Gratitude List 5.6.13

My two students, learning how to line the soap molds with freezer paper

1. Hanging out my laundry to dry
2. An email from my daughter with a new recipe she created
3. Two very enthusiastic soap making students
4. Friday night's "Great Women's" dinner at Tina's house
5. The birds that sing outside my windows

What are you grateful for this week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 4.29.13

My Gratitude List for this past week. 

My new shortcut to work

1. A surprise dinner visit from my son
2. An unexpected check in the mail
3. Finding a new shortcut on the way to work
4. My iPod, that makes boring jobs more tolerable
5. The full moon Friday night


What are you grateful for this week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 4.22.13

The bombing in Boston this past week has me thinking that we are all just one phone call away from our knees. Life is so random, we never know what will happen one second to the next. This weeks list is a little somber.

1. Things are finally over in Boston.
2. My friends in the Boston area are all safe.
3. My faith, to help me through life's atrocities.
4. My legs, I can get up and walk.
5. My arms, I can type this, make soap, and hug my family.

What are you grateful for this week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 4.15.13

1. The first sunny, warm, drive-with-your-windows-down day of spring this year
2. My visit to the Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center
3. Finding an hour of free time between appointments and a thrift shop to spend the time
4. The acoustic version of Matthew West song Forgiveness
5. A clear, starry Monday night

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 4.8.13

My Gratitude List this week has a theme...getting where I need to be.

1 .My legs, they get me where I need to go.

2 .My car, also gets me where I need to go.

3. The Long Island Rail Road. Some may say it's impossible to be grateful for the LIRR, but I hate to drive in the city and when I need to go in, I am grateful I can get there without driving.

4. My parents, who taught me the direction to go in.

5. My husband, the one I want to travel with while I get there.

What are you grateful for this week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 4.1.13

My kids

1- A beautiful full moon
2- My dad's last chemo treatment!!
3- A great Easter weekend with my husband and children
4- A sunny Monday
5- Local raw honey in my jasmine green tea


What are you grateful for this week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 3.26.13

Here I am mixing oils for a batch of soap at Soap University in NYC

1-My dad's fifth uneventful chemo treatment, one more to go!!
2-A great weekend at Soap University in NYC seeing some old friends.
3-A great weekend at Soap University in NYC meeting some new friends.
4-The first cardinal of the season feeding from my bird feeder.
5-My husband's safe return from a business trip.

Gratitude List 3.19.13

Our picture from Marie and Ricky's wedding

1-My iPod and the music on it, especially the songs by Pistol Annies.
2-My dad's uneventful 4th chemo treatment.
3-A great picture (and a great time) at Marie and Ricky's wedding.
4-My daughter singing "Happy Birthday" to my husband on the answering machine...now I can play it back and hear her sing anytime I want to!
5-All the new friends I met at the "Be the Example" event Sunday.

Gratitude List 3.12.13

My Gratitude List this week is all about my family. 

Celebrating my moms birthday

1-My daughter's visit from DC this past weekend.
2-My son's visit from Connecticut this past weekend. (I had both my babies home!)
3-Dinner Saturday night to celebrate my mom's birthday.
4-My dad's 3rd and uneventful chemo treatment.
5-Both of my children's safe returns to their respective homes.

What are you grateful for this week?

Yours in gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 3.4.13

Gratitude List 3.4.13

My NYC Indie friends

1-My dad's uneventful 2nd chemo treatment.
2-A sunny Friday morning
3-A fragrant Friday night spent assisting Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume in her NYC perfume class.
4-Lunch Saturday with the Long Island Indies, and Lunch Sunday with the NYC Indies.
5-Sunday night's dinner, cooked by my husband.

What are you grateful for this week?

Your in Gratitude,
Angela

March Customer of the Month

Meet Emy, Alegna Soap's March Customer of the Month. 

Emy

My name is Emily.  I am currently retired after working for 23 years in the child welfare field.  My husband and I have been married for 27 years (second marriages) and raised 4 sons together.  We have 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. 

I've been using Alegna soaps for at least 2 years and it is the only soap I use.

I really like to travel. Cruising is my travel of choice although my husband and I have been taking short bus trips. I also make candles in my spare time and spend time with my grand kids. 

My husband and I are loyal Steelers fans.  We have attended games in Pittsburgh which have been great fun  Football is our favorite sport.

We have a miniature Dachshund called Hildegarde.

I loved the Rocky movies, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.  Also enjoy the Twilight movies.   My favorite though is Field of Dreams. 

The last movie I saw was The Avengers. 

My favorite actor is Brad Pitt.

I would run a marathon if I could without failing..

I am an A type, perfectionist, slightly compulsive and outgoing person.

I need coffee in the morning to get me going, and definitely I do my best work then  (morning person).

My perfect day would be sailing on a catamaran, snorkeling and lounging on the beach in the Caribbean.

I am inspired by people who unselfishly give of themselves to others, of which the greatest would be Jesus.



Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 2-26-13

                                                
I like doing a weekly gratitude list. It helps me focus on the good things in my life. During the week I find myself looking for things I am thankful for. I'm trying to focus on small things, things I usually overlook.

Here is my list for this week.

1-Hot morning showers.
2-Watching the birds on my bird feeder.
3-Consignment and thrift shops.
4-Morning sunlight.
5-A bowl of hot soup for lunch on a cold day.

What are you thankful for this week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 2.19.13

Gratitude List 2.19.13

1-My dads positive post-op doctor appointment.
2-Electric blankets on cold nights.
3-Birthday cards from friends.
4-Radio in my car so I can sing while driving and sound halfway decent.
5-A day off on Presidents Day. No explanation necessary.

What were you grateful for last week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 2.12.13

Weekly Gratitude List 2.12.13

Part of my mosaic candle holder collection

1-My Dad's continued recovery.
2-Their neighbors who shoveled them out before we could get there.
3-Whoever invented the snow blower.
4-My mosaic candle holder collection.
5-Electric blankets.

What are you grateful for this week?

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

Gratitude List 2.5.13

The past few weeks have been difficult, my dad was diagnosed with cancer and in the hospital. During that time I tried to find five things I was grateful for each week. My dad is now home and things are slowly getting back to normal.  Focusing on what I was grateful for helped me get through that rough spot, and I decided to do it every week. So here are the things that happened this past week that I am grateful for.



The materials used to make my solid perfumes


1-My daughters 27th birthday..
2-My son came home for a visit.
3-The ceiling in my kitchen is fixed, I was able to put everything back where it belongs, and my house is organized again.
4-A new private label order.
5-Time over the weekend to play around and make myself some solid perfumes.

Please feel free to comment and/or make your own Weekly Gratitude List.

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

My Dad - Part 2


Five things I am grateful for this week.

My sister and my dad.

1-All the friends, acquaintances and even strangers who prayed for my dad and my family.
2-A pathology report that says they got everything.
3-The skill of the entire surgical team that operated on my dad.
4-My two sisters, who I can depend on to share the joys, burdens and craziness of my family.
5-The Au Bon Pain in the lobby of the hospital, especially their chocolate croissants.

And today I am especially grateful for one more thing.  My dad comes home tomorrow.

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela

My Dad

My Dad is 80 years old. We found out a few weeks ago that he has kidney cancer.  Below is a list of what I am grateful for today.

1-My Dad's cancer is very small and his prognosis is excellent.
2-Other than that, my Dad is incredibly healthy.
3-My parents live nearby and my sisters and I am able to see them often.
4-My parents have a loving relationship and it shows.
5-My Dad's cancer is very small and his prognosis is excellent. (Did I mention that already?)

Thank you for saying a prayer for my Dad.

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela