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Happy Anniversary To Me

Posted in Craft Business, tagged Auntie B's Wax, business, Craft Business, give away, Stella Artois, video on March 29, 2013| 5 Comments »

Isn’t that a fun little jingle? I love this commercial with its peppy ba-ba-da and the very suave voice-over.

I just renewed my business standing with the State of Minnesota. Auntie B’s Wax has been in business for eight years! Hooray for me! It seems like just yesterday I was pouring my first candle in the kitchen of Husby’s and my newlywed house. Who knew that would grow into a legitimate and successful business? I would have never guessed it then, but now it doesn’t surprise me a bit.

The other day Husby and I went to the bank to do some adjusting on the business bank account, then went out to dinner at the expense of Auntie B’s Wax, LLC. It was the annual Employee Appreciation dinner Auntie B’s Wax’s owner and CEO (me) gives to her employee (Husby) every year in appreciation of his help and support throughout the year.

When the waiter came and asked for our drink order I was delighted to hear Husby order a Stella Artois. He’d never tasted it before and said it was really good. I was kind of hoping he’d start talking like the commercial voice-over guy after he took a sip, but that didn’t happen. Oh well.

Husby celebrated the chalice which celebrates the Stella Artois. I celebrated the pinot grigio. We both celebrated Auntie B’s Wax.

I’m looking forward to another summer season visiting and working the shows and festivals and am happy to have my roadie by my side through it all. Raise your glass of Stella (or whatever else you prefer) to another successful year for Auntie B’s Wax.

Today, not only am I filled with appreciation for my employee but also to my customers and readers of this blog. To show this appreciation I’m going to give you the chance to own a piece from the Auntie B’s Wax Etsy shop. Go check out the shop and in the comments below tell me what item you like the best and why. Three lucky commenters will receive their favorite item compliments of Auntie B and her appreciation for you. If there are three or less commenters, everyone’s a winner!

Offer ends at 11:59 p.m. April 1, winners will be notified via e-mail on April 3. Thank you, and good luck!

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From The Recesses

Posted in Everyday, Nostalgia, tagged '70s, Midnight Special, music, nostalgia, On And On, Stephen Bishop, video on March 15, 2013| 6 Comments »

Nostalgia. Sometimes I think I’d rather live in the past instead of now, but then I think of Norma Desmond on Sunset Boulevard and how living in the past isn’t such a good idea after all.

I can’t help feeling nostalgic when I hear music from my past. I was sitting at the table working on my bottle cap magnets and Husby sat down at the computer and started playing around on YouTube. He was finding all sorts of songs from the ’70s and ’80s and playing them for me while I worked. After a few of his favorites he started taking requests. Out of the recesses of my mind came a tune and I blurted out, “Stephen Bishop, On And On.” I forgot all about that song until that moment; funny what feeling nostalgic makes you remember.

Now the song is stuck in my head. That’s not a bad thing because 1) I loved the song when it first came out and 2) now that it’s unburied I love it again. Do you remember On And On? If so, here’s your blast from the past.

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Of Cleansers And Vampires

Posted in Everyday, tagged Barnabas Collins, Dark Shadows, house cleaning, Johnny Depp, rainy day, video, weekend on January 11, 2013| 6 Comments »

Oh what a sorry excuse for a blogger I am. But the good part is I’m actually writing every day as I resolved. None of it is good enough or interesting enough to show you, though.

It’s a dreary, wet day here at the Auntie B’s Wax World Headquarters, the kind of day I just love. It inspires me to be domestic and cozy. I like Fridays because I get to leave the day job at 10:00 a.m., which gives me a long weekend every weekend. I also use Fridays, for the most part, as a homekeeping/cleaning day. Another of my resolutions that I didn’t site in the resolution post is to honor Friday as a homekeeping day more than I have been. It’s so easy to look upon the hours ahead of me as freebies. But now that I’ve become more disciplined I should be able to get my weekly housekeeping chores done while most people are still slaving away at their day jobs.

The best part about getting the house work done on Friday is that there are still two whole days left to do as I please. I can work on creating things for the upcoming 2013 craft shows. I can write blog posts. I can list things in my Etsy shop. Husby and I can go out and do something together, like go antique shopping or take on a home improvement project that requires both of us. I can also just laze around and watch movies or read magazines if I want. The possibilities are endless!

When I’m finished with my cleaning and tidying today Husby and I are going to settle in by the fire and watch Dark Shadows. I used to be a huge Dark Shadows fan when I was in grade school and would race home so I could watch. Of course looking back on that dreadful soap opera it is practically comical, and I hear the movie isn’t much better. But it’s got Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, so it can’t be all bad.

Are you old enough to remember the Dark Shadows soap opera? Have you seen the movie yet? I’m looking forward to it. For now I’m going back to my cleaning duties, and I’ll leave you with this little bit of ’70s entertainment.