Random Ramblings

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!

One of the guild groups I was looking at in the EU, won’t accept members until you’ve had your products assessed. Everything is kind of WHOA factor right now. But honestly? It is a lot better than dealing with the Chinese government. We visited the local government to register our “business” and to get our broadcasting certificate so we could do some live streaming (it’s illegal here). Yeah no. No one knew how to deal with our request. We were actually told to open a restaurant or a school as that is what all foreigners do. Open a school or a restaurant. You’re foreign women. You’re not clever enough to know science. Yup. Was actually told that. More than once.

Oh I’ve been dealing with crap like that since I came to China. I used to post everything on WeChat in detail about what I was creating for I’d come to work with some new soap and no one could beleive I could make something. Because I’m a foreign woman.

They really do have a point though… My co-worker for example, sure he can cook and do some cleaning. But good lord he is useless. He’s been in this city for over a year and still cannot tell a taxi driver where he lives. There are some pretty dumb foreigners in the world.

Yeah, the Guild stuff is crap. But I get it. It’s something to tuck under your belt to set you apart and can mention you and your stash belong to an exclusive club. I’m all for it. Last week one of my Canadian cousins in America was at a fair and bought some homemade sunscreen. This lady she bought it from had no label on the bottle and nothing to say it was “sunscreen” (I’m still studying labelling requirements so you can imagine my hurrrummmph) there was no drug information, allergin info, nothing. Just “all natural, homemade sunscreen, chemical free, organic the way nature intended”.

Yeah. She was planning on tossing that crap on her kids for protection. I sat there on Facetime berating her then told her well, you know. What we tell everyone who plans to make their own sunscreen. Face smack indeed!

And this is why I agree with the Guilds and being a part of them. I do feel that governing agencies should step up their enforcement for the public’s safety. That would be a great thread topic actually! Too many people are at risk these days by the babe’s, mama’s and Merozaxe’s out there. I think of it like this, I spent how many years trying to be all tree hugging yuppie- what did I do to my body during that time that was actually unsafe because some internet crack pot said it was a good idea?

Hey Joyful! Long time no see! Love seeing your posts on IG! You have a beautiful place and I love all the animals. You mentioned university and exams. What are you studying? When will you graduate?