My soap room soundtrack is mostly podcasts and audiobooks. What should I add to my queue? Share your favorites with me and with everyone here!

With @fakeadultmom, I created Resist Like a Mother soap to support @postpartumsupportinternational. 💛 Our goal: $10,000. Every $10 donation = a raffle entry to win 20 bars of soap — but more importantly, it provides life-saving support for new parents. give.postpartum.net/resist

Soapmakers ask innocent questions about masterbatching… and autocorrect takes it somewhere else. 🤭 In soapmaking, it’s just pre-measuring oils or lye water in bulk to save time. And the other kind? Perfectly natural — and no, you can’t go blind from doing it too much. 😉

Trans kids deserve to grow up and thrive. 🌈 Small affirmations matter — a sticker, a kind word, a note on the fridge. They remind people they’re not alone, and they’re loved. 🧼💛 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Soap takes 4–6 weeks to cure, but the wait is worth it. 🧼 Favorites are back: Love Wins, Fresh out of Fucks, Forest Park, Smash the Patriarchy & Resist. Some go quick, so grab yours! Thanks for keeping this little soap business lively! 💛 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Hate is loud, but most people support trans folks living authentically. Let love be louder. 🌈 Trans friends, you’re not alone. Allies: leave kind comments, check in, donate, show your support visibly, share content. Silence isn’t neutral — be louder today.

Flat $9 shipping works for soap, not so much for a $4 sticker. 💌 If you order only stickers, I refund the $9 after it comes through. The Amanda Gorman quote is worth carrying with you whether you buy a sticker or jot it on a Post-it. 🧼 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

We didn’t just hit the $5k goal — we raised $7,660! 💛 This community came together to support a Florida school giving queer & trans kids a safe place to learn. Proof that collective action works. 🧼 www.optimisticsoap.com

Soap cure dates 🗓️ 9/10 Love Wins ❤️ 9/12 Lemongrass 🌿 9/14 Smash Patriarchy ✊ 9/15 Resist 9/16 Oatmeal Milk Honey 9/19 Bisexual 🏳️‍🌈 9/22 Dragon’s Breath 9/24 Calm the F*** Down (vegan) 9/25 Love Wins (vegan) 10/1 Rebel Girls 10/2 Billionaire Tears 💸 10/5 Joy ✨ 🧼 www.optimisticsoap.com

Each month I send soap sales to causes that matter. This year, I’ve chosen @democracyforward again — they’re fighting book bans, abortion restrictions, LGBTQ+ rights attacks, and more. And they’re winning. 💪 Choose one thing. Do what you can. www.optimisticsoap.com

Running out of stock has been the story of my life this year. 🫠 But I finally got some of my Portlandia Collection back, including Mt Hood — berries, juniper, pine & snow. ❄️ A few other favorites too! www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

“Be the reason someone remembers that the world is kind.” 💛 Today’s the last day (8/31) to support a safe haven for queer & trans kids in Florida. Every $10 donated = another chance to win 20 bars of my soap. ⏳ Donate: www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...

Florida has become ground zero for anti-trans laws. This queer- and trans-friendly school gives kids safety + hope. We’re close to our $5K goal but need to finish strong by Aug 31! Every $10 = 1 raffle entry. 💛 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... Shares help too!

The nicknames you came up with? 🔥 My comments are open — drop your best one 👇 See the full list in the IG caption: www.instagram.com/reel/DN3I4RD...

Pansexual = attraction regardless of gender — “hearts not parts.” 💗 women 💛 beyond the binary 💙 men. Pan + bi can overlap, and that’s okay — identities aren’t boxes, they help us feel seen. 🌈 Pan Soap is back! 🧼 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Joy isn’t frivolous — it’s fuel for the fight. That’s why I made a soap called “Joy.” Champagne-scented, radiant, a daily act of resistance you can hold in your hand. 💛 🧼 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Help me support a Florida school that’s a safe haven for LGBTQIA+ youth in a hostile county. 🏳️‍🌈 Every $10 donation = another raffle entry for 20 bars of my soap. Goal: $5k by Aug 31. Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...

Fundraising feels good, but nothing beats seeing the impact. These kids went to camp, reconnected with siblings, created, explored, and felt the love of kind humans. 💛 Thank you for making it happen! Another fundraiser for youth is coming soon — follow so you don’t miss it.

