So over the last month I have considered the things that are important to me. I have needed to come to some conclusions over what to do.
See my youngest son will only be home for another year and after that I won't be needed for seven hours a day. What will I fill my time with? So while shopping in my favorite craft store a couple of weeks ago, my husband saw that they were holding cake decorating classes. I have to say I didn't really want to take the basics course as I already know a bit about cake decorating and my favorite technique is fondant. That being said they don't allow you to skip to the fondant course. So I ventured into it. I am very excited about the possibility to do this semi professionally. So I told my husband that I would like to take on this hobby as a possible way of having a career but also being able to be a mom still at every possible minute.
I want to be the mom that is in the car line picking her kids up from school. I want to be at every event for my kids. Nothing thrills me more than seeing them be active with other kids. So I set forth in taking the class seriously. I am learning the ends and outs of butter cream (that I personally dislike), cake filling, and straight forward icing.
My adventure was an introduction to icing tips. We practiced on sugar cookies. I was a little set a back as I wanted to do the frosting of the cake. In the past when working with canned frosting I was never able to get the frosting smooth and I really wanted to master that. However this week that is what class was about setting the frosting on the cake. I pretty much have that down however when it was time to add the decorations I realized that maybe last week I shouldn't have been so hasty to start the cake setting. I had a one track mind and only used one frosting tip and felt like it needed to have smooth lines in the top. It ended up making the cake not look very good. I know I should have changed the tips and let the work for me but I didn't. So lesson learned. EXPLORE EXPLORE EXPLORE! This week I will practice with my tips and figure out what the best way to do decorations is going to be.
Now back to the part of wanting to be a very involved mom. I also strive to be a type of mom that my children are proud of. Over the last five years I have gained a ton (a bit exaggerated). I have struggled to lose it so I set out with a new plan. I will lose this weight. I will be a skinny(er) mommy for my boys. I am proud of this goal and so far it has worked out well for me. I have lost 8 pounds in three weeks. I have been to the gym three times a week. Every time I have gone I have managed to increase my workout routine. The first time I was only able to do a mile in 16 minutes. Pathetic I know. However the last time I went I was able to run a mile in 12 min. I have to say I literally cried after I accomplished that. I asked God for the strength to endure it and I did. I was so proud!
So all in all I am on my way to a new career and a new look! Next year is going to be fabulous minus losing my oldest to the world of all day school!
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