Wilton Cake Deco: 2nd class April 17, 2009

The class was wonderful…the events leading up to the class was HORRID!

I left work right on time and knew that I would get to class early enough to look around Michaels and shop a little…so I thought. First I got off at the wrong exit …the Airport exit at that…WTF? Anyone who has driven to the airport knows THERE IS NO WAY OUT!!!! once I realized what I had done I was pissed, WAIT it gets worst as I was appraoching the toll booths at the exit to leave the Airport, I noticed the traffic was already getting backed up…DAH it’s after 5:30p.m. what was I thinking, then I notice that my gas light is on, WTF? wait, it gets worst….I breezed through 93 north and got to my desired exit…now I’m on a hunt for a damn gas station…LITERRALY…I drove and drove, turned here and there NO DAMN GAS STATION, WTF??? I’m yelling out the window to other cars…Get the F$%^ out of my way, I have no gas ! lmao…..people were looking at me like I was crazy. After about what seemed like 20 minutes of searching and sitting in unavoidable traffic I FOUND A GAS STATION…Hip Hip Hooray!

Finally I get to the class, I’m only a few minutes early but that’s okay, I hate to be late for anything.

Class was awesome….the previous week, we were asked by the instructor to bring in a cake with a crumb coat…using the Wilton Frosting recipe which I hate =( but none the less I used it anyway. I made a vanilla cake using a recipe that I found on Bakeralla’s blog (LOVE HER!) http://bakerella.blogspot.com/ the recipe is delicious and the cake comes out really moist.

In class we learned how to pipe dots and letters (tip #3) stars (tip #67) lots of fun….these are things that I have done lots of times however I am far from perfection…will keep trying! then we frosted our cakes with a final coat using the remainder of the Wilton frosting and used the piping tchniques that we learned to decorate the cake. Because I am such a perfectionist I spent so much time making my cake look smooth that I didn’t get much time for decoration. Check out pics of the finished product

Wilton’s cake deco; 1st class April 7, 2009

I love baking and love, love, love cake decorating…..about 2 years ago I came to the conclusion that I actually have a passion for it. Think about it…cake makes everyone happy, at least everyone I know, lol

I’ve been making cakes for friends, family and co-workers and everyone seems to like my baking, either that or it’s a consiperacy and everyone is keeing the truth from me IDK, lmao. Eventually I would like for it to be a career for me, who doesn’t want to do something they love and get paid for it…are you kidding me!

All that I’ve learned has been through trial and error and trust me when I say that I have made every darn mistake in the book when it comes to baking and cake decorating and I’m sure as times goes by I will also make the mistakes that have not yet been published in the book, lol. That said, I decided to take some classes at Micheals at 50% each class who could say no.

Class one was yesterday evening it was pouring and traffic was bumper to bumper but god dammit I didn’t care, I was getting to the class even if it meant I had to abandon my car on the highway and run the rest of the way. With a little aggression and lots of itimidation and dirty looks I was able to get there right on time. The instructor is SUPER nice, started out just like me “a passion” and now has home based business which is doing well.

Firts class mainly went over materials and what we would be doing in the next 3 weeks….boring to the world but fascinating to the 13 people sitting in that class, lol.

I look forward to next week. We are required to bring a cake with us which already has a crumb coat so that we can frost it together as a class, I have already perfected this phase however, I am still gonna love it.

I have included a pic of one of my cakes…take a look

 

stay tuned…more to come

Baby shower cake

baby shower cake

Lemonade diet aka Master Cleanse April 2, 2009

So, after careful research and reading many, many blogs, I decided to give the lemonade diet aka “Master Cleanse” a shot. That said, I decided to blog about it =) For those who don’t know about the cleanse; check out this link:

http://www.lifetrainingonline.com/blog/lemonade-diet-recipe.htm

I plan on doing the cleanse for 10 days total.

Today is DAY 1 TA-DA!

It is recommended that one do the “Flush” (1 quart of purified water and 2 teaspoons of sea salt) each morning before you start your day, well because I knew that I would have a busy morning, I decided to do it the night before. Many stated in their blogs that the flush brought on lots of bathroom visits to do “the business” lol…not the case with me. I am however, using the bathroom excessively…

WARNING! The Flush is nasty! although it’s not as bad as I expected =) it kind of tastes like pickle juice…lol

I feel great so far, I’ve been sipping on the lemonade all day, it’s tastes really good, it’s 3:00p.m…this is when I normally crash and run around looking for JUNK!!!!

Evening of Day 1

When I got home, my hubby was cooking shrimp, veggies w/ fried rice…he knew I couldn’t eat so I jumped up and drop kicked him in the chest- Bruce Lee style..lol…j/k

The food smelled so yummy, it was so hard to stay away BUT I did! YAY…I felt great before going to bed

stay tuned, more to come…….

Okay people—DAY 2

I feel better than I expected, not hungry, been sipping on the lemonade all day, I forgot to drink the laxative tea last night so I did it when I got to work this morning and OH BOY! won’t do that again. I will do the salt water flush tonight though. I did notice that my tongue is white, my body is getting rid of the toxins???

 SEE! This is why people go postal, somebody brought in a huge basket of chocolate and put it right next to the printer.WTF were they thinking???..well someone like me who is printing stuff all day…HELLO, I have to have a converstation with myself everytime I pass the basket WTF? the convo goes like this:

Me:you can’t have none, YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT?

Basket: are you sure? just one won’t hurt?

