Copycat

I haven't been a part of Etsy for a long time but, I have recently become aware that there is some copycatting going on. I know that Etsy frowns upon this and I was seeing if anybody else had some feedback on this topic. Now, I am aware that most people get great ideas to do something by seeing someone else doing something, or making something etc, etc, but having the SAME pattern or recipe is obviously stealing. The person that got stolen from is bummed to say the least and Etsy has gone after them time and time again, but they continue. Anybody have any thoughts on this?

Etsy

This is my first post I am doing about Etsy and the people of Etsy. If you haven't been on there you really should check it out. Even if you don't have stuff to sell, you can create a profile as a buyer. Just because you are starting as a buyer does not mean you HAVE to buy something, but these are hard times folks and you really should support your local sellers or just people that create their own homemade items. I, personally, am really tired of seeing the same old stuff from Walmart. Yes, walmart is inexpensive, but it is also the least original place you could possibly shop. Stop being a sheep and support your local Etsian. Once you have created a profile on Etsy you can shop according to your area.

I have bought from Etsy and I love everything I have gotten. The best thing about that is I know it is one of a kind and special. So, get yourselves a profile if you don't already have one and support this awesome site!

New Soap

I just finished making my Black Coconut Liquid Soap. I love it! Please check it out. It really does smell good and it is infused with oatmeal to soften even the dryest skin. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see pics from my shop. Thanks!

ok....time to get on this

Well, I have been lagging on this blog thing, but on etsy it seems that everyone has one and uses one so I really have to start doing this more often. Lets see I have had 4 sales in the last two days and I am super excited. I love when people find me, like me, and want to use the products I have put all my time and energy into creating. It isn't just time and energy either.....it is reading and researching what is good for the skin and how I can go about making a better long lasting bar....etc. etc. etc. Ok...so anyone listening must go and find out about etsy if you haven't already. It is full of homemade TREASURES. F@#$ Walmart. You can find decently priced homemade and wonderful one of a kind things on Etsy for just as much and maybe a tad more than walmart. Plus, very few others have those things so you won't be walking around with the same thing your neighbor has on. I am in the middle of doing a trade right now on there and I find that it is really cool to be able to trade someone my homemade things for their homemade things and even use it as a Christmas gift since we are so low on money right now.

Ok....now for an MSG update. It is going well. I am still surprised how many people don't read labels and know what the manufacturers are putting in their food. I mean come on people. Do you really trust them that much to just pull it off the shelf and not research it first? I can't blame them I guess since I did it for so many years. NO MORE!!! Those jerks won't get me to eat the MSG that is making our country so fat. Not to mention the poor kids. The moms eat MSG when the baby is in the womb, then feed it to them in the form of formula (because no moms breastfeed anymore....they don't have enough time>>>BARF) and then when they get older it is doritos in the lunch bag and so much more. No wonder these kids are obese by the time they are 12. It is just sad and I will not stand for such crap. I will NOT feed that to my kids. We are vegetarian and try to eat locally as much as we can and organic as much as we can. You need to teach them the building blocks of food when they are young so they can carry it into adulthood. Watch Freddie grow up and be a meat eating dorito muncher! At least I will be able to say that I didn't teach him that!

Ebay seller?

I have been looking to sell wholesale products on Ebay and I am not sure it is a scam or not. I am not going to register for any until I get the WHOLE truth. Most of them run a 100 dollar a month fee, but what if you don't make that much. It seems like a scam to me, but I have some more investigation to do.

On another note....I just tried Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Brownies....they have no MSG, and I thought they were delicious. I have been trying some delicious gluten free recipes lately and hopefully I will have time to show them to all, but time is of the essence for me these days.

Vegan....kinda....with NO MSG!!!!!!

So our new thing now is NO MSG.....which almost puts us in the Vegan category with the exception of eggs which we get out of our backyard and cheese that I find impossible to give up. You would be surprised at the amount of food I have been eating that has MSG in it. I mean right there on the label Monosodium Glutamate. Ridiculous if you ask me. I feel like this whole food thing has gotten out of hand and people have NO idea what they are eating. Well, I will not be the one in the dark. Y'all can call me crazy, but I refuse to listen to how MSG in small amounts is not toxic, when clearly it is. How much do you think they paid that doctor to say that? Pure anger is pouring out of me. They got me! But, not anymore......I have educated myself and I am very happy I did so. But, if it wasn't for my husband, the coolest guy in the world, I wouldn't be doing this. How many guys are comfortable with a vegetarian diet with NO MSG? I would have to say only about 3%of men would be cool with this. It would hurt their egos too much to admit that they don't eat meat....because REAL men eat meat, right? PFFFFF@! Real men are educated and open minded human beings. Ok....enough for now. I have to take a pic of the bread I am making and put it in here for no one to look at since I am the only one who looks at this damn thing anyway.....but you never know.

