tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.comments2014-11-30T08:59:49.190-05:00NaKee' NaturalNaKee' Naturalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-64533634404024380462010-03-21T09:15:52.001-04:002010-03-21T09:15:52.001-04:00Thank you for commenting, Christine! Thank you fo...Thank you for commenting, Christine! Thank you for giving us a chance and discovering our stuff is pretty yummy! Look out 'big name brand' product! :)NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-29752004148416722912010-03-21T09:04:17.766-04:002010-03-21T09:04:17.766-04:00Your Lilac soap is absolutely heavenly! All of yo...Your Lilac soap is absolutely heavenly! All of your products are wonderful. We're converting from "that other brand" of soap to NaKee'!Christine Blossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322243522230874980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-83682831359136676122010-02-23T17:17:15.325-05:002010-02-23T17:17:15.325-05:00Dear Anonymous,
I am sorry if I offended you. If...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />I am sorry if I offended you. If I knew who you were, I would write this note privately. I don't have any idea about raising chickens, I was hoping you could help shed some light on the subject since you are interested enough in the subject to comment on my blog. <br /><br />I am just a wife, mom, and entrepreneur who has this blog to share with customers/friends/those who care; about making soap, and life in general(see the description of the blog to the right). I have no interest in debating or nit-picking back and forth on it. I frankly just don't have the energy for it, but I did want to express my apologies for any offense I may have caused by not publishing your comments.<br /><br />It is ok that you have a different opinion...really! I don't mind critiques because it helps me grow and expand my thinking. What I don't think is right is if someone has a negative comment, and expresses it anonymously. It is cowardly behavior in my opinion. *Note: I am not saying the 'person' is a coward, I am expressing my opinion about the behavior.<br /><br />If someone wants to post something that is critical and does so anonymously, that certainly is their right. Absolutely, no doubt about it....and it is also the right of the blogger to moderate the comments and decide to publish or reject those comments. <br /><br />We do all live differently, and I respect that. I think we all live differently at different times in our lives as well. Life is a journey, and not everyone's is the same journey. That is what makes life grand! If we were all the same, it would be boring. <br /><br />My desire and goal is to learn from others and experiences and grow in all areas of my life....and blog about it if I wish to. <br /><br /><br />Candy Sweeney<br />NaKee' NaturalNaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-64142173570873072912010-02-23T16:23:18.424-05:002010-02-23T16:23:18.424-05:00Re. your chicken situation: Looks like someone ju...Re. your chicken situation: Looks like someone just has a different opinion on things than you do. Doesn't make them wrong or you right. Just their opinion. I think they should have the right to comment on it just like anyone else. Isn't that kind of the point. We all live life differently! Not everything needs to be debated or reasoned about. Guessing you would post an "anonymous" post if it agreed with you!!:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-1028884580358925842010-02-21T14:18:12.746-05:002010-02-21T14:18:12.746-05:00An anonymous person has left 2 comments about chic...An anonymous person has left 2 comments about chickens. One saying Yuck, and the other saying chickens in our backyard and their neighborhood would be nasty. I moderate comments, and I don't post comments from people who won't say who they are, so please email me at candy@nakeenatural.com and let me know who you are and your reasons for thinking that chickens are nasty.<br />I would be happy to discuss this with you, and explore your reasoning. :) CandyNaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-15565170330758431492010-02-20T15:20:01.333-05:002010-02-20T15:20:01.333-05:00A friend of mine gave that to us to watch. We hav...A friend of mine gave that to us to watch. We haven't gotten around to it yet. I hear it is hard to watch. I am planning to plant my seeds soon so I can be ready to plant our garden again! It is so satisfying!NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-31355393937750961802010-02-20T14:47:29.891-05:002010-02-20T14:47:29.891-05:00Thanks Candy! I will certainly check out that web...Thanks Candy! I will certainly check out that website. I just watched Food Inc and am going to be making great efforts to grow our own foods this coming year. HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-30645010091423490692010-02-19T19:14:17.323-05:002010-02-19T19:14:17.323-05:00Wow, that's great Heather!
