Last night was the Blink182 concert and the weather was PERFECT for an outdoor show. They were supposed to play back on September 3 with Weezer and someone I didn't care about but then a friend of their drummer committed suicide and they decided to postpone a couple of shows to give him time to mourn. So they rescheduled to last night and changed the line-up to Blink182 with Fall Out Boy and All American Rejects. Then AAR decided to back out at the last minute and Academy Is stepped into their slot.
I've seen Academy Is a couple times and I've never been impressed. Last night was no different. Fall Out Boy CAN put on a decent show and they didn't do a bad job last night. Unfortunately, they aren't Weezer. Essentially, we paid for a completely different concert than we got which stinks but I was really going to see Blink and I did see them so... Guess I can't complain too much.
I never managed to get to a Blink182 concert before they broke up for four years so last night was my first time. They did not disappoint. We felt we were old enough now to purchase seats rather than lawn tickets and I stayed seated for the first two bands but didn't sit at all while Blink was on the stage. I sang along and bounced around and generally acted like a dork but Branden was good enough to stand next to me and even kiss me and hug me occassionally. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and felt that, yes, we could have used the money that was spent so long ago on our tickets, but it was also worth the purchase of a few hours' distraction from our worries... If that makes sense.
Thankfully, I didn't have to work today. It shouldn't have been a big deal since the concert ended before 10:30 PM but then we sat in the parking lot for over an hour waiting for the cars in front of us to move. It was INSANE! We were sitting in the lane of the parking lot and people were literally backing toward the side of my car and we honestly didn't move- Branden even turned off the car- for over an hour! Something really needs to be done about that. Apparently, that's just what you expect from that particular venue.
Even though we sat there for so long- and my bladder was almost ready to explode by the time we got out- it was a good night. We made it home safely just before 1 AM. We were both pretty tired today so we didn't do much. We mostly sat around like bums... But at least that doesn't cost anything. I finished the last Harry Potter book and I'm not quite sure what I'll be reading tomorrow if I get to work early. Looks like it's time to get a library card!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
New Money
I ran out of yogurt for my breakfast today. We discussed this and decided that we could handle going to the store if we ONLY bought a COUPLE of things we need and NOTHING else. So we picked up $3.00 of yogurt and 1/2 a gallon of milk a few other small things. We spent less than $15.00 and I felt pretty ok about that.
Happily, when we got home we checked our mail and we got a rebate check from our old internet provider! It's over $100 and it was totally unexpected- at least to me- so it's new, free money! Have I mentioned my feelings about rebates, refunds and buy-backs before?
Back when I was going to college, lots of my friends would complain that they paid $500 for books but when they sold them back at the end of the semester they only got $50 or so. Well, while I can understand the feelings, my philosophy is: I already spent that money- it's been gone for months!- so this is new money. :) It may not be entirely true, but it helps me be less bitter about things like getting less than half of a deposit back, etc.
I think this money is the deposit we paid when we very first set up our internet, though I don't know for certain. One way or the other... NEW MONEY and just when we really need it. :)
Happily, when we got home we checked our mail and we got a rebate check from our old internet provider! It's over $100 and it was totally unexpected- at least to me- so it's new, free money! Have I mentioned my feelings about rebates, refunds and buy-backs before?
Back when I was going to college, lots of my friends would complain that they paid $500 for books but when they sold them back at the end of the semester they only got $50 or so. Well, while I can understand the feelings, my philosophy is: I already spent that money- it's been gone for months!- so this is new money. :) It may not be entirely true, but it helps me be less bitter about things like getting less than half of a deposit back, etc.
I think this money is the deposit we paid when we very first set up our internet, though I don't know for certain. One way or the other... NEW MONEY and just when we really need it. :)
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Adventures in {Food Storage} Cooking
Today was a day for trying new food. Until I get paid this Thursday we are eating whatever we have and I'm trying to get creative. This morning I made peanut butter pancakes with our weekly breakfast. I thought they were pretty good but lacking something... So next time I'm going to stir some roasted, salted peanuts into the mixture and serve them with warm honey. :)
For dinner I headed over to Supercook. I LOVE that website! We had a baked chicken, frozen broccoli and macaroni dish made with chicken broth and cream of chicken soup. I was a little worried but Branden LOVED it! When I asked him if there was anything he wanted me to do differently he held up his empty bowl so I'm taking that to mean he liked it as it was but he wants me to make more in the future. That's fine, he needs to eat more and gain weight. He told me the other day that his goal weight is 225 so he's got about... 75 lbs to gain! Ugh! I shouldn't think about how skinny he is right now.
