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I just got a new soap stamp and I am really pleased.   I have worked with several different types of soap stamps – my very first one was from Anhoki, through ETSY, which I got several years ago and have loved and used it almost as much as my wonderful soap moulds…   (Note toothbrush a very important cleaning tool for soap stamps.)   For some time, my husband has been bugging me to get another one done just in case.   Unfortunately Anhoki is no longer making soap stamps.    At one point I got a wooden one done for a client who wanted their personalized logo stamped into some soaps I was making for them.   Very good price, Spanish made, great customer service, but the person who made it had warned me against intricate lines.   The client insisted on the fine border around their logo, which actually came off.   I also worked with another acrylic one which the customer themselves had made.   Very intricate lines, wonderful impression, bu...

   Getting set up with Health and Safety here in Spain has not been easy.   One of the requirements is that each and every batch that is to be sold has to be tested by a lab for certain parameters… two of those parameters are free lye and pH.   Ever had your soap tested officially by a lab?   I bet you would be surprised by the results.   The tonge test is not very accurate… So the pharmacist that I work with (another health and safety requirement here) is doing some pH experimenting with me.   We are noticing that the pH definitely comes down with time. We are working with the paper testers and p henolphthalein.   The phenalphthalein basically tells us if the pH is under or over 8.   Under 8 and it comes clear.   Over 8 and it begins to get pink, bright pink still being up there around 10.    But under 8 and over 10 cannot be detected easily with phenalphthalein.   The paper strips do not seem to be very accurate as the...

   Recently, I needed to set and answer some questions for one of my on-line program passwords…. You know, for if I forget it – what was the name of your first pet, what is your sister’s name, WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB? Wow... That was when I realized that I have my dream job.   I am doing it!!    I have done a lot of jobs, working at least part time since I was 12 years old when I started babysitting.   Looking back on some of them… camp councellor, waitressing at cafés, a golf course, restaurants, bars, working at Canada’s Wonderland (similar to Disney World), ski instructing, kite sewing, nanny/au pair, ski guide, English teaching, secretary, receptionist at an Insurance Brokerage, maintenance/ gardener at a summer camp, teaching Spanish, typist, assisant to a psychologist, translating, Sales Service Manager at a Security Printing company, Assistant to Consul at an Embassy, Legal assistant, Homeowner services coordinator, Property Manager, Community Admini...

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