AmyJo

I believe it is April 17, is it not? Which means: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGGIE!! I hope you will have a joyful day filled with presents and a lovely cake! What are your birthday plans? Big hugs to you my friend!!

Michele, I am very sorry to hear of your father passing. I am sending much love and prayers to you and your entire family. I am melting one of my most favorite scents in his honor, Homeworx Wild Hydrangea which is a sweet floral mixed with Pear. It is a beautiful, happy scent for his reunion with your mother. Sending you a big hug.

Uh, well, yes, my bangs were turning into Cousin It, so I did take matters, and scissors, into my own hands. It turned out ok but there is a piece I see in the back now...hmmmm..... (And have you? I seem to recall that you are very brave in this arena!) The person below me has used grocery pick-up during the corona lockdown.

Hello everyone, I hope you all are well and staying safe. Michele, my continued prayers for your father and your entire family. Today it's various mints. I have never met a mint I didn't like. L3 Spearmint & Vanilla Lace, which is a gift to noses everywhere. VRC Shimmering Icicles - lemon zest, mint leaf, Amber, peppermint, winter musk, frost. So icy and gooseflesh-forming. Rosegirls Wintergreen & Vanilla - fabulous and so strong it is making my eyes water, but I absolutely love it. I'm so happy to be home that I have no words. Take care everybody.

Oooh, yes I love sushi and my favorite is just the plain fresh tuna. Ohhhhhh! The person below me has ordered some wax recently.

Hello all!! Michele, I'm so happy to hear that your dad is doing better!! Continued prayers. He's tough! Mag, yes!! The ratios in the custom blends make such a big difference, that has to be it. I wanted to have that blend around forever... If you get a vendor to make it correctly, please let us all know! Susan, good to hear from you! Your scents sound gorgeous. Sharon, oooh Strawberry and Lily sounds right up my alley. I am truly enjoying working from home this week. Today it was all lavenders: VRC Lavender Blueberry VRC Lavender Honey Cake (ohhhhhhhh) VRC Lemon Lavender Tea The Bunny Sisters - oh dear, I tossed the wrapper already but it was Lavender something and just beautiful! Lol Stay safe everybody, don't let your guard down!

Michele, many prayers for your father!! Much love to you and your family.

Nothing planned for now. The person below me has a new recipe she wants to try.

Miss Mag!! I tried your blend with L3 last year - did a custom with fresh cut grass, pear and buttercream - and it was lovely and strong - but didn't smell like Peace in the Grass. The proportions were somehow different. And I love VRC Coconut Candy Shop - hmmm she has a restock coming up soon doesn't she?....hmmmm....

(my favorite Easter candy is Cadbury Mini Eggs. No resistance.) When my son was little I enjoyed dyeing eggs! I haven't done that in a very long time. The person below me has her eye on a new ceiling light fixture this year.

Good morning all, I hope everyone is well and staying safe. I'm home and for the first week since New Years, I don't have to travel next week. I'm very happy to hear that Kraft Mac n Cheese has been featured in many of our homes. Michele, that Palo Santo blend sounds heavenly. Mag, your Peace in the Grass is one of my all-time favorites... I tried to replicate it with a different vendor but it didn't work. Valerie, I have heard good things about Teddy Bee's and now that you also like it, the temptation is high. Sharon, it's good to hear from you and I'm glad you're getting beautiful weather. Deb, Susan, Cyn, I hope you all are doing well. Today it's: Ava's Easter Bunny Burps - greens, mint, florals, musk - strong and spring-like. BBW Black Currant Vanilla - under the lamp - so delicious Have a peaceful, safe day, everyone.

Yes, you know me well!! I love mac and cheese, preferably homemade, but I love it in any form. The person below me has a favorite Easter candy.

Good afternoon all, Well the work week is going well so far, despite having to wear a mask all day. It's for the best. I hope everybody is doing well. I was just reading how people have been buying nostalgic comfort food during this quarantine - Kraft mac and cheese, Fritos, Chef Boy R Dee, all that stuff from years ago. I will admit that mac and cheese has appeared at our house a couple of times but so far no Chef Boy R Dee. Are you ladies eating any comfort food? Mag and Michele, your scents sound gorgeous! All the fruity and floral beauties! Well I may have had a couple of little wax orders sent to the hotel, speaking of comfort food. So today it's: The Bunny Sisters Green Thumb - OMG OMG, this is absolutely fabulous - strawberry, tomato and rose! Who would have thought to mix those?? It's so fresh and beautiful! Yes, I have already ordered more. RG Arugula - and again, just outstanding, so fresh, smells like the real thing! I am in heaven. Have a lovely evening everyone and pray for New York, New Jersey, and the rest of the world. Take care all!!

