About Jamie (aka "Batty")
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My name is Jamie and I'm a star-gazing, animal-loving, tree-hugging, halloween obsessed, creative kind of gal. I am also a small business owner, avid crafter, and university student.
I didn't start out making soap as a business. No no no no.. things started out much simpler than that. I started out making handmade soap that both my fiance and I could use without any irritations - rashes for him, dry itchy and cracked skin for me (my feet were the worse! ouch!). I quickly realized that there is a HUGE difference between the soap I was making, and the stuff we had used for so long from the department store! ... In fact, after learning about what we had been slathering on our skin for so long, I was amazed that we didn't have more problems!.. the skin sure can put up with a lot - the good news is it doesn't have to :)
My passions include creative expression, animal welfare, and psychology. I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology with a minor in Visual Arts. I have also studied Fine Art and Animal Care at college. As you can see, continuous learning is a force that drives me. You could say I am an information junkie!
My favorite creative outlets include (but aren't limited to) photography, crafts (paper, candle making, etc), printmaking, sculpture and soap making!
I devote a lot of time to my rescue animals - I have 3 dogs (my fuzzy babies) and a turtle. They, along with the love of my life, often steal my attention away from other tasks (but I don't mind).
I have two chronic illnesses - ankylosing spondylitis (a degenerative bone disorder that causes chronic pain) and fibromyalgia (a chronic pain and fatigue disorder). Although I hope to see a cure in my life time for these diseases, without them I may have never decided to work for myself from home! Without the need to listen to my body and manage my diseases, Batty's Bath may have never developed into anything more than just making products for my friends and family! So, I guess you could say Batty's Bath is the silver lining! I try to look on the bright side of things as much as possible because life is too short not to!
I hope you're finding a way to be creative, or support creativity each and everyday.
Take care,
-Jamie
I didn't start out making soap as a business. No no no no.. things started out much simpler than that. I started out making handmade soap that both my fiance and I could use without any irritations - rashes for him, dry itchy and cracked skin for me (my feet were the worse! ouch!). I quickly realized that there is a HUGE difference between the soap I was making, and the stuff we had used for so long from the department store! ... In fact, after learning about what we had been slathering on our skin for so long, I was amazed that we didn't have more problems!.. the skin sure can put up with a lot - the good news is it doesn't have to :)
My passions include creative expression, animal welfare, and psychology. I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology with a minor in Visual Arts. I have also studied Fine Art and Animal Care at college. As you can see, continuous learning is a force that drives me. You could say I am an information junkie!
My favorite creative outlets include (but aren't limited to) photography, crafts (paper, candle making, etc), printmaking, sculpture and soap making!
I devote a lot of time to my rescue animals - I have 3 dogs (my fuzzy babies) and a turtle. They, along with the love of my life, often steal my attention away from other tasks (but I don't mind).
I have two chronic illnesses - ankylosing spondylitis (a degenerative bone disorder that causes chronic pain) and fibromyalgia (a chronic pain and fatigue disorder). Although I hope to see a cure in my life time for these diseases, without them I may have never decided to work for myself from home! Without the need to listen to my body and manage my diseases, Batty's Bath may have never developed into anything more than just making products for my friends and family! So, I guess you could say Batty's Bath is the silver lining! I try to look on the bright side of things as much as possible because life is too short not to!
I hope you're finding a way to be creative, or support creativity each and everyday.
Take care,
-Jamie
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