Welcome to January 2022

Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2022 is much much better than the couple of years that preceded it, eh? We’re not making any big plans for this year, but I do have tickets to see Bruce Dickinson’s spoken word tour in March, so fingers crossed for that, eh? Both Dr Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain … Read more

Merry Christmas!

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us – Raymond, little Sasja, and Susan! As I write this, I’m sipping a cup of tea and watching the Christmas card-style snow* falling outside the living room window. Thank you for your support of the blog this year! You’ve made what has been … Read more

Updated for December 2021: Where can we find some great chemistry or formulating related media like podcasts, books, videos, Facebook groups, or pages? 

My trip to teach at Windy Point Soap Supplies in Calgary in November 2018 was so amazing! While there, Jenna asked about podcast ideas, which she also posted in the November Q&A! Does anyone have beauty chemistry podcast suggestions? I like the beauty brains, but I want maor! Can’t read while I’m working so any … Read more

Welcome to December 2021!

Welcome to December, the most wonderful time of the year! This is my month of festive and celebratory joy! Baby Sasja’s birthday is the 16th, my anniversary with Raymond on the 19th (28 years!), my birthday on the 21st, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, then New Year’s Eve, which was my adoption day, something my mum, … Read more