For years I have had this idea in my head to start a business but where? I Dabbled in so many ideas and so many ventures unsure of where to even begin. I'm pretty sure I drove my family crazy with each new idea. Blurting out anything at the top of my head and hoping it would stick So, I became the cake lady because well I knew how to bake, and everyone asked me for celebration cakes. and while I do enjoy baking cakes, they stress me out! I always want to make customers happy and am such a perfectionist. Which does and does not go well with cakes.
A few years ago, my sister-in-law and I started making sweets and assessing the waters on a few ideas. Unfortunately, life got ahead of us, and we were not ready for those next steps.
But out of that an idea brewed. Why not sell things I love to make but prepackaged with a long shelf life. That way I can produce high quality products as time permits me and restock what is available. No more stress because I could drive the business and the business would drive me.
But why now, this past year I spent in survival mode. So much so I felt beyond lost. See I spent 5 years battling IVF and infertility that it broke me. When I had just decided that it was my last shot I got pregnant. I had the little girl of my dreams. I thought I would feel complete. But I became to stuck and lost in the trenches of healing and motherhood. I went into survival mode and lost all my passion and who I was before that I forgot that I was a new person. I became a mom someone I wanted my daughter to be proud of. So I started baking again and realized I missed it. But I felt even more stuck because I couldn't go back to work and leave my little girl and not did I want to.
Then one day I was taking my nephew out to lunch and he was asking me a slew of questions about the food system (we went on a whole tangent on why eggs cost so much) and starting a business. He started asking me why if a.b.c were the steps why didn't I do it. And I made up some excuse to tell him in the moment but my answer was I was scared, I was unsure of myself and so on. I realized that I not only had a nephew who looked up to me but what example was I setting for my daughter as well. If done so many things in my life that have terrified the crap out of me and about 90% have lead to great outcomes and helped shape who I am today. So here we are 6 months later hours of testing, designing, planning and testing down part of my house. In really excited to be taking these next steps. Still terrified but doing what I love!
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