I want to start this blog post off just by saying how much we miss school and how much we miss seeing each other. We have all learned how much we need to really think about the things happening and be thankful for everything that we have. Now with that being said it has effected us in many ways.
As we have said we haven't been able to get together and put our ideas together recently and that has been very hard. We all have different things that we bring to the group. Of course we have continued to make soap individually but it is no where near as exciting. A few weeks back we wrote that we were trying to make some marbled soap. I made some this weekend that actually worked and looked and smelled so good!!! Sadly, I forgot to take pictures of the process before I gave them to my family members in the area. I decided not to charge them for the soaps because this is a though time for everyone right now and I thought a little gift might put a smile on their faces. I will make a new batch during the week and make sure to document what happens during the process. Although, I am trying to salvage as much of my supplies as I possibly can so that I don't have to run out to the store for a nonessential visit. Just remember. The more we stay home the faster we can get our lives somewhat back to normal. I hope that everyone is staying safe and washing their hands!! See y'all soon.... After really thinking about COVID-19 as a group, we realized how ironic our project was considering what is going on around the world. What a better time to base a whole project off of making soaps than now? None of us knew the full extent the corona virus would have on us all until it hit us, and it hit us hard. The stores are selling out of handsanitizers, soaps, toilet paper, etc, so now is such a perfect time for our group to be making homemade soaps. Not only are we stocked full of many different scents and shapes, but our soap is also pretty cheep, selling at around $4 a bar. That is cheaper than most stores and will help with your new family budgets as times get harder. So our group has been having a little bit of trouble getting together to actually make the soap as a team recently. On weekends when it's most ideal to get together, we seem to run into a few hiccups that end up not allowing us to get together.
We still have been individually buying and selling the soaps we have to the best of our abilities with this virus going around. The quarantine has definitely been a challenge to get around with finding people to buy from us and get together to make it, but we are doing our best to make things work out and keep our little business going. Hopefully we will be able to get together as a group and will have plenty of pictures and new things to report on. Until then, stay safe and healthy!! :) Welcome back everyone! I hope during this quarantine period, you've found ways to keep yourself occupied.
This quarantine has definitely affected all of us in some shape or form but, today I'm going to talk about how it has affected our soap making process. We have not been able to get together as a whole group and make any new kinds of soap, we also have not been able to get together and share our materials which has resulted in a lower amount of soap being made as well as a lower variety in colors, shapes and scents. With stores closing unless they were seemed necessary, it has put a halt of supplies we can buy, once we run low we're kind of out of luck, except for amazon. Even though this has been inconvenient to us, we know it could be a lot worse. We all have stayed hopeful and excited to see what is brought our way next. We hope that once this quarantine is lifted and life goes back to somewhat normal, we're able to get together and keep working on what we wanted to do originally. We miss seeing each other and we miss seeing you all and making soap for y'all. Stay healthy and don't forget you can still order online! See y'all next week, bye!! |
AuthorsKaty Zwanzig, Bailey Snow, Kaitlin Mischler Archives
May 2020
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