Summer Time!
I'm so happy to be arriving at June with my sanity intact. The last month has been challenging on several different fronts, and my biggest enemy has been worry. I've found myself worrying about everything, but I think I'm finally beginning to get a grip and relax a little bit. I've been worrying about running a business in a tight economy, and about launching my newly graduated son into the world of college and a more adult way of life. I've even been fretting about my husband's business which is silly, since I have nothing to do with it, and he's a big boy who knows what he's doing. I've been anxious over how my youngest son is going to adjust when his big brother, and best friend leaves for college in the fall.

I hope you don't mind that I'm sharing my worry with you, but if truth be told, I highly suspect that most of you can relate to my worry. I think it's a chronic condition called life, and we're all in this together. So, in an attempt to regain a mental grip I've resolved to tackle the following: Recommit to better exercise and eating habits - I've gotten sloppy with both. Improve my time management - I need to learn to say no to some things. Find some healthy ways to release anger - Yes, I have a bit of a temper, and I can't believe I just publicly admitted to it. And lastly, adopt a more positive attitude - I will wake up in the morning and tell myself that my glass is half full. Summer and warm weather are finally here, and kids are out of school. It's time for some fun with family and friends. I'm looking forward to cookouts, evenings on my front porch watching fireflies, and mad dashes for the ice cream truck.

On this note, and after much discussion with my employees, we've decided The Original Soap Dish is going to try something new this summer. We're adopting new summer hours. Beginning this week we will be closed on Wednesdays, and will close at 3 PM on Friday afternoons. We will resume normal operating hours after August 30th. When planning your summer orders, be sure to take the new hours into consideration since we won't be shipping on Wednesdays.