on baking

here's the deal. i've baked 5 times in the last two days and, frankly, i want to do it again tomorrow. so what i'm wondering is, is there something wrong with me? maybe. probably. but i LOVE my addiction.

things i love about baking:

• you can do it at any time of the day
• it makes your kitchen smell amazing
• it makes you feel creative
• you can "test" the cookies
• to save cleaning time, you can lick the bowl
• you can share your goodies with friends
• it's fun and relaxing
• i love sweets anyway!

there you have it. the reasons why i can't stop whipping out my cookie cookbook or browsing allrecipes.com for hours and hours finding new recipes. between yesterday and today, i made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, healthy banana cookies (for vegan jenny), chocolate pudding, brownies, and snickerdoodles. oh, i think it'd be great to own my own bakery one day. i don't know the slightest thing about business, but i have a set of parentals that do and lots of friends who are business majors. and if they can't help, well, i might just wander olin hall crying out "please help me start my own business!" i've never thought about making it my career; i've always thought that if i did have a bakery, it'd be an on-the-side kind of thing. however, now that i think about it, i don't think that owning your own business is really an "on-the-side" deal. can i be a counselor and own my own bakery? mmehhh. i'm just glad that i've found two things that i love to do, am passionate about, and can use to help others.

want me to bake something for you? i'd love to!