About me + Slow Living
Hi! It’s me, Monique
I am a licensed Esthetician and have a degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies, though I am no longer a therapist. Alchemy was born so I can make beautiful things slowly, because I cannot ‘office’.
The first products I created I made for myself more than 25 years ago because I love the aromatics and healing properties of plants. I’m still chasing the smells and often do experimental distillations ‘just for fun’.
When I’m not working on projects for Alchemy, I tend my garden and knit socks. One of my favorite ways to meet new people is by taking hands-on workshops.
I met my husband when we both worked for an independant bookstore. We’ve been together for thirty years, we like to travel; we’ve raised two kids; we share our home with two rescue dogs.
This quote defines one of my core values:
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.
WHAT IS SLOW LIVING?
It’s a radical lifestyle in a culture that considers BUSY the norm and exhaustion a status.
Embracing SLOW is about creating a more contented life by:
re-claiming your leisure time
de-emphasizing “JOB” as a defining metric
acknowledging wellness has more worth than your ‘net’
