Diary Entry August 15 2025

“The Genius (and the Glitter)”

Dear Diary,

Today I woke up with a brilliant idea.

A revolutionary idea.

An idea that would “change the soap game forever.”

…Now the studio is covered in glitter and I’m not entirely sure what I was trying to invent.

Here’s what I remember:

It started as “soap that sparkles under moonlight.” Pretty. Magical. Marketable.

Somewhere along the line, I dumped half a jar of mica into the batch. It now blinds people under direct sunlight.

Tried to package the prototype but ended up with shimmering fingerprints all over the shipping boxes. Customers will think Tinkerbell packed their orders.

I told myself, “It’s fine, take a coffee break.” I stirred my coffee with a soap spatula. It now tastes faintly of patchouli.

I got distracted and sketched a whole product line on sticky notes: “Cosmic Chaos Collection.” I can’t tell if it’s genius or a lawsuit.

 

So, was today productive?

No.

Was today chaotic?

Yes.

Do I regret it?

Also yes. But sparkly.

Dreaming in suds and starlight,

Melinda 🐒💜