Or do others go through this same emotional roller coaster?

I worry that orders will stop coming in.
Then I get an order and I get so excited...like an expectant mother.
Then I think "what was I thinking....can I really do that?"
Then I bake, decorate and fuss over it until it leaves my hands.
Then I worry that they won't be happy with it!
Then I start worrying that the next order won't come in.

Phew.......... glad to hear that it is not just me that feels that way.
I think we are not alone..........

bj

nope, you are definetely not alone!!!

I feel your pain!!!!! I was just about to post a simliar topic!! I have two kids a two year old and a two month old, and I am feeling completely overwhelmed!!! I have sooooo many cake ideas, but I feel like I dont have the time to really do my best work! I am always second guessing my talent or ablilty, Its a pain in the butt being a perfectionist!!!! I guess sometimes you have to let go and know that you cant please everyone, that everything will not turn out perfectly, and that most people do not notice the imperfections you may see! But, im in the same boat, do you tend to worry a lot in general?

Amen sister!

Oh you are not alone for sure!

Just part of the club

thanks for posting this!! now i know that i dont suffer from some wierd complex.....or maybe i do, but i'm not alone, haha
i worry about the excact same thing, and your right, it is a roller coaster ride, every time.
melody

I wasn't sure if it was a lack of confidence or what, but I'm glad to know I'm not alone!

I am SOOOOO glad I'm not the only one experiencing this. I worry all the time. Hopefully, as the orders get more consistent, everything will come much more naturally, our planning skills will get better and we will all worry less!!

That's my life in a nutshell!

Me too!!! Sometimes I wonder... is this worth all the stress and fuss??? Until someone gushes over my cake, and then I am back to excited.

I'm worried about the cake orders. I had 4 in a row and now nothing....except one for Christmas eve. I also suffer from the I-can't-leave-well-enough-alone syndrome.

I know the feeling. Many of you might remember reading that I was thinking about giving up because that particular week, I had 6 orders. Now I'm in a dry spell. I have a cake due Saturday but then what? I know exactly how you feel. You are definitely not alone!

Nana 2 three reading how you feel was like reading about myself. Yes, yes, yes!!!! I go through the same thing. Right now I'm in the waiting stage. Just finished several cakes last week and I'm eagerly waiting for my next gig! When I'm doing cakes I'm totally in my element. When things are slow I get anxious. And yes once the cakes are finished and delivered I find myself constantly thinking, did they like the cakes? Hope the icing wasn't too sweet or not sweet enough, or hope the cake was moist enough, should have done this or should have done that!! lol

I think we're on to something here! Maybe a PCSD??? Post Cake Stress Disorder??

I encourage my customers to email me about the cake. I explain that because I am still small I like feedback. I have gotten some wonderful compliments! We all need a little ego stroking!

I have only had one paid order, I delivered it 3 weeks ago and I am still worrying about it! She has not called back and probably did not like them, my worrying mind thinks, but heck it has only been three weeks!

Oh gosh! I worry every time a cake leaves my hands about what will happen to it. Like maybe I will have one of those awful air bubbles under the icing (the "blow-out" kind) or a layer shifting or, God forbid, a HAIR - Gross! (even though I am especially careful to tie mine back!) And even though I get TONS of praise over my cakes, if I don't hear back from someone I worry that they didn't like it or something dreadful happened to it. And no one has EVER complained to me - but I still feel that maybe that is just because they didn't want to. Where's the confidence???????????????

I have EXACTLY the same worries. MY DH says I am too "emotionally involved, it's a business" HA! I say, what does he know! But it feels liek people are juding ME when they are judging my cookies...

So we made a comment card to include with the orders. One day I got one back with the quality/taste portion marked as "good". The choices were poor, fair, good, excellent. So how neurotic am I that I was SO bummed by good?

My husband has the right idea (never admit it though ) just how to accomplish the emotional detactment I'll never know!