Random Ramblings

I am making an attempt at staying on topic in the threads these days. I went searching for an ingredient information the other day and went through four pages of searches before I gave up and resorted to google+Susan’s.

This is the biggest reason why I don’t spend more time on The Hive of late as topics are scattered and willy nilly all over the place with little tidbits of information scattered in a post. I do understand that conversation goes here and there, but I just don’t have the time to search through pages and posts looking for information on a various oil. I would like to stay on topic while discussing the information on a thread (and it might be selfish of me to say this), so I have time to call people and talk about oils and various ingredients.

I am guilty of side tracking a conversation just as much as the next person. Maybe if we all found ourselves getting sidetracked from the original posters message, we can copy and paste and put it here with a little note directing readers here to the Random Musing thread.

Well Penny, it took a couple tries to get it right,but the end result is a fun wobbly fragrant cleanser for the kids 🙂 I learned that you have to be patient, really patient in letting the bits melt and when you put the glycerin/carrageenan with the surfactant, BLAM! it gels. Like instantly, no time for colour and fragrance fast. Magically:) but it doesn’t fall apart in the tub, it acts like a bar of soap that’s fun to play with.

Okay, let me discuss my job a bit. First, if you know anything about US insurance- I work for the green lizard. Currently I work in the service dept. I do everything from reissuing cancelled policies, dealing with rate increases and more. I’m your everyday service counselor. I applied to go to underwriting. I want to help deal with the policies themselves- move ups, move downs, cancelling the policy, etc.

That said…there’s another position that exists but doesn’t anymore. I want to work in IT. Specifically, I want to work on our reference material for all departments. It needs to be rewritten, reformatted, and less doublespeak to help sales, service, claims to be more effective. Right now, there’s a team who adds to the material, but none who update and revamp it. That’s the job I’m trying to create. I’m doing sample pages. Showing how it can be- revamped, easier to read and update, less searching for the right material, and increasing efficiency. So, yeah. That’s my dream job. It’d be full time- no calls, getting thousands of pages fixed for the teams.

So, yeah. I have needs to do more yet different. 😂

Yup. Depending on where you’re going, do yourself a favour- get a driving abstract from the country you’re in, if you’ve been insured there so you can prove you’ve got a good driving record once you arrive in the new country. Also, most credit cards will cover some insurance issues if you’re renting a vehicle and if you buy the rental company insurance while you’re getting settled. If you know the big city you’ll be in or near, look up a major insurance agency, call them and have them use their books to get you some rates.

Lol. Depending on where you are in the US, that’s not a easy way to live. But in most larger areas, it’s doable. You can still follow the same for health, life, etc. Sometimes a major agent has all under one umbrella.

It’s like this is my job or something. 😬😲

Try to find an insurance broker in the area you’re looking at. They don’t work for one company and will get you quotes, info, etc..from different insurance companies that fit your needs.

The thought of owning my own car kind of makes my head spin. I guess it is the same as owning my own house. Crazy head going on.

I know some parts of Canada have decent public transportation too. But I’ve my eye on Europe.

As I’ve said, the insurance companies don’t really want to work with me right now as I am not in country and I am not looking for now. I am looking for 18 months from now. It really is a pain in the butt. They reply to messages a week or two later- oh and don’t get me started on assessors!!!! I’ll drive you mental with their shenanigans- some insurance dude told me that I need “crafters insurance” and I asked if that will cover working with lye, and selling products made with lye to people. “I don’t know, let me get back to ye”.

It’s been a month.

I’ve seen that Handcrafter’s insurance too. I know there’s a group/guild/whatever it’s called that has a group policy here in the US for homecrafters and small businesses. Maybe a good place to start would be that kind of group in the area you’re looking at. I would think they’d have knowledge of such things and gladly share it with you. In fact, you might get help in other areas such as the assessors and such too. Good luck!