About those chicke...Wow, that's great Heather!<br /><br />About those chickens. We have friends who have chickens, and we will be getting some either this spring or next spring. We are only going to get 3, and we are planning on getting an Ameracauna, which lays blue/green eggs and possibly an Orpington also. I am not sure which other one. There are so many kinds to choose from. I hear they can be great pets too. We would really like to supply our own eggs. Fun Fact: Backyard chickens produce eggs that contain 4 to 6x the vitamin D, and a third less cholesterol, and twice the omega-3 fatty acids as typical supermarket eggs. We will not get any roosters though. Go to www.backyardchickens.com . Lots of information there.<br />Candy :)NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-80665822212114628062010-02-19T14:26:58.076-05:002010-02-19T14:26:58.076-05:00We too had a woodstove in our home and used it to ...We too had a woodstove in our home and used it to heat our home in the cold months. After many years and countless trips hauling wood we upgraded to an outdoor woodstove. We love it! Not only does it heat our home but we use it to heat our water also. We do use our propane for the stove and dryer but knowing that we are saving a couple of thousand each year the choppin/hauling wood is worth it.<br /><br />Chickens ... let me know how that goes. I've tossed the idea in my head several times and Martha Stewart just wrote about starting a coop in her latest mag. My hubbys says "NO WAY". I'm concerned with how messy I heard they are and don't want the cost of heating them in the winter.<br /><br />Enjoyed your post ~ HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-30223801553112096562010-02-19T11:47:25.498-05:002010-02-19T11:47:25.498-05:00Our most wonderful friends, Rich & Joan, intro...Our most wonderful friends, Rich & Joan, introduced us to the 'enlightened' path of woodstoves. We also inherited their chicken coop when they left for Japan. Thank you, thank you(she says bowing with hands stretched out on ground)....we are most grateful. <br /><br />Seriously, we have learned quite a lot from our friends and appreciate their simplicity and goodness. We really have missed them since they moved!NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-1711867276297954462010-02-19T11:37:30.365-05:002010-02-19T11:37:30.365-05:00Hey! That's my chicken coop! I wondered which...Hey! That's my chicken coop! I wondered which one of you lily-livered chicken coop rustlers took off with it! And that's all the mention I get in terms of leading you down the dark path of woodstoves? Typical...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-26137104069465933962009-09-10T21:35:53.378-04:002009-09-10T21:35:53.378-04:00We have found that stirring them into our stews an...We have found that stirring them into our stews and soups adds bulk and nutrients, and we hardly know they are there!<br />(I see this posted a while ago, seems I'm a little behind the times!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-85256594744563661272009-09-04T20:10:21.936-04:002009-09-04T20:10:21.936-04:00Joan! Hello, my friend. How is Japan treating yo...Joan! Hello, my friend. How is Japan treating you? We miss you! You have to know that you and Rich were a gigantic influence in us planting greens...some of them are from organic seed, and the garden is not chemically fertilized! You would be so proud. I think we are getting chickens in the spring, too! :)NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-73576248200864599192009-09-04T19:20:29.558-04:002009-09-04T19:20:29.558-04:00Go Greens! Our favorites, for sure! Great post, Ca...Go Greens! Our favorites, for sure! Great post, Candy! Hope all is well. Give our best to all the lads.Joan Baileyhttp://www.popcornhomestead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-46914442652348419052009-08-31T18:26:38.322-04:002009-08-31T18:26:38.322-04:00Wow, thanks for this informative post. I love tha...Wow, thanks for this informative post. I love that you are helping families buy gas cards, that is a smart way to help! All the best to you and your family on this day.Moonday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618172985848924700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-19366774081248169072009-08-25T10:52:31.929-04:002009-08-25T10:52:31.929-04:00Thank you, Donna Maria...I remember your very touc...Thank you, Donna Maria...I remember your very touching post on that. Good point about allowing others to be accountable, because we just cannot fix it for them no matter how much we want to...how much we want to take the pain