Outrage is easy. Joy takes intention. When we let them steal our happiness, they win twice — in policy & in spirit. Joy fuels the fight. Laugh, love, create. Guard your joy fiercely — not to ignore reality, but to change it.

Resist is a new soap this year, perfect for anyone working hard to push back against this regime. The blend of bergamot, apricot, and luscious berries is a bright, joyful way to start a purposeful day. 🧼 Grab yours here: www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Bathe in schadenfreude! (So delightful) 💸🛁 Every boycott, every union win = fresh billionaire tears. 🛍️ Shop small ✊ Support workers 📦 Cancel Prime 📵 Skip billionaire media Help keep my supply of this ingredient flowing! 🧼 Back in stock: www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

These soaps are harder to make and don’t sell as well — but the love I get back? Floods my heart. Allyship shouldn’t be quiet. Let’s all be louder! 🏳️‍🌈 Nonbinary’s back: www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Love Wins isn’t weakness. It’s resistance. We don’t become what we’re fighting. We don’t stoop to cruelty. We hold the line without losing ourselves. Love gives us something to fight for — and it’s how we win. 🧼 Now in classic & vegan: www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

RESISTANCE THERAPY > RETAIL THERAPY 📞 Call Congress with @5calls 🪧 Join @IndivisibleTeam (I’ll be at a letter-writing meeting this weekend!) 💸 Donate to orgs like @DemocracyForward ✍️ Write postcards with a friend 🗣️ Speak out—online, in person, wherever you can Pick one. Start there.

Uline = shipping supplies + far-right funding. Anti-LGBTQ+. Anti-abortion. Pro-Trump. If you run or work for a business, ask to switch suppliers. Try: @ecoenclose @papermart @swalterpackaging We have power if we use it. We have to stop funding our own oppression!

Trump promised transparency—but his name reportedly appears repeatedly in the Epstein files. Some Republicans are starting to split. Let’s flood their offices and demand a vote to release the files. Use the @5Calls app. It’s fast. The soap is Rebel Girls. Available 8/18.

You don’t need to believe in pointy hats to believe in energy or intention. Stir clockwise and say: “Karma come quickly. Let justice be done.” 🪄 Spell from my friend @theshabbycreekcottage — a real-life witch & activist. Find your people. Share the spell.

We can affect the bottom line — just ask Target, who lost $9B after ditching DEI. 🚫 Amazon 🚫 Target 🚫 Tesla 🚫 X (Twitter) 🚫 Hobby Lobby 🚫 Chick-fil-A Boycotts work best when they’re big, visible, and shared. Let’s join arms and flex some collective power.

I’m still so proud of DTNA, even though we parted ways in February. No company is perfect, but I watched them put real dollars behind their DEI work — including EQUAL, the ERG for LGBTQIA+ employees. After 25 years together, I’ll keep cheering them on from the sidelines. 🏳️‍🌈💙

The humble Oatmeal Milk & Honey soap is back. No swirls. No flash. Just comfort in bar form — and yeah, I feel a little weird promoting soap in the middle of… gestures at everything. But folks have asked, and it’s here if you’ve been waiting. 🧼 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

I literally have to run out the door in 20 minutes and still haven’t ironed my dress yet, so no time for a thoughtful caption! But this one has been on my to-do list for MONTHS and finally getting to it on the day of Portland’s Pride Parade seems appropriate. It will available in 4-6 weeks!

Follow-up to this reel: www.instagram.com/reel/DLU0RN-... Joy isn’t selfish — it keeps us going. Despair helps only the oppressor. Small acts + daily joy = survival + resistance. What brought you joy this week? Share!

Smashing the patriarchy should be more than a slogan. Here’s how to take action: 📱 Use the @5calls app to call your reps ✉️ Write letters w/ @votefwd 🗳️ Be a poll worker (esp if you’re young + cranky about democracy being on fire) www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

In my 20s, I made Peace You Motherfucker stickers and stuck them all over Portland with my gay club crew. Now they’re back — Resist You Motherfucker. New era. New fight. Same spirit. Available now: 👉 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page... Stick one somewhere that needs a little resistance energy.