Me:no I can only have lemonade and laxative tea

Basket:come on you wuss, just have one

 

 Evening of day 2

I had to cook dinner OH BOY! my children requested, chicken nuggets, home made fries and mac n cheese (my fave) then, I cooked stew chicken and rice w/ broccoli for the hubby…I was not even tempted to grab a french fry…that’s awesome because normally by the time I am done cooking dinner I have eaten a little of everything that I’m cooking.

I decided to do the salt water flush 2 hours prior to bedtime…nothing happened, no trips to the bathroom like others have expirienced…oh well! I kept complaining about how nasty the flush is and my hubby kept saying “oh, suck it up, It can’t be that bad” however, the fool wouldn’t try some….so, I waited until he was laying in a comprimised position and I put some in his mouth…LMAO….he said that S$%^ IS AWFUL ….(next time he will keep his comments to himself, I’m sure)  

 

Day 3 YA’LL….WOOP WOOP BEEP BEEP…Watch out now!!!

I feel great, I hope this is not a fluke! lmao

I started my morning w/ the laxative tea and guess what? instead of driving to work, I walked to the station and caught the train….(doing the happy dance) I am sipping on the lemonade now and will try to stay focus and get some work done

 Evening of Day 3

I didn’t drink much of the lemonade, didn’t feel hungry….decided to take a nap as I was feeling extra tired, when I woke my hubby was walking in the door with a box of pizza, chicken wings and fries…WTF?

He says to me “it’s a good think that you have a lot of discipline” are you frigging kidding me?..I told him if he pulls that stunt again it’s gonna be SHOTS FIRED…DETAILS AT 11…….LMOA

DAY 4

I decided to weigh my self because my clothes is fitting a lot different and I was down 4 lbs, water weight I suppose…I’ll tell you one thing though, it was nice to put on jeans that I haven’t been able to fit for a while =)sweets, NOT TODAY YA’LL! (patting myself on the back) I’ve had about 48 ounces of the lemonade so far and water in between.

Evening of day 4

I didn’t drink much lemonade; wasn’t hungry at all. I had a surge of energy and I put it to use by doing spring cleaning in the apartment. I did the flush once again and it did not send me running to the bathroom fore #2 (TMI) lol…oh well….feeling tired NOW…going to bed!

DAY 5— Go shorty it’s your birthday, we gon’ party like it’s your birthday! lol

OMG! I am so pissed off, when I got to work this morning I decided to drink some of the laxitive tea which I left on top of the fridge in the mini cafeteria…WELL, would you believe that someone stole my whole friggin box of tea…WTF!!!!!!! at first I’m like, maybe i’m delusional maybe I put it in my bag and forgot, just as I was about to leave and go check my bag, I see the empty box in the trash WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! along w/ an empty tea packet….I swear if I find out who took it, I will chop off at least 1 finger! why am I surprised though! they steal peoples’ lunch everyday around here. Lesson learned.

Aside from having my tea stolen, I feel great! I have on a pair of jeans that I have not worn in a very long time =)) (doing the happy dance)

Day 5 afternoon/evening

I feel strange, not hungry, not dizzy but strange….cleaned up, hung out w/ the kids for a little bit and went to bed.

Day 6–I feel awesome! Woke up feeling great! decided to go running; ran 4 miles after I was done, I did some lunges and squats and then went home and did Jillian Micheals 20 minute workout (30 day shred) still chugging the lemonade =) and doing the poop tea. I gave up on the salt water flush and I’m doing just fine.

Took a 3 hour nap.

Day 7 –still going ya’ll…lol…got up early today went to a 9:15 yoga class and it was WONDERFUL I wish I could do yoga everday! I am never hungry OMG but oh do I miss chewing….the things we take for granted. My stepdaughter decided to make brownies and they looked soooo yummy so I took a peice and put it in the freezer for this weekend, that will be my reward =)

I am down 10 pounds ..unbelievable….my skin is also clearing up, I love it!

Day 8—- still going…..I still feel great, still full of energy and still chugging, I did notice however that I am drinking less lemonade …simply because I am not hungry AT ALL. I am drinking about 48 ounces a day. It’s amazing I feels soooo good! I so miss food though and I am so sick of drinking this darn lemonade…not because it tastes bad because it doesn’t…it’s just that I’m a gal who likes variety that’s all =)

Day 8 evening— I went to my first cake deco class for 3 hrs, it was so much fun….I learned alot of new things. YAY! I got home at almost 9:30p.m. hung out with my girls, we talked about their day, checked homework and my 20 month old and I took a nice bubble bath, she should have been in bed but whe she was not, lol, she does not go to sleep until I get home.

Day 9 — I have just about had it with the lemonade I tell ya! I want food! not because I’m hungry but because I see everyone else with food. Things are still going well. I don’t know if I will ever do this again though..lol..ask me again in a year maybe it’s like childbirth and I will have forgotten what it felt like…lmao

One more day YES! I am so looking forward to a sweet ending. Its is so nice to put on clothes that I have not worn in a long time. will include before and after pics when I am done.

Day 10— I can’t believe it’s finally here, is it really here? or am I delusional because I’ve had no food? lol

I feel great physically and mentally but I will tell you this….I have a new appreciation for food FOR SURE! the things we take for granted! like chewing for instance. This day can’t go fast enough I tell ya, I am soooo sick of the lemonade and lugging this damn bottle around with me everywhere I go.