Concerns

Dec 11, 2009

No, not concerns about the surgery.  Concerns about life.  One of my main concerns is my love of cake decorating.  I starting taking classes when my son was about 9 months old.  I have always loved the arts and crafts.  So much so that I wanted to be an Art Teacher.  However, in Georgia, you never knew if you would have a job or not in art. So I became an elementary school teacher. Right after having Ian, I started losing myself.  I was only defining myself as a mother.  It wasn't something others were doing. It was something I was doing.  Taking the cake decorating classes became my outlet for the arts and redefining myself as an individual. 

I started out with the simple Wilton classes at out local Joann's store.  I had such wonderful instructors and really enjoyed learning the different techniques of the trade.  The WIlton Method of things is great for starting out (for me), but I wanted to do more.   I started searching different websites online, purchasing books, experimenting.  I am definitely self taught on some levels of the trade.

I would not call myself a professional, but I had hoped one day to be, until my insurance changed and decided to cover WLS. 

I have been doing cakes for friends and family the last few years.  Many have turned out quite nice and always taste good.  I have come up with my own icing recipes, ways to spiffy up a cake box mix, and I LOVE molding fondant and gumpaste into things to put on a cakes and cupcakes.  The temptation will not be the icing.  Since my husband and myself have been the taste testers for my icing recipes, we do not enjoy the icing as much.  My temptations will always be the cake and the fillings.  

It is something I will have to deal with personally.  I will need to take into account how strong I am and if temptation will get the best of me.   If I decide not to ever decorate again, I will need to mourn the loss of a part of my previous life I thoroughly enjoyed. 

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