Folks there is a poll for us to vote in up above - doesn't look like everyone has seen it - "Candlefind Forum Fate."

I don't know if everyone can see this reply, Cyn, but my two cents....I am one of the latecomers here. I've only been posting since January 2018, which is pretty short compared to most everyone else. I can tell you that the regular posters here have come to be my friends and this group means a lot to me. I am very grateful to this forum for that. That said, I realize that we pretty much post in Scent of the Day and that's about it. We may play a bit in the Games section but I realize we're not using all of the other sections, although I do like to go back and read some of the older comments from time to time. Personally I think the board could probably be much smaller and we would be fine... But I hope it doesn't go away altogether. Maybe the others will have some suggestions... And one more thing... While we have been slow from time to time, I think the recent extreme slowness has been made worse by the corona virus. At least for me I have been rattled and not as able to focus on my wax. Thanks for asking and for keeping us alive here.

Hello everyone! Maggie, I love this month's title - you are always so creative. I miss Wax Workshoppe! Home and so happy to be here. I drove back Thursday afternoon and evening. Took a slightly different rural route out of WV and the mountain views were spectacular. Yesterday I worked from home, lots of web meetings. Valerie, your melts sound delicious. How are you liking Teddy Bee's? Michele, I enjoyed that SB Pink Easter Candy last year. Susan, I like that White Strawberry Bellini! Cyn, it's good to hear from you! And now you have me intrigued about that poll... It is odd to be living during a time which seems sure to go down in history. I think there is much we can learn about ourselves and human interaction. The virus seems to be a great equalizer. I hope that the world can forget about all of the things that divide us, and instead help one another to get through this. I was so glad to come home that I filled up all the melters and had different candles going and finally my nose had had enough! I stopped everything and opened up the windows. This morning I was ready to smell again. So it's: Waxmosphere Lord of Misrule, in the bathroom - so good. Homeworx Citrus Mint Garden candle, under the candle lamp in the living room - crisp and refreshing. Diptyque Cyprès votive - oh, I love this! - a soft cypress, filling the bedroom, wonderful. Today I just want to stay home, which is agreeable because we're not supposed to go anywhere anyway. I will do some cleaning and just rest a bit. I hope everyone is holding up well. What are you doing differently now that you are home so much? Love to all.

(Cannoli?? Ohhh one of life's gifts! I miss that bakery so much. I don't think there is a single cannoli to be found in all of Ohio.) Yes I have been cooking more on the weekends when I am home. I enjoy cooking and always think it tastes better. Mostly fish and chicken dishes and some Indian so nothing fancy. (How about you? Which dishes?) The person below me has considered sewing up some Covid-19 masks.

Well good morning all, Another busy work week but so far so good. We are in masks now and everyone is healthy so far. I am grateful that the company is taking this pandemic very seriously. I am also grateful that my drive to and from WV is so beautiful - all the dogwood, cherry and magnolia trees are in bloom in the mountains and it's just impossibly lovely. It's good to hear from so many of you. Deb, I am worried about you... Please check in. I can't imagine. Susan, good to hear you are still working. Where would the older folks be without the caregivers?? I stand in admiration of what you do. Mag, I'm glad to hear the family are well. Perhaps there is a silver lining in all of this, to bring us closer together to our loved ones....I keep telling myself this... Michele, you are melting up a storm. You will really see a dent with all that effort! I agree that SGA has amazing coffee scents. Valerie, you are right, the wax and candles bring a lot of joy and beauty during tough times. I hope your daughter will be feeling calmer and I'll bet there is a lot of anxiety everywhere right now. Well last night it was: BBW Twisted Peppermint one-wick candle on a plate warmer - extremely strong and I love this scent. ScentSationals Herb Garden - basil and rosemary - this started out so beautifully but after a couple of hours, something happened! It turned to a smell like an old, wet air conditioning unit, no other way to describe it, and I don't know why it changed so badly, eeeek. And this morning I am doing a few web meetings from the hotel and it's: BH&G Agave White Tea, lovely. Take care all and stay safe.

