oh, the things I could do with that stuff! I bought it and decided it was time to do that which I have been secretly pining to do for a little while . . .  make soap! My cousin's wife starting soaping a few years ago and she posted the pictures on facebook and they were incredible. What a great skill to have! I really long to create something new--does everybody have that desire to make and build--and soap is a necessity. Practical hobbies make sense!
So, I began my soap journey. The great thing about soapmaking is that everything you need to learn is online and on youtube. And you can buy the ingredients from Amazon. I don't have to leave my house and in three days, I can have made something totally different and new. And there are lots of other side products to make with almond oil and shea butter and various essential oils. Whoppee!

By now I have made maybe 5 batches of soap, several pounds of bath bombs, dozens of lip balms and several different facial cleansers. Not everything has been a success. But I have had fun. And just about everyone but Husband loves my version of Burt's Bees lip balm. Plus, I'm washing my face with coconut oil, honey and baking soda. Pretty cool.

The funny thing about all this is that everything I am learning is online (I did buy a book, but only because I wanted to step back and get a bigger look at it all). And all articles are on websites with names like: homemademommy.com and hippysoapgirl.com. These ladies are fabulous! I commend them for their soaps, their pictures, their cool websites, their great families and their positive energy. But I have one thing to say. And this also goes for people with super recipes for lasagna and crockpot refried beans and wedding and egagement photographers:
LESS IS MORE
Give me the recipe! Show me the pictures and prices! I'm sure you have a lovely family, but I'm afraid I am skimming past all of your details about your outings and your cats and your husband's funny ways and the hopes and dreams of this or that couple. I just want the recipe! I just want to see the pictures and prices.
Of course this is ironic that I am blogging about frustrations about blogging. But first of all, no one is reading this. Second of all, I'm not promising you a recipe. Though maybe I'll post some recipes once I know I have some that I like.
I guess I can't criticize people for sharing their words. It's a beautiful thing to share your life. And maybe I should slow down and read. But not today!


And on a different topic, here are some pictures from our trip to the Yucatan. It was perfect. I loved it and would be thrilled to go again. Go yourselves! Stay at the Playa Maya in Playa del Carmen (unless you hate stairs and the beach).