Yesterday I took a recipe that I've made before and completely reinvented it. The original had 2/3 c of BBQ sauce that totally took over the entire dish. I mean the ONLY thing you could taste was BBQ sauce even though there was cheese and hamburger and bacon in the meal as well. It was a total turn-off to both of us. Even ketchup would have been overpowering. SO, I left out a few ingredients and replaced the sauce with cream of mushroom soup. I know it's NOTHING like BBQ sauce but that was the point. I made the dish with no tomato products and I thought it turned out great! Even better, Branden liked it.
Tomorrow will bring more adventures in cooking without shopping. I have plenty of food storage to play with so we'll see what comes out of my kitchen. I look forward to attempting new things and maybe improving them when we have more money for fun ingredients.
For dinner I headed over to Supercook. I LOVE that website! We had a baked chicken, frozen broccoli and macaroni dish made with chicken broth and cream of chicken soup. I was a little worried but Branden LOVED it! When I asked him if there was anything he wanted me to do differently he held up his empty bowl so I'm taking that to mean he liked it as it was but he wants me to make more in the future. That's fine, he needs to eat more and gain weight. He told me the other day that his goal weight is 225 so he's got about... 75 lbs to gain! Ugh! I shouldn't think about how skinny he is right now.
Yesterday I took a recipe that I've made before and completely reinvented it. The original had 2/3 c of BBQ sauce that totally took over the entire dish. I mean the ONLY thing you could taste was BBQ sauce even though there was cheese and hamburger and bacon in the meal as well. It was a total turn-off to both of us. Even ketchup would have been overpowering. SO, I left out a few ingredients and replaced the sauce with cream of mushroom soup. I know it's NOTHING like BBQ sauce but that was the point. I made the dish with no tomato products and I thought it turned out great! Even better, Branden liked it.
Tomorrow will bring more adventures in cooking without shopping. I have plenty of food storage to play with so we'll see what comes out of my kitchen. I look forward to attempting new things and maybe improving them when we have more money for fun ingredients.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Negative-One-Year Anniversary
At this time, one year from this date, I will be a married woman. I will go from Miss to Mrs. with one, painless, "I do." Branden and I essentially live as if we're married right now, but... I'm really looking forward to one year from today when everything is official. In theory, life won't change but really lots of things will change- including my last name. :)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Hitting A Low Point... But Still Surviving
I hit a bit of a low point last night. Rent is due on October 1st. I get paid tomorrow and I've held onto my last paycheck so I have enough money to pay rent. BUT I did my math wrong because I thought that after I paid rent we'd have about $150 left over and we're only going to have $50-ish left over. I can't deny that I cried a bit when I realized that. Thankfully Branden pointed out that I actually get paid again ON October 1st so if there's a reason we NEED a little more than $50 in the next week or so I'll still have money to pay rent. It's not the ideal situation, and I'll do everything I can to not use these two checks for anything but rent, but at least we're not as destitute as I was feeling.
To be honest, this is a bit of a low point in my adult financial life. Many times in the past I have felt that I have never been worse off than I was at that moment... Only to be worse off later. Last week Branden checked and we are eligible for $50-$60 of food stamps. I'm pretty sure we will not be taking advantage of that- I HOPE we won't need to- but it's still a bit of a shock. I've never, in my adult life, been eligible for food stamps. Even though I am not homeless and even though I am managing- just barely- to pay bills and keep us fed, this is really and truly the worst off I have been so far.
When I don't think about it too much, when I just keep going and doing what I need to do, I don't panic. We have food storage, we have a chest freezer with some meat and food in it, we have a bed to sleep in, a roof over our heads and I just wrote out the (not-going-to-bounce) check for the internet bill so we'll have that for at least another month. (I should also mention that I paid the gas and power bills as well so we'll be able to take hot showers and use the internet I paid for.) We are a lot better off than some. I have a job and I get paid every week so, even though it's scary- and I HATE living from paycheck to paycheck- I know that the longest we'll go without money is one week.
