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Bakery Day 115: sick



I only lasted about two hours in the bakery this morning. Last night I started having severe pains in my stomach (symptoms of an ulcer)... I was up all night long. At 4:30 AM  I went to the bakery and thought maybe a short walk to work and some fresh air would help. Nope!

As the hour passed my energy deteriorated to the point where I needed Sandy to just come and help with the breads. She did great!!!



I have only spent a short time teaching her breads but she really did great. Yea they can use some work, but only watching me and never working on them, I am extremely proud of her.

So, the rest of the borning news is I have been in bed all day. I only ate a little soup purée she made for me and had a tiny piece of her bread to try.. yummy!!! I am worried about tomorrow because it is tapas night and she absolutely cannot do everything herself. My issue is I have very little energy and after I am standing for five minutes I am in pain.

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In other news.. the bank approved my loan for a laminating machine. My super awesome friend in Switzerland, Isabelle was helping me look for a good second hand one, but I decided if all went well with the bank, I would get a new one. So, I am getting the Rondo STM-513. It is I think the smallest model, but it will work perfectly for me. My understanding is Rondo makes the best lamination on the market so that brings some relief.



Isn’t she beautiful? I am excited!!!

Ok, I try to sleep now... thank you for reading today’s entry. I did not post the past three days partly because we were closed and while I did work yesterday, my health was deteriorating by the time I got home.

#doeverythingwithlove

 

 
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