I’m so excited, I’m so excited, I’m so…SCARED!  Yes, I really did just take a line from “Saved By The Bell,” and if you don’t recognize it, where have you been?

Anyway, yes, I am so excited, because there is something my husband and I are starting that has been a long time in the making.  I will be starting my own home-based baking business.

After I quit my job, I honestly didn’t know what I wanted to do next.  I knew I wanted to stay in the baking/pastry field, but I wasn’t sure where in that field I wanted to be exactly.  I knew for sure I didn’t want to work in a restaurant.  I had worked for 6 years in a restaurant and it really wore me down.  So I was thinking about working for an independent bakery, because at least there, I’d be able to focus entirely on desserts.  I was also thinking about catering, but a lot of caterers already out-source their baked goods, so there probably wouldn’t be too much work available.

One night, my husband asked me what my dream job was.  I told him I would love to have my own “dessert catering” business for parties and small events.  For people who wanted really high-quality desserts, but didn’t have the time to bake or didn’t know how to bake, period, they would be able to order high-quality, home-baked desserts made by a professional.  My husband said that was a great idea and if I ever wanted to go through with it, he’d support me 100%.

It took a while to decide for sure that’s what I wanted to do.  It’s a little scary for me to jump into something I’ve never done before, but I knew that ultimately, it would make me so much more happier and fulfilled if I did something like this.  For once, I would have creative control!

A few weeks ago, I told my husband that I wanted to move forward with the idea and he kept his word and supported me all the way.  I even told my parents last weekend about my idea and to my surprise, they thought it was great!  Not that my parents don’t support me, but I always thought of them as the type to tell me, “Are you serious?  Go out and get a real job!”  And ever since then, my husband and I have been telling people and I’ve gotten nothing but positive reactions.  A lot of people have even asked me already if I’d be available to supply sweets for their baby showers and other little parties.  My husband even snagged me my first potential client–a woman who is having a small wedding celebration!

Right now, we are working out a lot of the details, so we’re still in the early stages.  But we finally chose a name:  Sweet Baker Lady.  If you watch NBC’s The Office, and you watched last week’s season finale, you might get the reference.  Of course, the character says, “She’s sweet.  Like a lady baker.”  But we thought Sweet Baker Lady was better.

Pretty soon, we’ll have a website and lots more information.  Since I’ll only be doing this locally, this won’t mean much to all of you, but I love to share my ideas, so maybe someone else will be inspired by this.

More to come!