I'm finally doing it.

When I first started baking treats, I mainly shared them with my immediate family.  I got the compliments and everything and I always just figured that's what family does.  I enjoyed baking thoroughly though so I kept doing it.  And then I started baking and taking treats to extended family events like family reunions.  Again, people complimented me on what I made and how pretty it all was and a few even asked 'Do you sell this stuff?'.  Again, I thought it was family being nice.  

Well, when I moved to Virginia Beach I started sharing with everyone I could.  I'd bake and take it to my friends for get togethers, or if I made stuff on a whim and didn't want it in the house I'd send it to work with Codi and on one special occasion I got to make a birthday cake for a friends little boy and had about 40 people eating my creation, along with the 'oohs and ahhs' and it was really gratifying.  Throughout this whole time I kept getting 'You should sell this stuff', 'You should go into business with this', etc.  I was so flattered!  But I never really thought my stuff was good enough to put out there.

And then I went to a Cupcake shop in a local mall.  I paid $8 for 4 cupcakes.  And that was 'Happy Hour' price!!  I remember getting back to the car and being so excited and telling my husband 'I can't wait til I get home, I want it NOW'.  So, I dug in.  In the mall parking lot.  And, sadly, I was disappointed.  The frosting had more vegetable shortening in it then I cared to imagine, the cupcake was dry and just, not impressive at all!  After my complete and utter letdown, (yes, I ate the other one and Codi ate his 2, also.  He wasn't impressed either) I decided I was going to change this.  I wanted to make a product that was not only delicious but more affordable.  I mean, I've seen home bakers selling for $3/1.  WHAT?  

So, I started a Facebook page to kind of get my name out there.  I remember sitting there while I was doing it and I had this little voice in my head saying 'And what if no one in Guam wants your stuff?  This will be an epic failure'.  But, then I said back to that little voice 'My cupcakes are never a failure, I don't care if I only do 1 order a month, I want to do this'.  And so I am.  Within 3 hours of posting my link on FB, I had about 20 people 'like' it.  Wow!  I am so grateful for my friends who have shared the link and said good things for me and about my cupcakes so far.  

I'm passionate about this.  I have fun doing it, it gets rid of stress, it allows me to be creative and I get to satisfy that urge I have to feed people (I 'blame' my Southern roots for that one).  I really hope I can branch out and really share what I love to do and eventually when we go back to the States really start going with it!