Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know some of the people who live in my apartment building. I know that sounds weird since I’ve lived here for a year and a half, but with COVID being a jerk that we’re all trying to avoid, my neighbors and I haven’t gotten to be very neighborly. But now that we’re all vaxxed and established in our safe routines and cautious social bubbles, branching out to socialize with the people bre

Y’all… I don’t even know what to say here. Actually I’ll start with a warning - if you’re reading this with children, or are in an uptight sort of work environment, or are uptight yourself, maybe save this one for later. This week, I’m keeping with the theme of being out of my comfort zone. Way, way out of my comfort zone. So very far out of my comfort zone, in fact, that when my client asked me to make this particular birthday cake, I originally said no. I have never carved

TRIGGER WARNING: Mega cringiness lies ahead in this post. I’m so serious. I was an angry ball of fuming wrath by the time I finished with this cake. I think it has to do with my tendency toward minimalism when it comes to cake decorating, but I am trying to push myself out of my comfort zone here and I ventured into (purposefully) uncharted waters as far as my cake design education goes. Allow me to explain. Do you have people in your life who inspire or motivate you? Who mak