First Days of Summer

This is my first blog post! In time it will evolve to be more than just my mere ramblings. At first I wanted to focus on my natural bath & body care business, but I think it will mainly be about my family and life in general. Occasionally there might be a political rant or commentary thrown in for good measure.

Summer has finally arrived here in Wisconsin and my kids are all out of school. In fact, my oldest daughter graduated from high school last week. My two youngest daughters are going into 8th and 9th grade next year. Kaitlyn is 14 and has just been grounded for the next 2 days. She thinks she is closer to 21 than 15.

I have a natural bath & body care business that I operated part-time. I sell from my website and at the local farm market. The Appleton Farm Market season begins on Saturday, June 21st and goes through October. I also work full-time as a Representative Payee. I like the work, but I really, really need to make more money!

My passion is ballroom dancing. I've been at it for 2 years now. When I have a little extra money I do private lessons with my friend Randy Wilson. In my opinion (and many others) he is the best around. Many of the local dance studios charge $55 for a 45 minute lesson. They also try and adhere you to a program. Randy goes the entire hour, has a great sense of humor and really gives you 125%. If you are a guy, his business partner, Jenny Lotzer (another great friend!) is an excellent instructor as well. In fact, I try and do lessons with Jenny every month before their dance. Every month the Appleton Ballroom Company has a dance here in Appleton.

Well, it's time for lunch!