Soap saved me. I put in my resignation at a publishing company, and left one week shy of my 20th anniversary. I jumped ship without a new job and it was literally soap making and selling that kept me afloat. I spent the year "between engagements" setting up my business as a entity and going to as many shows and craft fairs as I could afford. But as time went on, I realized that although I loved soap, the number of handcrafted soap makers was increasing. Many people made bet