I complained that I was busy last week. Well, this week was twice as busy as last! Finishing papers, starting the first full-time job I’ve ever had, and paying a visit to the emergency room when something went terribly wrong with my toe (have no fear, the resident took fabulous care of me!) It’s just been crazy! And all this time, I haven’t had the chance to bake. I feel very much out of touch with things, and even if I wanted to bake something I have no idea what…I almost feel kind of lost with everything changing. I don’t mean to be dramatic or anything, but it’s kind of how it is.  

And then I watched Julie & Julia with my best friend today while we put together these chocolate-mint-coconut bars. It was a bunch of improv., but I really wish I had taken pictures now because it was a funny process but it was so delicious. My tummy actually feels a little sick from all that sugar now. But that’s besides the point! What is the point is that the movie helped remind me why I got into this. I began this blog just a few months ago because I wanted to ground myself as my life drastically changed with graduating from college. It was time to “be a grown-up”, and I have taken big steps such as getting this job and working towards my master’s degree in museum studies. I can easily get lost in big changes like these, so I wanted to make sure I dedicated time to the things that I’ve always loved doing. Now this is a range of things for me, but it has always involved some form of creativity. It’s bound to happen when you majored in art. And over the months, it has become more focused on baking and photography.

I just love baking. I really do. I don’t know what it is really. Cooking is good too, but baking is such a comfort. I just always feel happy doing it, and I feel like I make people happy in turn. As I’ve said before, it’s my way of showing that I care for them. And I also have really enjoyed sharing my recipes and adventures. It’s nice to see some people like the recipes I’ve posted, and I can only hope that I’ve helped people in some small way too.  Photography is also a big thing for me, but for more selfish reasons.  Photographing has become my way of developing more as an artist, and I can only hope I’m really learning something as I’m trying to teach myself. I’m still pretty dicey with film. But hopefully in time I’ll get better!

Julie & Julia essentially focuses on two different women who both pursued something that they loved: food. They both went through their own troubles, but they both wound up successful. It really motivated me. My goals are a bit different though: I’m focusing on helping myself and others, at the same time, through the exploration of baking. Seems kind of like an odd way to go about it, but that is what has stood out to me since I’ve started this blog. It’s the thing I keep going back to.  I’ll of course keep posting lovely designs, ideas, and photographs on this blog, but it will predominantly be made up of baking. I can only hope that I make other people’s lives a little sweeter through this, and they can do the same for the people they love.

I’m thinking about maybe doing a one night a week dessert/get together thing at my place. A different recipe each week. Still tossing the idea around, but it would ensure that I did set time aside for baking while my life remains a madhouse and it would be with the people I love. We will see. Either way, I hope to be sharing another delicious recipe with you all soon :)