A Hobby of Mine

Despite my efforts to try and stand up for my rights as a female, meaning that I go against the social norms of my sex (i.e wearing heels everywhere, not knowing or caring about video games, and... cooking...), I have found that there is one thing I just can't help but falling helplessly in love with.

Baking.

It was love at first recipe. I remember trying my hand at baking cookies from scratch and realized how much baking seems to calm me. In my life, I barely feel as if I am in control of anything and everything seems to be just out of my reach while with baking, everything I have to do is written for me, and all I have to do is just follow the guidelines. I wish life were that easy.

Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the surprises that life seems to throw at me every now and then, but actually knowing that when I set out to bake a batch of peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies, the end result will be just that... peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies. It's relaxing.

Now, I do add my little bits of improvisation to each of the recipes I bring into existence, but the outcome is usually the same. I find baking to be a calming experience. I can forget about the worries of the day.

I think I also enjoy baking because I always finish baking what I set out to bake in the first place. Unlike the rest of my life, which seems to be a series of unfinished tasks. Take the novel I was hoping to be done with at this point in my life... is it anywhere near done? No. Will it be done sometime soon? I'm hoping it will be but for now, the answer seems to be no.

I love writing... but baking is something I tend to stick with from start to finish. Not only do I enjoy baking, but I am forced to finish it unless I want my house burning down because I left the oven on too long.

My family and boyfriend have also been extremely supportive with my hobby. They have been there through my ups and downs, tasting my baked goods even when they are utterly burnt, overly sweet, or lacking something. I give my thanks to them for their praise and support even if I do screw up at times. They also gave me a woman's guide to starting a business along with various cooking utensils and cook books. Do you see what they are hinting at?

Of course, I'd love to own my own bakery/book store someday. I think that would be a brilliant idea. Who wouldn't want to eat a moist piece of chocolate cake while reading Jane Austen?

Yes, I am aware that Barnes and Noble bookstores have Starbucks vendors in each and every one of them, but who wants that commercial crap when they can have something real?

Well, I'm rambling on once again... I'm going to go watch a movie with Mikee. He's on the computer now, but I know he'll say that HE was the one waiting for ME when in truth, it was the other way around.

Til next time.

Jess