burn out!

[kinkyjedi]

I'm getting really burnt out on my current job and am in desperate need of finding something else I would enjoy more. I love to bake and cook but I'm just not at a point where I could take a risky venture like open my own bakery...maybe in the a few years but what do I do in the meantime? Do I suck it up and deal until such time (if it ever comes

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[il_gatto_nero]

HUGSES!

as for the bakery dream- i have friends who opened their own bakery 3 years ago. it's been a struggle & sometimes a nightmare, & things are just now starting to run semi-smoothly. so it CAN be done... but i'd highly recommend trying to find a little jobby-job in someone else's bakery to learn all the what-not-to-do's & stuff.

have you read 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho? if not, then now's the perfect time for you to do so!

The Alchemist...sounds familiar but haven't read it...yet

[kinkyjedi]

I will have to look up your book recommendation and I'll let you know what I think. Thanks for the thought.

I'm glad that your friends' bakery is taking off. Do they have a website? I might like to check it out. I have just been dying to do something creative and fun and I really enjoy being challenged with coming up with original cakes. I did get a shout out in my Chiropractor's newsletter for a cake I made for them. I'll take the advertising for my small side business. Hugs back!

Re: The Alchemist...sounds familiar but haven't read it...yet

[il_gatto_nero]

well, they HAD a really nice website at www.sweetsmithbakery.com, until an employee tried to update it & accidentally deleted it. i don't know how long they'll be down, probably a while... Lynn ran a little business out of her home for years, decorating cakes & stuff (all you need are business cards, word-of-mouth, & maybe some flyers!!!) they only opened the bakery b/c her husband got laid off from his IT job & he couldn't find another one w/ similar pay. but they eventually found their niche- they're the only kosher bakery in south carolina... (& they're not even jewish.)

i just read the Alchemist on the flight home from italy. it's about knowing your true destiny & having the courage to follow your dreams. ;)

Re: The Alchemist...sounds familiar but haven't read it...yet

[kinkyjedi]

Sounds like a good read coming back from Italy. How long is that flight? I hope you had a nice time...it sounded like you did from Royal_Spice's journal.

Re: The Alchemist...sounds familiar but haven't read it...yet

[il_gatto_nero]

it's usually about a 12 hour flight, not including layovers (i.e.:too damn long!)

but it's worth it. italy is so really very worth it. going there has changed my life... 3 times. :D

Re: The Alchemist...sounds familiar but haven't read it...yet

[kinkyjedi]

Then maybe I need to fly to Italy...to change my life that is. I will settle for once :-)