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Monday, July 7, 2008

Life should not be a chore

I keep thinking, gosh I have to post something, but what?
It's not like I have nothing to show you or tell you. I do.

In fact, last week I delivered a commission order to Teapots and Teddybears at 18408 - 64th Ave, Surrey (Cloverdale), BC. (20 necklaces, 4 cushions, 1 painting and one painted jacket)
The whole drive there I had a pit in my stomach that was getting bigger the closer I got to the shop. What if she does not like her order? What if she wants more crystal? What if she says forget it, I want something else.
After I parked and started getting out of my car, she pulled up next to me and was full of compliments from the start.
She loved everything! To see her enthusiasm and excitement over items in which I had created a strong feeling enveloped me and reminded me of the little sparkling shiny ripples of water on the free flowing ocean. Like when you are on vacation and in no rush as all, sitting back with a nice cool beverage on a comfy chair watching the sun reflect of the water. Peace.

Why do we do this to our selves? We create something and try to make it the best way we can & then when we need to present it to the world we think we are not good enough. Good old self sabotage ... what would we do without you (LOL). Do all people feel this way about themselves at certain points in their life?

Her 'Glitzy Galz' display should be up and shimmering in her funky shop today. I will try and pop by tomorrow and get some photos for you. Otherwise, if you are in the area, please make a point of stopping in.

Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Flickr
A few weeks ago I was perusing some cake groups on flickr and saw this absolutely mouth watering cake that seriously might have made a few people actually lick their monitors. Ugh, smell-o-vision where are you?
So just this last Saturday I decided that I would take my stab at it & try to make my own version. I think I was successful, as I made it a two layer cake with round 9" pans and it was almost finished off my six adults and 3 toddlers...
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, I need to take a few steps back to 11am on Saturday.
I bring out my adored Kitchenaid Artisan and mix up the first cake batter for layer one. Mix, pour bake, flip onto cooling rack....lovely. Mix up second batter for the top layer, mix, pour, bake, flip, EXPLODE! Explode? What? What happened? I don't get it. For the love of Pete, I have to start level 2 all over!? It's now 1:30pm, company is coming at 6. I need time for the cake to cool before I can even think of frosting it!
I send my loving hubby out to get more ingredients. I stress that I need three eggs, as they are an important part of the cake making process. He is gone maybe 15 minutes and my son would like a snack. I look in the fridge and right there in front of me are three eggs staring right back sending me a mental message. "Remember us?"
Oh my gosh! I forgot to put in the eggs! No wonder it fell to pieces across my counter top!!!
Hubby gets home at two and my four year old says "Guess what Mommy did?".
I get a laugh and a 'look' as he places the grocery bag on the counter. Half an hour later I place the cakes in the freezer to bring the temperature down and begin making my chocolate butter cream icing. I follow the typical butter cream recipe, but add some melted dark Purdy's chocolate and Thomas Haas chocolate mix, along with a small container of low fat cream cheese and a table spoon of peanut butter.
Just before the company arrives at the door, I manage to ice the cake, crumble 11 peanut butter cups into a bowl and sprinkle it on the top and sides of the cake. As a finishing touch I melt down 2 more bars of Purdy's dark chocolate and drizzle if over the top and sides. Put the cake aside with the fancy glass cover, clean the counters, run upstairs to change my clothes and then the knocks come at the front door. Phew!

See that wasn't so bad! Why did I thinking blogging was a chore today? Maybe it's because I know I need to be away from the computer and creating. I had better go do that now.

Have a lovely day!
Keep smiling and creating!
Nicci

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Posted by nicci at 7/07/2008 01:14:00 PM