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Bakery Day 11: It took me 90 minutes to complete my one hour siesta


“I went to the woods [inca] because I wished to live life deliberately... “ and now that I am here, I do just that!

It’s a quiet moment in the bakery so I start here and go backwards... I just completed baking a cheeseless cake and some more muffins (blueberry & raspberry) and then I will go back home and leave sandy solo.

What I am coming to realize is what all of you have been saying many times, I have to find a way to get rest. I went home at 3:30 and laid down for one hour, which took 90 minutes to complete .. then I came back to bake for tomorrow.

Today, a woman picked up an order for a lemon cheeseless cake and tomorrow a man will pick up the one I just completed (with raspberries) ... both for birthdays... the man said to me, “can you make a cake?” Yes, I can but it will not be beautiful, but I can make you a cheesecake. “No, we cannot have cheese it’s not good for my daughter.” Well, you are in luck because we are total vegan and your cake will not have any dairy products whatsoever. “REALLY?” Yes indeed.

It’s the little things that make me smile the most!

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Just as I predicted, it was really nice and busy this morning. Both sandy and Fabri worked and they were busy the whole time. I love it!! And when I did a mid day total we hit the top amount for the day... how could I be any happier? Ok, I have a couple of struggles which I cannot share openly that I wish would go away (please cross your fingers) but I love, love, love the bakery!!

And early this morning I made a small change to control the temperature of the dough for the bread and it went better than ever. I must remember that every kitchen, every oven, every mixer, and even all flour is different. Now that I have a better handle on this I will use more sour dough starter (mass madre) than before and work my way back to 15%. Tomorrow I will not make as much bread as there will be less business as well, but this too is ok.

I just want to end with a thought I shared some time ago... if you want something, really want something, do not wait for anyone to give it to you, fight. Fight with everything you have, and everything you are. And no matter the difficulties, do not look backwards for answers, just keep moving forward. And, if you are lucky enough, surround yourself with people (or even one person) who will remind you how strong you are.
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