26 Days with Watkins I was going to email this to all my friends and family, and then realized how long it is, so decided to finally break down and get my own blog! So, here it is, my very first entry in my blog. I hope I don't bore you to death.

Well, after just 26 days as a Watkins Associate, I have almost enough sales points to advance to the next consultant level. What I need is for people to go shopping and buy stuff! ;-) Good sale prices for August is buy the Aloe & Green Tea shampoo, and get the conditioner half price! Only til the 31st! Some of the extract flavours, Flavoured Salts, and Fish Lover's seasonings are all on special for August. And the Aloe & Green Tea deodorant is still on June special pricing, because Watkins had been having a problem with their packaging company. This is only until the end of September, then its back to regular catalogue price.

You can order on-line at www.watkinsonline.com my associate number is 363337.

In my first month I have used several of the Watkins products myself and have not been disappointed with any of them! The Aloe & Green Tea shampoo, conditioner, antibacterial liquid handsoap, hand & body lotion are ALL just loverly! I love how just a little goes a long way so these will last longer than other possibly similar products I may buy in a grocery store, in the long run saving me money! The Botanical Pet shampoo makes my dogs squeeky shiny clean, and they smell nice too! (unfortunately temporarily unavailable due to packaging problems) James loves the Peppermint Foot Rub after a long day at work. The Laundry Detergent really does help with static cling! I tried it out without using any fabric softener and no dryer sheet, and no static! Of course its summer time and humid as heck, winter may be a different result ;-)

I could not believe just how effective the Insect Repellent is! It works amazing! Even against the North Carolina Coastal mosquitoes, which are about as big as Mantioba mosquitoes! And that's sayin alot! pffffffffffffft on Avon, we tried it and got eaten alive! Try the Watkins! Oh, and Aloe Sunscreen SPF 30. Works good, and most importantly isn't sticky or oily.

I got adventurous in the kichen and was making banana muffins (I had a couple bananas that were too mushy to eat) and added Watkins Vanilla and Cinnamon, even tho the recipe calls for neither. They were really Yummy! I was making some tomato sauce (with my own homegrown tomatoes even!) and added some Watkins Onion Soup Base mix to the sauce, as well as my usual Italian type seasonings, which Watkins also has btw, and it was very good! I surprised even myself.

The Good Tastings bread mix was soooooooooo easy! Just add 12oz of clear carbonated beverage (I used Club Soda, you could use beer or any clear bubbly drink), mix, put it in a loaf pan, bake it and then eat! No kneading, no rising, just mix, bake and eat! Tastes really good hot out of the oven, with melty peanut butter slathered all over it.

I've been substituting the flavour packets in Ramen noodles with Watkins Soup Base mixes. I've tried the Beef and Chicken. Its much nicer than Ramen flavour packets, not nearly as much salt, and no MSG! The noodles are such an easy quick snack, and with the Watkins soup base, much more healthy.

I've also used the Garlic & Parsley Grapeseed oil quite a few times. I put it in the water when I'm boiling pasta, and I cooked a stir fry in it the other night. I loooooooove garlic! and I looooooooove this cooking oil! There are other flavours, or just plain with no flavour as well, but as I said, I just loooooooooove garlic!

In my first month (well, 26 days anyhow!) I have also scheduled my Open House, to be held on September 3rd at the hotel where I used to work. They kindly "comped" me the meeting room for the purpose, in hopes that I will make this a regular habit and become a regular rental customer. I have also scheduled my first Good Tastings party, to happen September 8th, at my friend Juli's book store. And I have signed up my very best friend as a Watkins Good Tastings Associate so that she too can make oodles and oodles of money! So for those in Ontario who were wondering who ya gonna call if you want to have a Good Tastings event, well, call Charlene. (email me for her number if you want) She's ready and rarin' ta go!

I will also be taking some samples of the laundry detergent up to 2 separate Pagan Pride Day events next month, in hopes to garner some customers, and possibly even more new associates, among the Pagan/Earth Friendly community. The organizers of both events have offered me the opportunity without having to pay the vendor fee. In lieu of vendor fee, I will be making donations to a woman's shelter, and of course, the local food banks. I'm cleaning out my cupboards and Watkinizing my entire house!  ¶ 6:48 PM