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Tuesday 30 April 2013
Welcome to my blog??
Well I never thought I would ever be interested in doing a blog, but as time has gone by I find myself with the desire to share. WEIRD. So lets start by talking about my desire for ...oh yes....CAKE! Since I was a kid, I have always looked forward to birthday parties just to see what kind of cake or cupcakes would be presented. It's not like it was ever anything super special, half the time it was a store bought plain ol' happy birthday written on a blank cake... (they have their place) but it was the homemade creations I desired to see, no matter how simple, neat and tidy, sloppy, messy or just plain weird they were, those were my favorites! I love that people just take the time and effort to create something special for their family or friends.
On that note, I love to create cakes cupcakes, cake pops, cookies and heck, any other baked goods for people, it makes my heart happy to see people smile when they get them. If it were up to me and I had unlimited funds, I would do this everyday for free for the people in my life! Unfortunately the funds are limited and I do need to make something in order to keep it going...sigh....life. The "business" aspect of doing this is really not up my alley, I still love making the products for strangers, don't get me wrong....but as we all know, not everyone in this world is exactly nice or kind. Some people just have their issues that they tend to deflect upon others. Sad, but true. In my naive, or as I'd rather call it, assumption that all people are good and kind, I have had my feelings hurt a few times and am trying to remember that this is basically a "business". Like Tom Hanks said in "A League of Their Own", "There's no crying in baseball!", the same can be said for a business. Unfortunately people have stiffed me on the bill and a few have laughed at my price thinking I'm too expensive (after some research I find I'm fairly cheap and dont ask enough). I get my dumb emotions in a bunch and get down about the whole thing and want to quit. Seriously I hate charging people for a cake but in the same hand, it costs money and takes time away from other things in order to create them. My life, kids and husband are pretty much put on the back burner, like everything we do for fun, something else is always sacrificed. That is why I don't like to do more than one a week. The time and space (I have very limited space) stress in which to do a cake sometimes takes a toll. I do enjoy seeing the looks in my kids eyes when they watch me make little characters they enjoy, or sometimes watching my daughter making her own creations from across the table or seeing my son salivating at the thought of pilfering a little piece of fondant. I like to think that by seeing me create something that they didn't think I could make, they will in turn think maybe they can do things they never realized they could. Also I think when kids see Mom doing something other than being a Mom, they might see her in a different light, not just as their personal chef, chauffeur, maid and many other things but as a being with an actual personality with dreams and hopes just like they have, maybe in my hopeful mind it might breed some respect. Who knows!
Once in a while, just like with everyone that has ever done anything, I want to give it up, I want to quit, but after a while of not getting an order during those slow times, I find myself missing it and look for any opportunity to make another, so that has to say something doesn't it?
So I guess in closing, this blog is my outlet, to celebrate, to whine a bit and to enjoy everything CAKE!
On that note, I love to create cakes cupcakes, cake pops, cookies and heck, any other baked goods for people, it makes my heart happy to see people smile when they get them. If it were up to me and I had unlimited funds, I would do this everyday for free for the people in my life! Unfortunately the funds are limited and I do need to make something in order to keep it going...sigh....life. The "business" aspect of doing this is really not up my alley, I still love making the products for strangers, don't get me wrong....but as we all know, not everyone in this world is exactly nice or kind. Some people just have their issues that they tend to deflect upon others. Sad, but true. In my naive, or as I'd rather call it, assumption that all people are good and kind, I have had my feelings hurt a few times and am trying to remember that this is basically a "business". Like Tom Hanks said in "A League of Their Own", "There's no crying in baseball!", the same can be said for a business. Unfortunately people have stiffed me on the bill and a few have laughed at my price thinking I'm too expensive (after some research I find I'm fairly cheap and dont ask enough). I get my dumb emotions in a bunch and get down about the whole thing and want to quit. Seriously I hate charging people for a cake but in the same hand, it costs money and takes time away from other things in order to create them. My life, kids and husband are pretty much put on the back burner, like everything we do for fun, something else is always sacrificed. That is why I don't like to do more than one a week. The time and space (I have very limited space) stress in which to do a cake sometimes takes a toll. I do enjoy seeing the looks in my kids eyes when they watch me make little characters they enjoy, or sometimes watching my daughter making her own creations from across the table or seeing my son salivating at the thought of pilfering a little piece of fondant. I like to think that by seeing me create something that they didn't think I could make, they will in turn think maybe they can do things they never realized they could. Also I think when kids see Mom doing something other than being a Mom, they might see her in a different light, not just as their personal chef, chauffeur, maid and many other things but as a being with an actual personality with dreams and hopes just like they have, maybe in my hopeful mind it might breed some respect. Who knows!
Once in a while, just like with everyone that has ever done anything, I want to give it up, I want to quit, but after a while of not getting an order during those slow times, I find myself missing it and look for any opportunity to make another, so that has to say something doesn't it?
So I guess in closing, this blog is my outlet, to celebrate, to whine a bit and to enjoy everything CAKE!
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