Sometimes I need a saunter. A slow, ambling meander through my property. My life is so packed full of tasks right now that it's important for me to just promenade and smell the bergamot.
My first week of college is in the books. It's a bit strange and excellent to be back in school. I'm actually enjoying it more than a lot because I am in upper level classes that pertain to my major, along with a couple of missing electives thrown in (art and science), so I have a nice mix of learning. And I only have five days to go in the bakery of body taxing production-land.
I'm actually more than a bit excited my tenure at the theme park is to end. I informed them I will not be returning next year as it is time for me to move on. Since 2020 I've had a cottage bakery license, and did sell my lavender infused cookies at the local farmer's market, but I was so busy with the kids, health issue, and farm upkeep that I didn't pursue the cottage bakery further.
The chaos that I endured this year at the theme park showed me that not only do I absolutely love baking, but that I also need it in my life even though I am training to become a mental health professional. I just needed to learn that I can do things on my terms, and taking orders, baking one day a week, and letting people pick those things up is going to be my paradigm moving forward. I am pretty excited about it.
The above thoughts were just a part of what were flitting through my brain as I took my little stroll this morning. As I gazed at the squash part of the garden, I saw that I had a bunch of spaghetti squash, pumpkins, and zukes to contend with soon. That and I need to give them a feeding again.
The tomato plants in the hoop house are absolutely loaded, which also made me smile, as I really need to can salsa for the winter.
And I am going to have a TON of carrots!
Back at the house, as I was spreading a chocolate peanut butter coating on the chocolate chip pound cake I made for the bbq this afternoon at my next door neighbor's house, I smiled again, as my saunter ended in the sweetest and most creative of ways.
Later, as I munched on some bacon grease and butter en-coated, panko encrusted macaroni and cheese I whipped up, I know that smile will still be in place. I am almost through this marathon summer, and even though fall is a time of getting everything ready for winter, I know will have even more time ahead of me full of great things and meandering saunters through it all.
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