this scene came to mind today as i was working working working in my bakery kitchen and wondering how i am going to get everything done for friday night's wedding and groom's cake delivery and (of course, how could i say no?) that birthday cake for one of my dearest friends. i was realizing that with all i have on my plate in this season of my life.....it's just not gonna work,, and something's gotta give. and this scene came to my mind....because that's how i have been feeling at an increasingly alarming rate lately about my cake decorating business. i have lost the passion, folks. i am going through the motions. i am tired and ready to come home.
it's not that simple though, for a lot of reasons. besides, deep down there is still a tiny ember of my love of baking....and the need for the $$ (however small) that it can bring to pay tuition and other extras peculiar to me. and so i am keenly aware that somehow i have got to find a way to "reinvent myself" with respect to creating in the kitchen,
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