About Me

Welcome Everyone!

I wanted to sit down and tell you a little bit about myself. Thank you all for coming to my store and purchasing some wonderful candles. Candles can do wonders for your home and your mental health. There is something to be said about scents that help calm your mind and bring you down from that long hard day at work. They can also have certain nostalgic effects on you to, bringing you back to a time you remember as a kid. When I walk into a room, where a candle has been lit, I take in a deep breath through my nose, exhale, then think, "How wonderful!". I feel all of the emotions of the day just melt away. I come down to a sense of calm. This is what I want you to feel with our candles here at R.P.T. Candle Company. It's not all about what smells great to everyone, but what gives you that sense of serenity. 

I am 41 years old with an amazing partner. We've been together for 12 years. My partner is my best friend in life. I don’t know what I would do without them. We have two wonderful GoldenDoodles, Oliver and Charlie. I look forward to coming home every day and seeing them. They are always so happy. Currently, I do work a full-time 9 to 5 job. This candle business is a way for me to create and share those creations with others to enjoy.

 

About a year ago (when I turned 40), I was thinking about how this later part of my life was going to go. What would I do? How could I fulfill something that was missing? I spent some time thinking about it and then life got in the way of my thoughts. Then, at the beginning of 2024, I was listening to a book on my way home from work. It was the 6th book in a series about a witch who owned a candle shop and she and her cat would run around town solving mysteries (sounds silly but they are great books). As I was driving, I thought, "That's it! That's what I could do! Make candles!". Little did I realize the can of worms I had just opened up. So I started doing my research. I spent 3 months researching everything I could find about this craft. The more I learned the more I enjoyed it. So, here we are today. My own candle shop is now open.

Again, thank you all for coming to my store. I look forward to having my customers come back, see new products, and see where we go from here!