I called the president a Cheeto politician. Was it immature? Sure. But mockery breaks the illusion of power. Authoritarians rely on fear. We get to use laughter. Got a favorite nickname? Drop it below. Let’s roast him until he’s out of here!

💥 Surviving this soul-crushing administration? This has helped me: 📱 Call your reps (use @5calls) 🪧 Attend rallies (@50501movement has local lists) 🗳️ Vote 💵 Donate to groups like @democracyforward & @aclu 🚫 Boycott Amazon, Target, Walmart 🏳️‍🌈 Support vulnerable communities

Some of my dearest friends came from organizing work — bonding over shared purpose is powerful. Want that too? Find your local @IndivisibleTeam group at indivisible.org → Menu → “Find Your Group” → enter your city (not zip code). It works even in red states!

💛🤍💜🖤 Today is International Nonbinary People’s Day — a day to celebrate those who live beyond the gender binary. Nonbinary is an umbrella term for genders outside “male” or “female” — including agender, genderfluid, bigender, and more. This soap will be available early Aug www.optimisticsoap.com

🧼 This month, a portion of every soap sale goes to @democracyforward — a legal powerhouse suing this administration and winning. These lawsuits are tantrum-inducing — how delightful is that? Please consider donating to them directly! www.optimisticsoap.com

No lesbians were harmed in the making of this soap (we’re not monsters). We use a painless extraction process at a repurposed U-Haul facility — the lesbians are fine. Satsuma-scented and back in stock: www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Someone recently said, “Wait… you make soap??” Which is fair — but also, it’s in my name. 😂 I know this account bounces between soap, activism, and occasional sock prancing… but that’s the mix. That’s me. Curious if it’s working or if it feels like chaos. (No promises to change, but I am curious!)

So. I’d totally fangirled after bumping into Amy Sedaris: www.instagram.com/reel/DKQpE1r... Well. We ran into her again the next day. And she shared her address so I could send her some of my soap! Not only did she write back… She sent me socks. AMY. SEDARIS. SENT ME SOCKS. 🧦💌🧼

HOW DO I DRIVE THIS THING??? I am primarily on Instagram, but, yes, I know all the reasons to leave. I do not plan to leave entirely, but I also know it would be smart to have a BlueSky presence. Can someone hold my hand? (I’ve been reposting the reels I’ve shared to IG… is this good enough?)

Here’s how to fight back: 🪧 Show up to a 7/17 rally 📱 Use @5calls to call your reps (yes, even the safe ones) 📮 Write letters w/ @votefwd 🧼 I’m donating a portion of soap sales to @democracyforward this month—because their work suing the administration is important (and irksome to some)

For days when optimism feels impossible: Calm the F*ck Down soap. Lavender. Magic. And $2 from every bar supports @TrevorProject. 💜 Also includes a witchy workshop from @TheShabbyCreekCottage. Smell good. Do good. Keep fighting. 👉 www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...

Optimism isn’t denial. It’s believing we can still help. 💥 15 minutes of fighting fascism. 15 hours of joy. @ginaluker.bsky.social Call reps, donate, show up July 17 for @50501movement, use your voice. Small acts matter. Joy is fuel. Action is hope. #FightBack #50501 #JoyAndJustice

The “Big Beautiful Bill for Billionaires” was a gut punch. I’ve cycled through grief, rage, despair — but I refuse to land on acceptance. Join a Good Trouble Lives On rally July 17. Find one near you (or plan one!) at @50501movement or 50501.org #GrieveAndRage #50501

Just donated $710 to @translifeline — thanks to your June soap orders! I made it in honor of the transphobic trolls who left hate on my posts. Kindness > cruelty. Always. And if you can, please support @translifeline directly — they need us year-round. 💖 translifeline.org

When the House passed the so-called Big Beautiful Bill for Billionaires, I grieved. But the final stage isn’t acceptance — it’s resistance. Join the July 17 rallies: 50501.org #GoodTrouble #GriefToAction #50501

It’s easy to think that happiness is inappropriate when everything feels like it’s falling apart. But it’s not frivolous. It’s how we survive. Joy gives us light so we can push back against the dark. 💬 What’s one small joy you’ve had this week? Drop it in the comments! Share!