Welcome to My Baking Life, Please Fasten Your Seatbelts
Baking Through It All is my way of sharing my passion for baking and the benefits I have found beyond eating yummy treats. My life is often an out of control merry-go-round, totally of my own doing….usually. I own my own company, I hold elected office, I volunteer my time, I have three awesome boys, and a wonderful husband. I have always loved being busy, learning, and helping others.
Then there is what is outside my control. October 2020 I was in a pretty bad car accident - and I was really lucky not to be seriously injured. But I had pretty bad PTSD. I ended up in the hospital with an inflamed carotid artery in January 2021, which still no one can explain. And in February I was diagnosed with breast cancer. And that is just the last 6 months.
I will not let that slow me down. Any of it. But I have needed to find ways to cope. To my surprise (and delight), baking was one of the best ways that I have gotten through those out of control, overwhelming, and difficult times.
Baking is one of my mindful practices that I found particularly critical as I battled PTSD. It also is a wonderful creative outlet and something I feel really good about when I share the baked good with others. So why keep this to myself? If YOUR life feels like a roller coaster without a safety bar sometimes, I hope that what I share here will help you use baking to nourish your mind, body, and soul.
So welcome to MJ’s Wild Ride! Let’s bake, eat, and learn together. Join me to find some inner peace…over a piece of cake. ❤
