So I guess couldn’t fix the candles that set weirdly. I can’t believe I spent so long on Tuesday babysitting these candles with a heat gun only to return today and see them looking just as awful as when I started!! What a waste of time and what a waste of resources (and money, for real).

Today has just not panned out in my favour, y’all. I was halfway to the studio when I realised I’d forgotten the dehumidifier at home, so I turned around and drove back to get it. Then when I got to the studio, a parent picking up a toddler from the nursery was parked in my spot. And as if walking into the studio to discover my freakish candles wasn’t enough, I also ran out of data on my phone so I couldn’t even get any admin done. After so many L’s in a row, I decided to cut my losses for the day and just head back home.

I’ve never had candles set like this before! I did some research last night and I’m thinking they turned out this way due to the high humidity in the studio, hence the reason why I brought a dehumidifier with me. I already have one at the studio but I took the one we have at home to see if it would help. Before I left the studio I quickly melted some plain wax and poured it in a tin and hopefully when it sets up I’ll be able to either blame the issue on humidity effecting the wax or I’ll have to test the fragrance oil.

A setback like this is so unexpected and I’m honestly feeling really stressed about it. I was planning on releasing a new scent in June and also restocking multiple candles but so much has gone wrong that it makes me want to put everything on pause until I can get a handle on things! I’ve got a meeting with my social media manager tomorrow and I’m not looking forward to having to tell her I think we need to push some stuff back. Ugh.

I’m also feeling stressed about getting the front garden ready for Saturday. The work itself is pretty back-breaking and it feels like it’s never-ending. We spent about forty-five minutes shoveling dirt into bags and there’s still so much left. Not loving it.

So that about sums up my day. Feeling pretty defeated about it, but hoping to take it all on the chin and move forward because I don’t know what else I can do about the candles!