I feel pretty ashamed. I've considered taking down my blog, but really feel compelled not to. I'd like to say "the reason is". But the list is too long. So much has changed. Initially, I just didn't get everything I baked photographed. So, I felt that I couldn't bake, blog about it, and not provide a photo. Then it just snowballed from there. You know how it is when you get out of the habbit of doing something? You do, right?
I've given it a lot of thought, and I don't think this will be just a baking blog anymore. I'll keep blogging, but about what is really going on. All of it. Well, not all of it. That could get really boring!
Here's a little bit about what I've been doing, and how it will change my blog. First and formost, I should have named this blog "I run so I can bake". Because I do. I am a runner. I wasn't always, but with each passing year I seem to love it more. Very strange how that happens, isn't it? This past September I ran my first half marathon. I have a picture here to prove it! This was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life! The entire time that I was training for it, and then running it, I felt I should be blogging about it. There is something so magical about setting a goal like this, training for it on your own, and then achieving it. I can't describe it, but it changes you. From now on, I will include running in this blog. Just because I bake a lot doesn't mean I can't talk about running, right?
This brings me to my next subject. Everything about the way I eat, and subsequently the way I bake has changed. First, I gave up meat (for a month, I thought). My neice, Susan and I read "Skinny Bitch" and I think this inspired the idea. She said she wanted to go pescatarian for a month and see how she liked it. Pescatarian is basically a vegetarian who eats fish. I jumped at the chance to make this change with her. I thought it would be fun! It was. Actually, seven months later it still is. We didn't go back. Since then we've read a number of other books and have given up a lot of other things too. I shouldn't say "given up". It sounds like we made a sacrafice. But really, we made decisions about no longer eating things we felt were harmful or at least were not helpful to our bodies. I promise more details on this later, but this entry is already pretty long.
That's a pretty good summary of what's changed. Almost. I've also started trying a lot of vegan recipes. I WILL be sharing some vegan cupcake recipes. I can't believe how amazing they are!
For now, this gives everyone enough to read. Hopefully the future entries will be much more frequent and shorter :o)
Please feel free to share your thoughts with me! I love to be inspired by and learn from others!
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