I could have never supported us on my income alone when we lived in UT. Our bills were hundreds of dollars more than they are here. Branden will get a job soon. I have to believe that it will happen. Because when I let myself think he won't, and when I let myself feel the enormity of supporting both of us with no plan and no changes on the horizon, and when I think about the money we aren't managing to save for our wedding, I cry.... And I panic and I forget all the things we are managing to do. So yes, I have hit a low point. Today I am going to go to the zoo- which is free!- and I'll have a good day anyway.
To be honest, this is a bit of a low point in my adult financial life. Many times in the past I have felt that I have never been worse off than I was at that moment... Only to be worse off later. Last week Branden checked and we are eligible for $50-$60 of food stamps. I'm pretty sure we will not be taking advantage of that- I HOPE we won't need to- but it's still a bit of a shock. I've never, in my adult life, been eligible for food stamps. Even though I am not homeless and even though I am managing- just barely- to pay bills and keep us fed, this is really and truly the worst off I have been so far.
When I don't think about it too much, when I just keep going and doing what I need to do, I don't panic. We have food storage, we have a chest freezer with some meat and food in it, we have a bed to sleep in, a roof over our heads and I just wrote out the (not-going-to-bounce) check for the internet bill so we'll have that for at least another month. (I should also mention that I paid the gas and power bills as well so we'll be able to take hot showers and use the internet I paid for.) We are a lot better off than some. I have a job and I get paid every week so, even though it's scary- and I HATE living from paycheck to paycheck- I know that the longest we'll go without money is one week.
I could have never supported us on my income alone when we lived in UT. Our bills were hundreds of dollars more than they are here. Branden will get a job soon. I have to believe that it will happen. Because when I let myself think he won't, and when I let myself feel the enormity of supporting both of us with no plan and no changes on the horizon, and when I think about the money we aren't managing to save for our wedding, I cry.... And I panic and I forget all the things we are managing to do. So yes, I have hit a low point. Today I am going to go to the zoo- which is free!- and I'll have a good day anyway.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Maybe You Need More Maths
My work has mini bagels on sale for $2.99 a package this week. Today a lady threw a fit because there was a 2/$6.00 sticker on one of the packages and she felt we weren't honoring that price when her bagels rang in at $2.99... She wanted her bagels to ring up as 2/$6.00 INSTEAD OF $2.99! Does anyone else see the problem here?
2/$6.00 equals $3.00 a package but when the bagels rang up at $2.99 she felt we weren't being fair to her. She WANTED to pay a penny more and we were ripping her off by not letting her pay that extra penny. Somehow, I don't think she actually did all that well in math.
2/$6.00 equals $3.00 a package but when the bagels rang up at $2.99 she felt we weren't being fair to her. She WANTED to pay a penny more and we were ripping her off by not letting her pay that extra penny. Somehow, I don't think she actually did all that well in math.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Lunch And A Movie on My Day Off
Branden and I went on a mini-date today. We went to lunch- much cheaper than going out to dinner- and went to see a matinee of the movie 9. I liked the movie. I think it's probably not a movie for children. It is dark but I think the main reason it's not for kids is it's somewhat confusing for a while. I'll admit that I had to stop myself from asking questions at the beginning. I'm glad we went. It's been a while since we've treated ourselves and it really wasn't too expensive since we chose to go out in the early afternoon rather than evening.
Branden is still without job. It's not fun but we are still better off here. Even when I had a job in UT, I could not have paid our rent and bills as well as purchased groceries, etc., without Branden's help. We will be far better off when we again have two incomes but we are surviving right now. Branden has applied to CostCo and a few other places like that so we're hopeful that, while he may not immediately have his dream career, he will be bringing home a paycheck soon.
Branden is still without job. It's not fun but we are still better off here. Even when I had a job in UT, I could not have paid our rent and bills as well as purchased groceries, etc., without Branden's help. We will be far better off when we again have two incomes but we are surviving right now. Branden has applied to CostCo and a few other places like that so we're hopeful that, while he may not immediately have his dream career, he will be bringing home a paycheck soon.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Today Was A Thursday
You know those days that you just shouldn't have gotten out of bed? Those days that things are just a mess and you feel like, if you could crawl back under the covers and go back to sleep, you could get up and start the day over and maybe, just maybe, everything would go right? Or, if not right, at least better? Well, for me, those days are Thursdays... EVERY Thursday since my second Thursday at this job. That was the Thursday that I had the "Worst Best Day."
