Well, This is a start. My first post to make a motion that is.

My art room was cleaned and organized spic and span.. now for some reason last night I realized something:
Now it is time to stop letting people and past things distract me. I am rewriting my to-do list and actually going to complete and stick with these things....

1. Get a blog going with a personal subject matter that i find very important, reaching out to others
2. Re-start, Re-vamp my baking blog:
Upload many recent baking projects that have not been uploaded. Start taking better photos, post research, and step by step how to's.
3. Complete one wood project/painting idea (quick project)
4. A letter to the public
5. Spend more time teaching my dog tricks and playing fetch.
6. Know that you can forgive people and just let them go. People are who they are. People don't change, and everyone is human and is not perfect. Take others for who they are and carry on.
7. Pastry Tattoo
8. More distinct planning.
9. Continue to stick up for myself and know that it IS "okay."
10. Never lose what you always did things for. Simple pleasures and blissfulness in small things - brightening others day with a simple pastry that is their favorite, a cake that brings memories, or a handmade box or tag.
11. BLOG. fight. blog. make things. blog. create create create. Oh yeah, and keep my art room clean enough to walk in.
12. Continue being me and living for me. As of right now. What do I need and want?

HELLO Again!

A great many things can be resolved with kindness, even more with laughter, but there are some things that just require cake :)

I have been extremely busy with a new project/adventure. But I find it very necessary to start making blog posts again. AND more of it. Stay tuned.

New Adventures, Old Market Eatery

Check out my about me for the Old Market Eatery!

http://oldmarketeatery.com/2011/09/13/meet-the-old-markets-baker-miss-alexandra/

White Russian Cupcakes for a Bachelorette Party!

I made White Russian Cupcakes for my cousins bachelorette Party! (is that how you spell Bachelorette?!) Along with the large cupcakes I made tons of miniature ones. My cousin said "I don't want to do the silly Suck for a Buck or anything like that," .. so I made miniature cupcakes that we put in a big box and took downtown with us! They were a HUGE hit! Telling people at the bars that pretty little cupcakes have vodka and kahlua in them? Of course people went CRAZY! We made some GOOD cash!! I am brilliant! These turned out great. I dumped lots and lots of extra kahlua in. It was a fun night with the ladies! I think some friends and I should pretend every night is bachelorette night and sell cupcakes??!

A Pie gathering.

Blueberry and Blackberry Crumble Pie and a Blackberry/Lime Pie. I wanted to make a whipped topping or a meringue topping for the lime and berry pie but ran out of time. It would have really topped it off. Put a bit of a berry/chocolate, red wine in with the fruit. 

Friends and I gathered for some drinks and pie. I think we had too many drinks before the pie.. resulting in.. a big mess of pie. I think I learned I can definitely slice pie way better without a few drinks... Making it look way cleaner and more beautiful :)  My kitchen ended up with crumbs all over and a messy table! But I had a bit of berry pie experimenting.. Probably things to perfect. Not so sure about the lime cream layer, It could be a bit thicker I think. Either cooking it longer or adding a bit more gelatin or agar powder. or well, something to thicken it a bit more. 

Videos

I love Miranda July and her way of telling touching little stories. Her book "No one belongs here more than you" and her videos are great



And why have I loved videos from some random person for years? I want an adorable little girl and to make artsy videos to good tunes, teach her gymnastics and to make pretty cakes! That would be the life.

Raspberry Cheesecake Fun

Wild flower seed paper for tags! Be Happy. Enjoy the simple things :)  - Plant your simple piece of paper in dirt and watch it GROW! 

Pretty paper makes everyone feel good. So do cookies!