I can’t believe I have forgotten to post about my garden this year. I am fully embracing the victory garden life this year. Mentally changing my gardening experience to embrace the idea of victory gardening has changed my perspective. Growing food as a hobby is one thing. Growing food to survive and as a necessityContinue reading “Victory Garden Update”
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Not Impressed With Our Debt – Update
The last time I did an update on our debt was in my March 27th post. In that post I updated that I had gotten my medical bill paid in full and paid our Town/County taxes. The goal for April was to pay off the Bank of America credit card but I was a littleContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt – Update”
Fraktur Hex SAL #11
Just a very quick update for me this time. I STILL did not get my 3rd corner done. Just haven’t had the time to work on it! Here is where I left off last time: And here is where I am now: Not a lot done but it will have to do. Please visit theContinue reading “Fraktur Hex SAL #11”
Home Delivery
Not sure if I have mentioned this before but along with doing cakes again I also offer home delivery of baked goods every Wednesday. This option was a big part of my bakery business almost 10 years ago and as you can imagine very popular with customers. A few months ago I put out aContinue reading “Home Delivery”
Doing Cakes Again
I have been baking and decorating cakes professionally for almost 20 years! The trends have changed over the years and continue to change. Some I have embraced and some I would rather not do lol! I stopped offering cakes for about a year because honestly I was burned out. I needed to take a stepContinue reading “Doing Cakes Again”
To-Do Lists
Along with my Blog “The Professional Domestic” I also have Facebook and Instagram pages under the same name. I picked the name The Professional Domestic because I wanted to share my life as a professional Baker and a “professional domestic” at home. Believe it or not I would have preferred not to have a careerContinue reading “To-Do Lists”
Bathroom Painting Update
I have been wanting to paint our bathroom ever since we moved in. The room was lacking a ceiling exhaust fan which wasn’t an issue when this was my grandmother’s home because she didn’t take 20 minute steaming hot showers three times a day. But with the three of us living here it quickly warpedContinue reading “Bathroom Painting Update”
How to Get Out of Your Creative Block or Any Mental Block at All
There is a lot to block us from feeling normal right now which the experts say is understandable. But we can’t feel this way forever right? It damages our emotional state to constantly feel unmotivated and unproductive. It does me at least. Even before this world Pandemic I practiced something that whenever I felt aContinue reading “How to Get Out of Your Creative Block or Any Mental Block at All”
Meal Prep Week 1 of 4
With the shut down of NY from COVID-19 I have been laid off from my job at the law office. But if you know me at all a little thing like being laid off is not going to slow me down from earning the money we need to survive AND still getting our debt paidContinue reading “Meal Prep Week 1 of 4”
SAL Update-Fraktur Hex #7
I am so sorry! I completely forgot to post 3 weeks ago. I do have a good report for this update though. I have finished the border! Here is where I was last time I updated: And here is where I am now: Glad that’s over lol! Now on to a different color. Hope youContinue reading “SAL Update-Fraktur Hex #7”
The Professional Domestic 