Well, today was another Thursday... Starting when I woke up at 1 AM to go to the bathroom and Branden was still awake playing WoW. It became even more of a Thursday when I was jolted awake at 3:20 AM when Branden slammed the front door- probably by accident- when he went outside. Obviously, he was still awake and not in bed. That's when I informed him that he WAS coming to bed NOW at which point he tossed and turned and TALKED and kept me awake until my first alarm went off at 4:40 AM. Then he decided that he needed to go outside again. By the time he came back and I was able to doze off, it was 5:30 and my second alarm was buzzing. I managed to doze again but, when my last alarm went off at 6:00 AM, I had to admit that I'd pretty much been awake since that door slammed. But I was going to be fine because Thursday wasn't going to get me today.
I got up and started getting ready, walked out into the living room and found out that my front door had been unlocked for the last TWO HOURS! Nobody came in and nothing happened because of it... It's just the fact that it was unlocked. I made my sandwich with the potato bread I made on Sunday and then found that it wouldn't fit in a regular sandwich bag because the bread was too big. Thursday. I got out to my car and headed to work only to realize after I was on the interstate that Branden had failed to mention that the last time he'd borrowed my car the gas light came on. Ok, Thursday wasn't going to get me on this one because I leave for work EXCEPTIONALLY early and sit in the parking lot reading until it's time for me to clock in. This prevents me from hitting the worst of the traffic- though I still hit plenty- gives me some alone time and also allows me to have these sorts of emergencies. I took the first exit I could and discovered that there was a concrete median and no gas stations on my side of the road for about ten miles. I turned around and got to one of the two that were on the other side of the median, bought gas, got back on the interstate and made it to work with some time left for reading in the car.
I went in to work with the feeling that Thursday would not defeat me today... And promptly discovered that my work station was completely torn apart. Not only was there no icing, no tools, no tips, no ribbon and no sprinkles there were no tables! My ENTIRE work station was ripped out and in its place, in the midst of dust and concrete chunks the size of my fist, was a ladder extending into the black hole of the ceiling. Apparently there were some electricians trying to run wiring and the like for the new cases that will be installed on the 24th of this month- ALSO a Thursday, by the way. So I went around the bakery and found various items I would need to get going, including my plastic magazine rack that holds my orders. And that's when I discovered that I had a full sheet cake due at 9 AM and it was now 8:30 and I still couldn't find all my stuff. Thursday.
I managed to get the cake done just at 9- they didn't show until 11 but there's no way I could have known that. I then proceeded to create the cake that was due at 10. So far so good. Then the guys came down out of the ceiling to tell me that they were going to be leaving now and they'd be back tomorrow but I could move everything back if I wanted so long as I moved it out again before I went home. (REALLY? Would there have been a point in wasting all that time? I told them I'd just leave things as they were until I could actually put things back for good.) I will admit that I wasn't happy- ok, I was more than not happy- but I explained to the men that it wasn't that I was mad at them... It's just a Thursday. Turns out that my Thursday was rubbing off on them as they were drilling into what the blueprint claimed was a false wall but was, in reality, a wall of solid concrete. I apologized for affecting them with my Thursday. We were all far more cheerful after I explained that it was my fault and told them that if they'd been drilling on a Wednesday or Friday it would have been a false wall... But it's Thursday and I didn't blame them because there's no escaping a Thursday once it's caught you. Tomorrow will be better for all of us because it will be a Friday.
After they left, I went to get full sheet boxes from the back hallway and somehow ended up getting thick, black grease from the hinge of the freezer on my newly washed shirt. I still don't get it because I've never done that with any other freezer door and I've dealt with a lot of walk-in freezer doors. Thursday. Thankfully, it only smudged a little on my freshly washed, light tan khakis and I was able to get it out when I re-washed them this afternoon (I haven't tried washing the shirt yet) but now I'm getting ahead of myself. I managed to get all of my cakes done with only minor mishaps. Kerri, the assistant manager, informed me that Dana wanted me to make three different kinds of tortes on a day when my station was ripped out, I was busy with orders and I didn't have cream cheese icing because she didn't order it when I told her to order it. That won't matter to Dana, though... Thursday. Needless to say, I didn't make any of them. When she asks why I did not, I will explain to her what I already explained to her on Tuesday: I cannot ice cakes with no icing.