Vegetarian Goodness

I have been at my parents' house for about a week now. I have been having a pretty good time. I have really been enjoying making delicious vegetarian meals for big meat eaters like my parents. I am not trying to convert them or anything, but it is nice when you can open somebody's eyes to something new.....especially vegetarian food. I made this incredible recipe for "meatless" meatballs the other night, and they were to die for. No one would have ever known that they were meatless. The problem with vegetarian food is that no one knows how delicious it can be. They think that vegetarian food is all about tasteless tofu recipes and lots and lots of veggies and it just isn't so. The meatballs I made were made from walnuts.....and this is another thing about vegetarian cooking. You have to add fats because there is none. That is what was so great about this recipe. The meatballs had ground walnuts, cheeses, onion soup mix, and 4 eggs(I have no problem with eggs, by the way, I have my own chickens). So, the fat from the cheese and walnuts mixed into the sauce and made it very hearty. Why can't I find a restaurant that can make such good vegetarian dishes. All chefs do is make you a plate of veggies and call it a day. Chefs can be such idiots...I swear. They have Iron Chef America and none of those chefs could have come up with this awesome dish if they had walnuts as their main ingredient. Chefs need to step it up a notch.

Okay....now another note. My sis has been in recovery from an addiction to many things. I always feel like I am walking on eggshells around her because anything you say MIGHT make her use again. This is how I feel. Get over it already, you have been recovering for a year now....it is time to let us talk like normal human beings. Today Freddie was tired and kept pulling on my leg every 5 minutes for a hug and a kiss. It sounds so cute but after 2 hours of this...it was getting a little old. Denise came in the room at the end of the two hours and saw Freddie ask for a kiss and a hug as we were headed out the door and I said "Oh, Freddie, that is enough now". She found this offensive and made me feel like an awful mother and so I countered with "I think I know how to care for my kid". Now she is all pissy. I am so happy sometimes to live in Vegas because it is so far away from this madness.

Anyway, I will post the meatball recipe the next time I get to blog. I am going to start to put the best of the best recipes on the blog here so if anyone feels adventurous they will know they are getting a mother tested, kid approved vegetarian recipe.

Anxious

It will be just a couple days and I will be on the airplane with two crazy kids. I better soak up this comfortableness while I can. I can't stand the couple days before I go on a plane and the couple days before I leave. I have so much stuff running through my head. Will I forget something important. What snacks should I bring on the plane. What other podcasts can I download on my phone for Sofia on the plane. What will I do without Caillou for Sofia. When will I have time to get the laundry done before I go.....freddie NEEDS his spiderman shirts. I need to go to the bank. I need to refill my prescription. Maggie needs her medicine. The horses need love. UGH!! What to do, what to do. Now, what should I make for dinner? I made a killer lentil loaf last night. I was a little dry, but still good. Next time I will make a gravy with it. I found a link to a Vegan Blog site with lots of yummy recipes. Not that I am going Vegan or anything.....not that there is anything wrong with being a Vegan. Anyway, I have lentils and tofu in the fridge that needs to be used up before I go. Hmmm. I think I will do a search...AS SOON AS I GET THIS LAUNDRY IN!!

Fearless

So Maggie, our fearless one eyed Boston Terrier, just got the cone off her head and stitches out of her eye today. I was so glad that all this would be over and we could get on with our lives. We were laying on the couch together and she sat up and I saw a red bump on her butt. Oh god, now what. Is it a tumor? Who knows. Probably something that is going to cost us a whole bunch of money. I am very worried that I might lose her. She is the best dog ever and I don't want her to leave so soon. She at least deserves the normal 10 years a dog normally gets, but she is not even 2 yet. How could this be happening. Ok Ok, I am getting ahead of myself. I am just going to wait it out and see what happens.