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Bakery Day 15: trials and tribulations

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We start where I began... I was awake at 4 and struggled to sleep until 5... at 5:20 I was on my way to the bakery which means I was there at 5:23 or so.

I was reading a post from a vegan baker in Miami who is doing extraordinary things ... she wrote about how difficult it is to get up and get to the bakery but then a light goes on and it changes .. I too am not a morning person and yet, I too enjoy the new office.


But today did not go well and after I finished the bread and croissants I was exhausted , I mean really shut down mentally and physically. So, I taught Sandra one of my recipes and she did a great job. I think this is something she can help with more from time to time if she wants. So, I went home to try and rest but some things came up and I was back at the bakery.

I used that time to make two different types of pastries and I made more croissants for tomorrow and Wednesday. And now, I am home... this time to shower and go to sleep ❤️

For a moment today I did not have a good feeling. I really thought, why am I doing this... I suppose this is part of the normal ups and downs ... I really wondered if dreams come true even if we are living them... and that was an hour before I made pastries and smiled again ❤️

And in the end, Sandra met with the mayor of Inca today and he was very helpful and will help us solve the tables on the plaza issue ...

Also, I think in the next two weeks we may offer tapas on Friday and Saturday evenings - still need to work out the logistics

Side note: walking home a car was in the white lines next to my home.. so I walked around and he wasn’t looking and ran into me. After I yelled what the f* he stopped and was embarrassed but I was not finished so I told him to pay attention not so politely ... I wasn’t upset about him hitting my leg as he wasn’t moving much but what worried me is what if it was a child and the child didn’t yell and he kept going ?

Tomorrow is a new day. The next moment is a new moment. I am sure tomorrow is going to be an amazing day.

And in closing, I believe the energy we give is the energy we receive. Today there were very few customers and many who came left without buying something because we didn’t have one thing or another. Somehow I think my negative energy today did not help ... let’s see how many people come tomorrow as I will be smiling very much because I know how lucky I am ❤️

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