I was almost done, almost ready to run from work and try to leave my Thursday behind, when the phone rang. It was a customer wanting to confirm a cake she'd ordered for 6 AM tomorrow. No big deal, the cake was made and ready to go except... Apparently it was supposed to read "Happy 30th Anniversary Dave Zueschel" but MY MANAGER had written "Happy 30th Anniversary Dave and Zuechel" on the order form. Thursday. I will admit that I did the best job that I have EVER done picking the green "and" symbol off the cake and smoothing the icing. Even I could hardly tell when I was done... And that's saying a lot.
I got off work and headed home through rush hour traffic. I found out that Branden had not heard back from his interview on Tuesday- they were supposed to call today- so he probably did not get the job. Worse than just a Thursday. Because of this, Branden was grumpy and snappish all evening until I told him that I was sick of it and he needed to stop- yeah, I snapped at him, too, when I said that. I made an ok dinner and the rest of the evening has been as good as it can be. Now I'm going to bed. When I wake up it will be Friday and I will have survived yet another Thursday.
Well, today was another Thursday... Starting when I woke up at 1 AM to go to the bathroom and Branden was still awake playing WoW. It became even more of a Thursday when I was jolted awake at 3:20 AM when Branden slammed the front door- probably by accident- when he went outside. Obviously, he was still awake and not in bed. That's when I informed him that he WAS coming to bed NOW at which point he tossed and turned and TALKED and kept me awake until my first alarm went off at 4:40 AM. Then he decided that he needed to go outside again. By the time he came back and I was able to doze off, it was 5:30 and my second alarm was buzzing. I managed to doze again but, when my last alarm went off at 6:00 AM, I had to admit that I'd pretty much been awake since that door slammed. But I was going to be fine because Thursday wasn't going to get me today.
I got up and started getting ready, walked out into the living room and found out that my front door had been unlocked for the last TWO HOURS! Nobody came in and nothing happened because of it... It's just the fact that it was unlocked. I made my sandwich with the potato bread I made on Sunday and then found that it wouldn't fit in a regular sandwich bag because the bread was too big. Thursday. I got out to my car and headed to work only to realize after I was on the interstate that Branden had failed to mention that the last time he'd borrowed my car the gas light came on. Ok, Thursday wasn't going to get me on this one because I leave for work EXCEPTIONALLY early and sit in the parking lot reading until it's time for me to clock in. This prevents me from hitting the worst of the traffic- though I still hit plenty- gives me some alone time and also allows me to have these sorts of emergencies. I took the first exit I could and discovered that there was a concrete median and no gas stations on my side of the road for about ten miles. I turned around and got to one of the two that were on the other side of the median, bought gas, got back on the interstate and made it to work with some time left for reading in the car.
I went in to work with the feeling that Thursday would not defeat me today... And promptly discovered that my work station was completely torn apart. Not only was there no icing, no tools, no tips, no ribbon and no sprinkles there were no tables! My ENTIRE work station was ripped out and in its place, in the midst of dust and concrete chunks the size of my fist, was a ladder extending into the black hole of the ceiling. Apparently there were some electricians trying to run wiring and the like for the new cases that will be installed on the 24th of this month- ALSO a Thursday, by the way. So I went around the bakery and found various items I would need to get going, including my plastic magazine rack that holds my orders. And that's when I discovered that I had a full sheet cake due at 9 AM and it was now 8:30 and I still couldn't find all my stuff. Thursday.
I managed to get the cake done just at 9- they didn't show until 11 but there's no way I could have known that. I then proceeded to create the cake that was due at 10. So far so good. Then the guys came down out of the ceiling to tell me that they were going to be leaving now and they'd be back tomorrow but I could move everything back if I wanted so long as I moved it out again before I went home. (REALLY? Would there have been a point in wasting all that time? I told them I'd just leave things as they were until I could actually put things back for good.) I will admit that I wasn't happy- ok, I was more than not happy- but I explained to the men that it wasn't that I was mad at them... It's just a Thursday. Turns out that my Thursday was rubbing off on them as they were drilling into what the blueprint claimed was a false wall but was, in reality, a wall of solid concrete. I apologized for affecting them with my Thursday. We were all far more cheerful after I explained that it was my fault and told them that if they'd been drilling on a Wednesday or Friday it would have been a false wall... But it's Thursday and I didn't blame them because there's no escaping a Thursday once it's caught you. Tomorrow will be better for all of us because it will be a Friday.
