At 9:30 this morning, the doorbell rang.  I had already dragged my couldn’t-fall-asleep-and-when-I-finally-did-was-awoken-2-hours-later-by-a-boy-with-a-bad-dream-who-stayed-in-bed-with-me-until-4:15-so-I-never-really-did-sleep self through the shower, breakfast (and skipped my workout…slacker-butt), a trip to the grocery store for last minute cake supplies, and a batch of peanut butter frosting, but I opened the door with anticipation.  Let the next stage of the transition begin. […]

Last night, Studio 180 held their Holiday Open House, and invited me along for the celebration…(check out the studio here, and his website here)(if you need a photographer, seriously…he’s your man)…or rather, they invited SweetCakes along for it’s first professional exposure experience.  I baked up a storm, decorated like a maniac, prepared and brainstormed and […]

So.  Finding housing.  Not Fun. Not that I’ve done a hardcore search in the area at this point.  But.  The research I’ve done, on craigslist, in the newspapers, the penny saver, real estate listings, in general conversation…has pointed to something I already knew: housing is expensive.  Blame it on the booming gas industry, lack of […]

This week, I’m staring insanity in the face. No, not just my workout, though I’m there too, but every facet of life this week.  On the agenda?  Three birthday cakes, meeting the little one I’ll start watching in a couple of weeks, makingabout 200 cheesecake truffles, a wedding cake with cupcake sized petit fours, and […]

A few weeks ago, I explained a bit about my new normal…the chaos that is life in the midst of separation and divorce.  With that, I probably should have included a warning…that posts would be few and far between, and likely…not always pretty.  Please consider yourself warned tonight, friends.  This one isn’t going to be […]

Back on my spaces blog…I went through the first round of P90X very publicly last March, April and May…well, with all of you who were my readers then (so the five of you who follow my blog probably started there and followed me here…hehe), and I charted progress or how I felt with the program. […]

I am grateful.  For a refrigerator with too much food.  For a house that’s too big.  Couches that are too comfortable.  Dogs that are too excited to see us.  Kids that are too creative.  Family that’s too close.   Too many dogs.  Too many pies.  Too many kids.  Too many leftovers.  Too many pillows and […]

Rules for Five Question Friday:  Copy and paste the following questions into a blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky and link up! 1.  What is your favorite part of a Thanksgiving meal?Being with everyone I love. And, umm, hello, turkey??!2.  Are you a host or a guest for Thanksgiving this yearI was kind of […]

Outside my window…gloomy, but warm, with raindrops currently falling. 60 on November 23? wow. I am thinking…that i’m grateful for the warmth…it could be -10.  it’s not.  I am thankful for… Christmas music and the scent of “mystery pecan pie” candle floating through my house.  I am wearing…an olive green cardigan, white fitted tank, and comfy […]

So how do people actually respond when they go through life-change like divorce??   Well, from what I’ve watched in my limited experience with people who have divorced, some people do something that’s just about them: get in great shape.  Diet.  Become vegetarian.  Some change their lives completely.  New job, new city, new house, new car.  Some […]