Shake it Off !!!

We've all had times in our lives where the title of this blog would be appropriately applied, right???  A bad day at work, a snub by someone you thought was your friend...or worse; a relationship that's sour.  And I'm guessing, too, that the words "shake it off" would be nice to hear but oh-so-hard to put into practical use.


Rocky Corner Soapworks is in the Shake it Off state right now.  After coming off a fall and holiday season that saw us sell out at almost every show (we had to cancel our last show of the season due to no inventory), we hit the lazy days of January and February when everyone was reviewing their credit card bill and deciding spending more money wasn't in the cards for them.  Those restful days weren't so restful; January and part of February I put together an aggressive production schedule that starred me ALONE.  My Fibromyalgia only allowed me to meet about half my production goals resulting in a frustration level I haven't felt in quite a while.  Feb. 20 saw me putting my absolute trust in George Kasparyan, MD, PHD Lahey Clinic as, once again, I underwent an "oil change and lube job"; this time my left shoulder needed rotator cuff repair.  


And while all of these events happened my husband had been harboring an untreated staff infection, resulting in months of aggressive treatment, IV's, surgeries, etc.  So many times during these past few months my daughters have urged me to temporarily suspend operations with an apology to my customer base.  The thought alone hurt my heart..I love my customers, truly.  And many depend on me for their skin health; a burden I don't mind bearing at all.  To wall off those individuals who have supported our small cottage industry business wouldn't/couldn't happen.  


Shake it Off mode is much harder to be in than I thought.  Mentally compartmentalizing the things I can't change and being pro-active about the things I can change...what's what I have to be all about now.  We owe so many thanks to friends and family who have stood by us and prayed with us and for us through these many months.  You hold a special place in our heart!


Let the S H A K I N G begin!


Karen

New Spring Soaps

Hi and thanks for subscribing to our RCS blog. We've been

absent for a whole host of reasons over the last 9 months but hope to return in full form soon.

Meantime, I'll be posting some of our new soaps that have recently made their debut on our website, RockyCornerSoapworks.com. To the right is our Drama Queen handmade soap using the layering technique; with some star sprinkles for the Drama Queen in all of us.

Then we launched the beautiful Cool Citrus Basil

dupe; a spinoff of the classic, retired Bath & Body Works fragrance by the same name. It's fresh and clean with sharp citrus notes and pretty dried calendula petals for visual appeal.

To the right is our Men's Shave Set which includes

genuine beaver hair brush, a disk of our handmade Woods & Leather shave soap, and a hand-thrown shave mug made by my friend Donna at Healing Touch Pottery in E. Hampstead, NH. Thank you Donna!!

We've added others such as Crazy For You, Peppermint Twist, Sea Salt Detox Soap, Purple Peaches and my all-time favorite, Eucalyptus & Sweet Orange. Photos below:

This spring we hope to bring you some lotion bars, shampoo bars and a wider variety of medicinal balms. Meantime, keep checking back on our website for additions to our soap line. You can also find us on Facebook and our email, RockyCornerSoapworks@comcast.net. If you have requests or questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

Best regards to you all,

Karen, Haydn, Kris

Elizabeth and Madeleine