After they left, I went to get full sheet boxes from the back hallway and somehow ended up getting thick, black grease from the hinge of the freezer on my newly washed shirt. I still don't get it because I've never done that with any other freezer door and I've dealt with a lot of walk-in freezer doors. Thursday. Thankfully, it only smudged a little on my freshly washed, light tan khakis and I was able to get it out when I re-washed them this afternoon (I haven't tried washing the shirt yet) but now I'm getting ahead of myself. I managed to get all of my cakes done with only minor mishaps. Kerri, the assistant manager, informed me that Dana wanted me to make three different kinds of tortes on a day when my station was ripped out, I was busy with orders and I didn't have cream cheese icing because she didn't order it when I told her to order it. That won't matter to Dana, though... Thursday. Needless to say, I didn't make any of them. When she asks why I did not, I will explain to her what I already explained to her on Tuesday: I cannot ice cakes with no icing.
I was almost done, almost ready to run from work and try to leave my Thursday behind, when the phone rang. It was a customer wanting to confirm a cake she'd ordered for 6 AM tomorrow. No big deal, the cake was made and ready to go except... Apparently it was supposed to read "Happy 30th Anniversary Dave Zueschel" but MY MANAGER had written "Happy 30th Anniversary Dave and Zuechel" on the order form. Thursday. I will admit that I did the best job that I have EVER done picking the green "and" symbol off the cake and smoothing the icing. Even I could hardly tell when I was done... And that's saying a lot.
I got off work and headed home through rush hour traffic. I found out that Branden had not heard back from his interview on Tuesday- they were supposed to call today- so he probably did not get the job. Worse than just a Thursday. Because of this, Branden was grumpy and snappish all evening until I told him that I was sick of it and he needed to stop- yeah, I snapped at him, too, when I said that. I made an ok dinner and the rest of the evening has been as good as it can be. Now I'm going to bed. When I wake up it will be Friday and I will have survived yet another Thursday.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
So Many Cakes and Still So Many to Go
Today at work I made 50 cakes. Unfortunately, that's only about half of the cakes I need to refill the freezer.
The big walk-in freezer was defrosted last Tuesday so my boss didn't want me to have any back stock. I was off on Wednesday and Thursday, Friday and Saturday are big order days and I was off again on Sunday. This means that yesterday and today were the first chances I really had to get anything made for back stock. Yesterday I used up almost all of my cream cheese icing and I've only made about half of the cream cheese iced cakes. Today I used almost all of my chocolate icing- and pretty much all of my chocolate cake- to make all but one flavor of the chocolate iced cakes.
It may not seem like a lot- 50 cakes in 8 hours- but it's an improvement over the speed I was at when I first started and that does include time spent helping customers as well. (Apparently I'm the only person in the bakery who can write on cakes...? I KNOW that's not the case since everyone had to write on cakes before I came along.) Now I'm tired but also happy about the work I completed today.
*Completely Unrelated Question* Does anyone know any fun recipes that use candy corn? They're Branden's favorite fall snack and, while he'll eat them plain, I think it'd be fun to use them as an ingredient in something. If nobody has recipes, I just might start experimenting with them on my own.
The big walk-in freezer was defrosted last Tuesday so my boss didn't want me to have any back stock. I was off on Wednesday and Thursday, Friday and Saturday are big order days and I was off again on Sunday. This means that yesterday and today were the first chances I really had to get anything made for back stock. Yesterday I used up almost all of my cream cheese icing and I've only made about half of the cream cheese iced cakes. Today I used almost all of my chocolate icing- and pretty much all of my chocolate cake- to make all but one flavor of the chocolate iced cakes.
It may not seem like a lot- 50 cakes in 8 hours- but it's an improvement over the speed I was at when I first started and that does include time spent helping customers as well. (Apparently I'm the only person in the bakery who can write on cakes...? I KNOW that's not the case since everyone had to write on cakes before I came along.) Now I'm tired but also happy about the work I completed today.
*Completely Unrelated Question* Does anyone know any fun recipes that use candy corn? They're Branden's favorite fall snack and, while he'll eat them plain, I think it'd be fun to use them as an ingredient in something. If nobody has recipes, I just might start experimenting with them on my own.
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