There's no doubt about it. You love your family dearly. But when 12-hour workdays are as familiar to you as your requisite nine-to-five, the familial ties that bind (and bond) us are not always as strong as you'd like.

When your to-do list is growing by the minute, and your PDA is becoming a PITA (or pain in the…well, you know what), how are you going to keep the home fires burning? By adopting the creams and elixirs from Virginia-based bath & body company Flower Peddler into your daily routine, you'll truly feel like you've gone home again.

Although Flower Peddler is family owned and operated, don't get the wrong idea. We're not talking The Godfather here. Sure, owner Michele Keiper's desire to keep the familial bonds in tact is as fierce as The Corleone clan's (if not more so). But you can bet the only heat she & her team are packing is embodied in the commitment and passion with which they create each & every item in their wonderfully extensive catalog.

By treating every customer like kin, Flower Peddler keeps the family dynamic running at an even, if not more relaxed, pace. A soak in the tub armed with your favorite calming Herbal Bath Tea and you are instantly treated to your own personal spa experience. Had a rough day? Skip that sojourn on your therapist's couch. Slink down into the soothing infusion of buttermilk, flower powder, and Epsom salts found in the Peddler Milk Bath and you'll quickly agree that Cleopatra was onto something when she, herself, soaked in milk to keep her skin feeling soft and supple.

From the hair on your head to the tips of your toes, Flower Peddler provides an entire line of spa-quality bath products to pamper every inch of your body. Many of their special formulations, which are infused with an impressive list of exceptional natural ingredients, were inspired by or designed specifically for members of their immediate family.

With a hands-on approach and the utmost attention to detail, you will feel as though every item you buy has been made especially for you. And it has been! Freshly made, packaged and labeled by hand, you cannot help but feel like you have been brought into the family fold when you shop at Flower Peddler.

From production to shipping and all things in-between, it is about more than just meeting the high standards they've set for themselves. It also illustrates the incentive of shopping with smaller, independently owned businesses. When the prospect of being another faceless number on an invoice slip is enough to leave you longing for an escape, do so in style & luxury by supporting a true cottage industry. You will surely reap the rewards of doing so - and your skin will look fantastic!

A little R&R is all it takes to rekindle your love and recapture your sanity. In these times of weekend meetings and late night pow-wows in the boardroom, a quick indulgence in one of Flower Peddler's divine bath & body treats, and you'll be rested, revived, and able to reboot.