My 4 minutes and 15 seconds of fame.

This past week was a whirlwind of Sweet Teagan's activity. We were invited to be interviewed for a live segment on WREX TV13 out of Rockford. I had little (OK NO IDEA) what the angle of the interview would be, but was able to think fast on my feet at 6:20 am and not embarrass myself too much.

Strangely, the interviewer didn't see the point of an interview about soap prior to my arrival. I set up the most colorful soaps with a few full soap logs, a few scrubs in little stacks, a basket of bath bombs and one of lotions. The set started to smell like a soap store. The cameras started to roll and the interviewer picked up a few soaps to sniff while speaking. Once she opened the Peppermint Eucalyptus and gave a nice long sniff she became a believer. She called over the weather girl and they both oohh's and aaah'd until the end of the segment.

I was asked to not leave until after the show ended because everyone wanted to shop. OK. No problem. While they rifled through the 50 or so types I brought along I was invited to be a vendor at the Stateline Splendor Bridal Expo in 2 weeks. Eeeek. I was gearing up for the annual Garden Fair and had not planned for a Bridal Expo! What a great day!

I will be embedding the interview on the web store.

A New Chapter To My Destiny: Sweet Teagan's

For the past couple of decades I have toiled away, like many people, earning money for someone else. When I 'retired' last year I needed something to keep my mind sharp, so I started a small business. I took a hobby that I loved, soap making, and built an honest to goodness business.

The process brought back many years of college education and work training. I'm the CEO, CFO, CIO, Marketing Manager, Ops Manager, cleaning crew and everything in between. The hours are long, the pay low and the intrinsic rewards priceless. The most recent accomplishment that makes my dear Sweet Teagan's seem 'real' is the web store: http://SweetTeagans.com.


It amazes me to watch web visitors from all over the world browse my site. Admittedly, the first time I saw a guest online I had a feeling of panic. What am I doing?!?!?!? Then the comments and orders come in and the link gets forwarded and I remember what it's all about. Good or bad I make the decisions. So far it's all good.

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