Happy 2010!!!

My first post of the new year!

I was lucky enough to take quite a few days off both before and after Christmas although now looking back I’m not really sure where those days went.

Before Christmas granddaughters #1 and #2 helped me make cookies (Russian teacakes and ginger creams). We also made Reindeer Chow I found over at Bakerella.

They also were playing with my new Flip so it will be fun to see what they recorded!

Our Christmas was totaly enjoyable. We had both adult daughters over along with their respective families and we (again!) had way too much food!

We had the normal cheese ball and garlic dip and I also made the Black Bean Goat Cheese Dip I posted about here. Suprisingly everybody liked it!

Hubs got the new Terminator and Boondock Saints (first one) movies for Christmas. I was planning on hating Terminator but ended up liking it even though Arnie wasn’t a key component. Christian Bale made up for it big time! Boondock Saints was a little weird but we both loved the movie. I would watch it again and will be getting the second one when it comes out.

Hubs and I are looking forward to 2010. We have a handfull of bills that will be paid off this year (yea!) and it brings us closer to our remodel plans hopefully in 2011!

Business wise I have plans on adding a few new, smaller sizes in the sugar scrubs and lotions and am working on resizing labels now.

I also have plans on testing at least one, maybe two new soap products.

We are also going to again venture out locally and sell at our farmers markets and a few other specific venues come next fall.

I’ve also had two business ventures that I have had to put on hold (due to the sagging economy) but I hope that by the end of 2010 I will have at least a logo and packaging designs (and possibly a website) at least in the beginning stages!

I’m putting together our blog schedule and as far as I can see I will be keeping the normal format: Cool Products, Ingredient Profile, Recipes, Eco News and a Free for All on Fridays. If you have any blog suggestions or would like to submit anything please let me know!

All in all 2009 was not a bad year for us.

We had an outstanding year weather wise….We actually had lots of snow AND our summer started in April!

Our female dog (English Bull Terrier) is still with us after surviving mast cell cancer last January. It was a difficult thing to go through (2 surgeries and deciding not to do chemo) so I have not really talked about it. By all outward appearances she seems to have beat it (knock on wood).

We got an Umbrella Cockatoo which I will post more about in the future. Even though I researched for about a month on these birds I am still amazed at how destructive (and noisy!) they are. We both buy his toys (which he can destroy within minutes!) and make them so it will be fun to post pictures on what I can come up with.

Hubs and I really didn’t get many chance to take off on our Harleys last year. Hopefully this year we can make it a point to do that. It’s funny….you would think when your kids are grown and on their own you would have all the time in the world but I can honestly say we are as busy if not more now than we were then!

This ends my first post of the new year.

I look forward to see what this year brings and hope to bring you along with me!

Rebecca
Country Meadow Ltd.
Eco Friendly Shea Butter Spa Products

www.countrymeadowltd.com