We made it through our first week of 2011! I got caught up in being super productive (as usual this time of year) that by Wednesday I was totally burned out. There are only so many things that I can truly get done in a day. That said, I’m pleased with everything that I did manage to get done last week. I kept track of it all:
I took better care of my skin, I flossed daily, I didn’t eat sugar, I tackled the laundry, I finished a few freelance projects, I finished jewelry orders, I cleaned the house, I held the Floyd Creative Collective meeting at my house and set up a blog for that, I wrote articles, and updated my blog.
Things I didn’t do…exercise! I wrote that whole post about exercise excuses right in the midst of one big one: Josh was sick and I was trying to tackle a 100+ to-do list. The week before I was sick and no one was exercising. And this week was no different. And I’m feeling the results of it.
So this week, I’m scheduling exercise. And I’m starting today with a visit with Billy Blanks and continuing tomorrow morning with Julian.
I do think it’s funny that after my sugar video-which by the way- thank you for watching and leaving such encouraging/thoughtful/kind comments- I spent the day making this:
The hardest part about baking and not eating sugar is taste-testing. How would I know the cake wasn’t too dry or the icing was too buttery? I used my other senses. I felt the icing and it’s consistency and smelled the cake. It seemed to work.
This isn’t the best looking cake, but I’m proud of it nonetheless. Mainly because it speaks to my approach to life lately- just dive in. I have never (ever) made an iced cake or worked with fondant, but I knew I didn’t want to just put plastic figurines on the cake. I was up for the challenge. I marched right into Michaels, bought a cake decorating kit and white fondant.
There was a slight hesitation that it would be a total disaster, but I went in with gusto and pretty darn proud of the results. I guess the lesson here, if there is one, is that I can do anything if I put my mind to it. Even if it is daunting, new, uncomfortable and scary- and when I become fearless of the outcome- really good things can happen.
Finding life lessons in cake decorating? That’s what I do! Have you surprised yourself lately? I’d love to hear about it.