The other day I was outside visiting with one of my neighbors when she confides in me that they are pregnant. This is fantastic news because a year ago she went through a heart breaking miscarriage. However, the news gets even better. She's having twins. The cool thing about this is her husband told her that she could stay at home if she ever had twins and wouldn't have to go back to work (thinking it would most likely never happen). She was telling me their conversation about this and told me, "And then he said, 'Well, I guess you're going to have to talk to Cori and have her teach you how to make soap.'" This is in reference to how they're going to have to cut back on living costs and be more efficient with less income. Apparently I have a reputation.
Soap???
There were just so many questions running through my mind at that precise moment, I had no idea how to respond. I must have said something stupid like, "Oh ya, anytime."
Soap??? So the neighbors think of me sitting at home all day making homemade soap since I'm a stay at home mom? How did I get this notoriety? Who is spreading soap rumors about me? Do I look like someone who would make her own homemade soap? Granted, I went through a phase a year ago where I was making my own laundry detergent and deodorant but have since ceased all such nonsense (it costs too much to make your own and doesn't work nearly as well, for the record). But I don't recall ever going outside and making a public announcement to the neighborhood about my homemade soap making abilities. Are my neighbors secretly referring to me as 'The Homemade Soap Lady'? I'm beside myself with my newfound public image. What else could they possibly think of me? Why do I care so much? Most importantly, what are my kids saying about me when they're at the neighbor's house?
I better scour the internet for a good soap making recipe for my neighbor for when her twins are due - they're counting on me and I don't want to let them down...afterall, I am The Homemade Soap Lady.