Oh my, yes... My first apartment was near University of Cincinnati and I shared with another girl... Unsafe neighborhood and I cannot imagine what my parents thought. DH and I had a tiny apartment in a little farming town in Japan that I dearly loved... Small studio in Flushing, Queens near the Italian bakery where we first tried cannoli... The apartment where we lived on Long Island in Hauppauge when our son was born... Happy happy memories! The person below me likes camping in a tent.

Good morning everyone, Again I'm sorry to have worried you. I don't know where the days have gone and to be honest I am a bit rattled, as I'm sure many people are. "Keep Calm and Carry On." Mag, I'm glad you've been able to spend some time in PA. I hope you were peaceful there! I hope all of the family are well and taking it easy. Michele, I'm glad you are with DH and able to relax and melt. I'm also sorry Wonderberry went OOB and am savoring what I have left. Sharon, I hope you are doing well in Wales and that the Spring is beautiful over there, to lift the spirits! Susan, I sure am washing these hands and hope you are too. I had to start using much more hand cream to keep them from drying out. Michelle P - Happy Birthday friend and many more!! Valerie, I'm glad your DH's company is taking this seriously with the "red shirts." It's a scary time. I hope your girls are doing well too. Deb, I can only salute those of you on the front lines... My heart breaks for you because of the PPE shortages and the extreme stress.. Please stay well my friend. Cyn, thank you for taking care of us and keeping this website going! There is beauty in the world always. This terrible time too shall pass. This morning I once again consolidated and rearranged the wax into three drawers - Fresh, Fruity and Fall/Holiday. I have another drawer for Walmart wax and another one for beautiful gifts from all of you. Total, then, I am down to 5 Sterilite drawers, originally 12, and I put two of those big 3-drawer units out by the street and someone picked them up within an hour. I was afraid to keep them....I might fill them again. I have stopped buying candles.... I may have made a small RG order and a small Scentsy order last week, but nothing huge. Maybe I can keep it under control... Today it's: Ava's Country Cupboard Bunny Hop - you know I broke my ban for this scent and it was totally worth it - raspberry, peach, orange, sugared lime, and vanilla. The last of: Diptyque Paris En Fleur votive - such a beautiful rose and patchouli scent and I'm so so sad it is coming to an end. Stay well all.

Hi everyone, I'm so sorry to worry anybody. The days have flown by, apparently. I will come back in a bit, currently at the laundry. Love to all.

Good evening all, I hope everyone is well and safe at home. Work is good. Today everyone had their temperature taken as we came through the door. It was very orderly and I'm glad they are doing this. Everyone is being good about the 6 foot rule, except I made a booboo today - I saw a friend i hadn't seen in weeks, and got all excited and gave her a big hug before I realized what I was doing. We slunk away back to our 6 feet. Tonight I am in scent heaven: RG Marshmallow Fireside RG Peppermint ... and these two are making a beautiful combination. Sleep tight all. This too shall pass.

Good morning all, Michele, thanks for checking, yes I just arrived in WV. Easy ride, very little traffic, heavy fog in the mountains so slow going. I hope everyone is doing well this morning. Very strange times. If we follow the plan hopefully we can beat this thing. Last night I put a small candle on the hot plate: BBW Twisted Peppermint, one-wick, and it was so strong while melting that I had to turn it off. Gorgeous scent. Stay safe everyone!!

Yes very much so! The person below me is still melting winter scents but is ready to change them up.

Well good morning everyone, I'm glad you all are coping as best we can. It's good to hear what you all are doing. Debra, please check in, where are you and how are you doing?? Like the rest of you I am trying to find some (dark) humor in these very strange times. Beautiful scents are helping. I am still working because the new plant in WV is busy making products people need. We have tape on the floor throughout marking 6-ft increments for people to distance themselves and so far this seems to be working. Driving back and forth is still unexplainably comforting and feels very safe. I stop at state welcome centers to use the bathroom - they are diligently sanitizing everything - and keep my distance, and pack food. The hospital where I volunteer has suspended all volunteer services, so this is a big disappointment for me, but I understand why this has been done for now. This morning it's: Rockets Blueberry Spearmint - so strong and luscious, and the end of a huge green candy kiss shape. Homeworx Pomegranate Lychee candle, under the candle lamp, just lovely and fruity with a woody note. I tried burning this one but it was very sooty so we are back to the lamp. Beautiful day, although frosty. I am going to go check on our little primitive cabin down in the woods. Take care all.