away.NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-34168141887748873502009-08-25T09:14:03.981-04:002009-08-25T09:14:03.981-04:00Fantastic post! "You can't find happiness...Fantastic post! "You can't find happiness by being successful or getting what you want. You can, however, find success in happiness, by Enjoying The Journey." I love that. I too have seen depression up close and personal and my experience with it is that the more I fed into the person's sense of hopelessness, the worse they became. But once I began to expect that they would take care of their own problem, and look to me for support and not do do it for them or "fix" things, slowly, they began to change. Became more accountable and owned the issue. Today, without drugs at all, this person is thriving. Still has depression I believe, in a medical sense. But is owning it, adjusting day by day to it and taking responsibility for enjoying their own personal journey instead of comparing it to that of others.Donna Maria @ Indie Businesshttp://www.indiebusinessblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-75614546046084441472009-08-24T10:17:37.648-04:002009-08-24T10:17:37.648-04:00You are right, Robyn...mindfulness and being in th...You are right, Robyn...mindfulness and being in the now! I think you will really enjoy the book...I will pass it on to you when I am finished, and will more than likely read it again when you are finished! :)NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-65094054686332787292009-08-24T10:15:46.944-04:002009-08-24T10:15:46.944-04:00Thanks for the comment, Donna Maria! It reminds m...Thanks for the comment, Donna Maria! It reminds me yet again, at the start of a new school year, why I continue to take the boys to school! I wouldn't have it any other way!NaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-34093244874124585042009-08-24T09:38:47.537-04:002009-08-24T09:38:47.537-04:00I'm so thankfur for this post, Cancance. My ki...I'm so thankfur for this post, Cancance. My kids want to take the bus too and I suppose they may at some point when they are older. (Right now, they are 5 and 7.) Their elementary school is about 5 minutes from here and we walk sometimes when the weather is nice. It's great conversation time with my kids and I have really grown to enjoy it. I'm glad I'm not the only one who deal with this issue. It's tempting to give in to their requests to ride the bus but mommy is having to be selfish for just a few more years.Donna Maria @ Indie Businesshttp://www.indiebusinessblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-27272790776495517092009-08-23T21:30:41.828-04:002009-08-23T21:30:41.828-04:00Thanks for sharing these wonderful thoughts! I thi...Thanks for sharing these wonderful thoughts! I think the king should've spent less time on "meaningless" and more time on "mindfulness"...being in the now! I can't wait to read "The Happiness Hyothesis".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-14890739566632329562009-06-01T00:17:48.556-04:002009-06-01T00:17:48.556-04:00Wow, great post. Very inspiring!Wow, great post. Very inspiring!Moonday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618172985848924700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-38302253294662439562009-05-03T09:40:00.000-04:002009-05-03T09:40:00.000-04:00I appreciate your comment Donna Maria! Keep on Ke...I appreciate your comment Donna Maria! Keep on Keeping on!!<br />ckNaKee' Naturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433013823133174635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-76228423920527852392009-05-03T09:32:00.000-04:002009-05-03T09:32:00.000-04:00Candy:
What a fantastic post. Since you are one o...Candy:<br /><br />What a fantastic post. Since you are one of the inspirations for my now 2-week old running routine, I am really encouraged by your journey. I'm not yet at the point where I'm going for speed. I'm where you were when you were just glad to be out there! I am thrilled at what running is doing for my life in just 2 weeks. Hard to believe I didn't try it until now. But as you say, it's a never ending journey. I'm so excited to be on it with you!<br /><br />dMDonna Maria @ Indie Businesshttp://www.indiebusinessblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31826306.post-19355398727828568232009-01-28T13:09:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:09:00.000-05:00Congratualtions on your success! I am hoping it i...Congratualtions on your success! I am hoping it is a sign that people are appreciating the indie artisans who make the really good stuff like Nakee' Natural.Moonday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618172985848924700noreply@blogger.com