05/05/2026
Becoming a baker as a profession was a very natural transition for me. Cooking and serving others is my love language. So, when the ceo of my company had a very public, internet well- documented crash out (that is a story all on its own) that i forsaw coming, i began the legal organization of my bakery while quietly waiting on my company to catch fire. It did, and most lost their jobs.
I was home, and we pulled our littles from school and decided to make our dream of homeschooling our kids a priority. I would bake to make ends meet!
I have a sweet tooth and can you guess what happened? I am home all the time. I have a sweet tooth, and i bake for money. I gained weight. I was going through so many life changes, and i ate all the feelings that came with them.
Fast forward 3.5 years and im about to be a grandmother (i also have grown children). One day, i saw in someone else what my health could look like if i didnt do something about it, and a fire was lit under my butt.
What do i do now? I save up my calories for a week before a planned slice of cake. Its not easy. I have to do quality control for everything i bake to make sure what comes out of my bakery is at top quality. Having a tiny bit of anything sweet is so hard, but i keep the picture of me as an 85 year old in my head, with my family around me and it brings me back to center.
My next planned slice is mother's day. Im making lemon cake with raspberry filling for myself, and will share it with as many people as i can. I am currently saving calories everyday in preparation for that cake.
My message for Mother's: eat the cake. Your job is the most important one, and you deserve it and so much more!
Love to you all!