Cupcakes

I have begun a new adventure.  It's kind of my husband's fault.  He thought it would be a good idea for me to be a vendor at a craft fair where he works.  All items must be hand made, must offer items under $5, all registration fees go to charity...you get the idea.  So, I thought cupcakes and cakes.  It's really hard to knit or crochet things and make money off them.  They're just too time consuming and tedious.  Anyway, I had a wedding cake at the end of February.  I took the last two Wilton classes. I agreed to do a craft fair that my cousin was organizing. That one was a total bust, but good experience.  It's kind of been non-stop cake stuff around here for the last couple months.  I now have 2 cakes to make for May 4th, the big craft fair May 9th & 10th, and a cake for May 19th.  Whoa Nelly!  One of the May 4th cakes is for my daughter who will be turning 1.  I'm really hoping the other events help me get a decent client base for future orders.  Right now I only have the stuff in May and then nothing until a possible double birthday party in August.  I may or may not have two in July for a friend of mine.

 I'm not sure how to add pictures here, but I am posting my work on Pinterest and my Facebook album for cakes.  I will figure it out though and share my current work.  I like seeing what other people come up with.  It's great inspiration.

I don't want to make a fortune decorating cakes.  I don't think I'll ever be as talented as the folks you see on TV. However, I have not yet had a cake request that I couldn't fulfill.  Mostly I want to have something to do that helps me feel like I am contributing to the household.

Hey, guess what.  I figured out the pics.  This one is an Eagle Scout cake from last May, but I thought it turned out pretty cool.  I will still post my upcoming projects and share how the business end of things is going.  I'm very new to blogging. I hope you'll stick with me as I learn and try to make it interesting and nice to look at. Next week I will share my homemade fondant recipe and the flowers I'm making for cupcakes.

A place to begin

I have posted on blogs before, but I have never written one.  Mostly I wanted a place to truly express myself without the harsh judgements that I often get from friends and family.

I am 34-years old, mom to 2 boys and a girl.  I am 5' 3" tall and 194 pounds...I know it sucks.  I have a huge struggle with my weight, and all my relatives feel the need to tear me down about it.  I have a goal to lose 30 pounds this year.  A month into it, I managed to gain 2 pounds -- yes, while dieting.  I also want to run an entire 5K by May.

 I have lots of random thoughts, and sometimes even more random interests and hobbies. I want to learn about everything!  My husband laughs at me when I say that, but I'm sincere about that.  I think nothing is more important than knowledge.  Nobody can ever take the things you learn away from you.  Already I have learned to knit, crochet, cross stitch, maintain my own car,change a tire, care for cats, dogs, chickens, cows, goats, make yogurt, sour cream, and soft cheeses, clean nearly everything, sew, mend clothing, quilt, care for babies and children, teach - which must be learned, keep records, do my own taxes, balance a budget, save money on nearly everything, successfully use coupons, make sushi, cook well, decorate cakes, how to lay tile and carpet, how to paint (walls, not pictures), scrapbook, fix lots of broken things, and whatever bits and pieces I can pick up.  I will share projects and pictures as well as my next endeavors and how they go.

 I will share about all those here as well as my personal struggles and triumphs with life.  For instance, I am a Wolf den leader in Cub Scouts, and 2 of my 3 boys will get their wolf rank this month!  I'm so proud of them for coming nearly every week, and doing all their achievements.  From now until May, we get to do fun stuff.  My oldest son will be moving to boy scouts next month, and my middle son will be starting as a Tiger cub at the end of the school year.  I can't believe they are so big already.

I also suffer from severe depression after a lifetime of being put down by my parents, grandparents, brother, aunts and uncles.  I am truly my own worst critic.

So, that's me.  I will put a lot of thought into each post.  I hope you find them helpful, inspiring, informative, and at times just plain entertaining.  Please understand that this is my life and my experiences.  If you don't like something, just go your merry way, don't be ugly.  Thanks for reading.