My First Home Party

I never thought that I could make money just sharing information about something I love.  It's true though.  I finally found something I enjoy doing that will make money without taking over my life.  Don't get me wrong, I loved being a chef but it took over my life and left no time for my family.

I had my first Scentsy home party yesterday.  The anticipation building up to that first party was enormous.  I always hated speaking in front of groups of people, but always manage to get the point across without making myself feel like a fool.  Even though I set my alarm for early in the morning I still managed to wake before it excited to get started on the day.

As I set up all my Scentsy swag butterflies swarmed in my stomach.  Questions flooded my brain.  What if someone asks me a question and I get a brain fart?  What if they ask me something I really don't know?
I step back to admire the setup and take a calming breath.  I know this stuff.  I have loved Scentsy for months, using and appreciating their products.  I have worked hard to know the answers to any questions that could be asked.(well not that hard since they are all given to me)  This was going to be fun.

The doorbell rings to signal the arrival of the first guest.  The nerves disappear and a sense of excitement floods me.  I actually get to share my love of scentsy with another group of people.  If my family wasn't as hooked on scentsy as I am they would be sick of hearing about it.  More guests arrive and the party really starts.

I hand out a flower pens along with a card for the door prize drawings.  I see the spark of my excitement spread into the guests.  What could be better than going to pay someone for products and getting free stuff.  Since most already knew about the popular Scentsy products I let them loose on the enormous amount of testers armed with a wish list to write down their favorite scents as they sniff them.  

Only one person in the party was new to the Scentsy product line.  I took her under my wing and walked her through the products explaining their benefits and uses.  Explaining how the wax does not get hot enough to burn.  She watched in horror as I stuck my finger in the wax only to pull back a lightly coated finger.  This was a big selling point for her since she is an Elementary school teacher and if you have kids you know they cannot keep their fingers out of any pooling liquids.  (I know mine can't they have spilled more wax then I have.. which is an accomplishment)

I explained to everyone one of my favorite points about the Scentsy waxes.  Their ease of cleaning up.  I have managed to spill wax out of 1 warmer (1 out of the 5 I warm) every time I change my waxes.  Clean up is a breeze.  Just wipe with a paper towel if spilled on any hard surfaces. Got a stubborn spot?  I actually spilled wax down a textured wall. (don't ask how.. I'm just talented)  After a moment of panic I realized that this was not your average candle wax.  I got out my hair dryer and hit the spot with a full blast of hot air.   I quickly swiped with a paper towel as it began to soften.  This worked to clean the sink and hard wood floor I spilled on too.    I have yet to manage a worse spill.  ( I say yet because it is bound to happen in my house with 4 kids)  I have no fear of when the wax does spill on carpet, because I know that all it takes is a a paper bag and iron on low setting.  

The party was a great success. Everyone was very excited about all the products.  It felt great to give out the free swag for others to enjoy.

The party host is going to get out with quiet a few rewards for opening her home to her friends and letting me share my love of the wonderful Scentsy products.

I can't wait to do this again.  It was so much fun.  If you want more information about hosting your own party contact me.  It doesn't have to be a home party, that is just one of many ways to share the love of Scentsy.  

Too excited to wait!

I know I said I would do my first giveaway at 100 followers, but I am just too excited to wait.  Please visit the giveaway tab at the top for ways to enter.  The Utopian Scents giveaway will continue until April 15th.  Winners will be drawn using Random.org on April 16th.

Winners will then be notified and given 48 hours to respond to collect their prize.  If they do not respond the prize will be redrawn for.

First Giveaway Coming Soon!

I will be posting my very first giveaway soon.  It's a big goal for me but the giveaway items are worth it.

Spread the word and get your chance to own a free beautiful Tea Rose Scentsy Plug-in that will come with one full bar of of the wonderful scented wax to warm as well.
More items should be added as the followers increase. (just gotta convince the husband of it)

This beautiful Tea Rose plug-in uses a 15 watt bulb to gently warm the wax
without releasing any dangerous chemicals like standard candles.
Safely create a welcoming ambiance to any room with this warmer.
Don't just add a scent to a room, add a accent piece as well.

For more information about Scentsy products or host rewards visit my website
or ask me any questions you have.

Moving Madness

All the excitement of our new place hasn't even started to wear off but instead is being overshadowed by this unpleasant feeling of "ugh, yet another box to unpack" I wish I could just wiggle my nose and everything would magically fly to it's place in our new home.  Tabitha I am not so back to the tedious task of unpacking by hand.

Don't get me wrong I am still in love with our new much larger home.  Actually everyone in the family is.  Nadia says "This is the best day ever!" she has said this at least 3-4 times a day since we moved in.  The oldest girls are in love with their new school.  Daddy is loving his commute to work. (it's about the same distance but might as well be miles different with the huge difference in terrain) Cooking in my kitchen is no longer a chore, but enjoyable again.  (I still haven't rolled out some dough on the counters though) Mezmo our parrot loves the layout of the downstairs.  He now has much more room to fly through.  Even my house plants are loving it here.  In just the few days since we have moved in they have all had an explosion of new growth.  (It's all the natural light and great airflow in this house)

The only thing that was lost in sacrifice to the moving gods was my large glass bowl.  My kids broke it the night before our move. It was my go to bowl for everything.  The perfect size for whipping up cakes, mixing ingredients for dinner, or preparing snack chow.   My husband doesn't think it was such a bad loss.  He believes I have too much kitchen stuff anyway.   I had to put it this way for him.  "You never complain about what comes out of my kitchen, so don't complain what I put into it."

The worst part of moving is the packing.  As your wrap up all your favorite treasures and hope that you will see it whole again on the other end of the move.  All  the things you keep hidden away from little hands are now out in the open.  All the small decorative things that has survived having children only because it has stayed far out of their reach.  I definitely prefer unpacking everything to packing it all up.  There is just something about having to unpack everything and still manage day to day living with 4 kids that makes it a daunting task.  I am more grateful than ever for my laptop, because the desktop computer is still sitting in a box under my dining room table.

Am I the only one that feels that cardboard boxes suck the life right out of your skin.  My hands have never been as dry as they are after handling the boxes.  Thank goodness most my stuff is packed into plastic storage tubs.  I have to take a break more often then not because my hands are becoming so dry and sore rather than my aching back.  I can't wait to see the last of the cardboard boxes.

We are still waiting to get the mailbox key.  I had to take my lease to my local post office.  After checking the USPS website I was sent to the wrong post office.  Instead of the 2 offices that are within 2 miles of my home I had to go to a newer office over 5 miles away.  (the new office isn't even on the USPS website) It's rather annoying to have to go to the post office to request my key then find out that they only key the boxes once a week and I would have to wait until the following Thursday to return to this same Post office and pick my key up.  After the hoops they had me jumping thru I was fully expecting them to tell me they were going to mail me my key.  It's no wonder the post office is threatened with massive cutbacks with this being the standard of service they provide.