You know you're a soapmaker when...

[thinkativeone]

You're itching to make soap so badly that you start dreaming about it - I dreamt last night that I made HP in my crock pot because I couldn't stand waiting anymore. And I was all upset about it having to be a dedicated crock pot now and needing to get another one for other things... :Kitten Love:

What about you guys? Any other "you know you're a soapmaker when..." moments?

 

[Kay]

You go to the grocery store, and look at the oils they have for SOAP instead of cooking!

I actually had a dream about soap making last night too!

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

Waiting to be interviewed for a job and looking at the company's catalog and thinking....":think: maybe I'll be able to get coffee, tea and shelving at cost!"

 

[lpstephy85]

I second that thought Kay!

Mine is sitting at work and being on this forum and planning out time to make a batch or two

 

[fatfacedcharlie]

You go to the grocery store, and look at the oils they have for SOAP instead of cooking!

I actually had a dream about soap making last night too!

Phew! I thought I was the only one :Kitten Love:

 

[thinkativeone]

Okay, if three of us all had a dream about soap making last night that's just weird!

 

[Kay]

LOL! My dream was about swirling technique. I tried it the other day with some Roobios tea in soap, and ended up having to rebatch the soap, so the swirls went out the window.:sad: Maybe my dream is trying to tell me I'll be successful ONLY in my dreams?:cry:

I'm lovin this thread, BTW!

 

[Bicycle808]

I've had the dreams, the grocery tendencies (it enrages my wife), but it's been impacting my jobs lately, too.

I work Sundays as a barista, and i tried (&failed) to get the coffee shop owners to go in on buying CO in bulk with me, to save on shipping. Turns out, they don't make enough vegan pastries to warrant a purchase of 50lbs of CO. But I do get cheaper OO thru them, altho it's only $1.50 less for the 169oz of OO versus what I pay at the Asian market.

My other job, the main one, is to manage a residence for adults with developmental disabilities. I spent 5 minutes trying (and failing) to convince this lady that a soap with ingredients like sodium talloate and sodium cocoate is, indeed, made with lye, but that b/c the lye is converted in the chemical reaction of saponification, it doesn't need to be listed in the ingredients. She protested that her "boys" are "allergic to lye", which is why she spends so much money on soap that "isn't made with lye". I let it go.

Oh yeah, I also sell a lot of soap to coworkers at work, but don't tell anyone.

 

[three_little_fishes]

Oh yes. Every trip to the grocery store requires a trip to the baking aisle now just so I can look at the oils.

That and I now harass our local Sam's Club for not carrying coconut oil. Every time I'm in there it's "Did you get coconut oil yet?".

 

[Miz Jenny]

You visit a kitchen store and every gadget you like relates to soapmaking. This happened yesterday. Even the Hubster was getting excited.

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

You are walking past the local CVS and look at the flowerbed and think "Can I come back later and harvest some of the beautiful lavender?"

 

[thinkativeone]

These posts are great. Cracks me up how obsessed we all are! When it comes to coconut oil, my local Costco only carries the organic unrefined (which I eat, yum btw) but considering how expensive shipping is I'm seriously considering buying it there for my soaping as well (get my organic olive oil there already). That soap bug!

 

[kazmi]

When you get excited about a package that your DH gets delivered not because of what he bought but because the box it came in is THE perfect size for soap. He just shakes his head.

 

[krunt]

...you happily buy certain oils for soap that you've never bought for food because you always thought they were too expensive.

 

[Ann Marie]

Haha, way too many soapmaking dreams!!! Maybe it's because from the time I get home until I go to bed I am either planning or making soap. And then, of course, it doesn't help when I spend my lunch breaks going to healthfood stores to investigate additives, EOs, and such just for fun...

 

[Kay]

kazmi's post made me spit out my coffee! lol! Sounds like me! And don't forget THE BUBBLE WRAP:shock: it's lined with!! Oh my, it's like Christmas time! lol! I've become a hoarder of some pretty weird stuff recently.

 

[fatfacedcharlie]

You return home from a week away and the first thing you do is check to see how your latest batch is doing. Now I know I need help :roll:

 

[Lotus]

Not me. I actually had a rather inappropriate dream about my very gorgeous neighbor. : ) He used to be my boss years ago, though. So, it's not really the first time that's happened.

I agree with Kay. I shop for oils for SOAP, rather than cooking. It's nice though. I've never felt more justified in spending the money on all that oil, than now.

ETA: You also feel a little hesitant to cook with a particular oil that you are planning to use for your next batch.

 

[kazmi]

Charlie I'm with you on that! As soon as I walk in the door from work I'm checking. Now my latest obsession - looking at the spice rack at home/grocery store and wondering what colors they would make in soap

 

[dcornett]

I can go right along with the buying expensive oils that you wouldn't one time buy for food, and the kitchen gadgets that I inspect for how the can relate to soaping...but I remember a post way back on a thread like this that really hit home: you know your soapmaker when your taking more pictures of your soaps than you are of your family.