I dont mean to sound ugly, but why go in to the business if its not your passion.

Was that directed towards me or the poster of the quoted material?

And how do you know if it's "your passion"????????

  "strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor."

"a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything."

to the post. I personally cant wait till i have to bake a cake. I love baking and have ever since i was 12 years of age. I am 37. Either you love it or you dont. If you feel your getting burned out, take a break. Thats what i think.

Julie

PASSION
Even though you are up late and still working on a cake you still feel the need to make it perfect.
When the thought of getting something new for your passion makes you giddy--Even if it is a pan!
The thought of having to make another cake can make one tired--But you still do it because it will bring joy to someone.

Everyone can get burned out but I cannot imagine a life without cake. I have gotten burned out.If you are truly good at something and you will open the fridge fifty times just to take another look at it I think it makes it all worth while!

WOW!


I bet there were about 10 different ways to ask this....making her a target probably wasnt a good one

I agree...probably PM'ing her would have been the better. I also wish your forum topics were more descriptive. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" really gives me no idea what I'm clicking on.

I really do not think this was meant to be spiteful or mean. What we write here is open for comment. We might not like the comments but I did not see this as mean.
I think we take things to heart and when someone mentions that they do not like cakes on a cake forum it turns on a light bulb in your head.

Oh for goodness sakes....YES I SAID IT ... i don't like cakes anymore....must be nice for everyone to stay doing something they like for the rest of their lives. I got into it when i was 19.....is it so abnormal that now that i'm 28 i want to do something else? And what i said was on a different thread in reference to what another poster said...

and thanks twinsy and kelleym It wasn't that i so much minded the question....just the snarky comments. Whats the point.

ge978,

I wish you all the best in your new adventure! Sometimes our passions and dreams change and we have to go with the flow. I was a clay artist (potter) for years and just got burned out! Now I am into cake decorating and LOVE the creativity and the joy it gives people but will I be doing cakes in 5-10 years? I don't know - time will tell! Let's encourage and build one another up! There is enough negativity and harshness out there on planet earth and I'm sending you (((hugs))) and blessings! Best of luck, ge978!

thanks christeena

I do understand your point though ge.. I have seen many different seasons in my life (I'm 43). From crafts where I turned a space in my house into a crafts shop (not for $$'s though just hobby), I've had that same space a recording studio (I've recorded one cd), then I took the big plunge for the bakeshop.

I appreciate your honesty, and maybe after you give cakes a rest for a while, you will find pleasure in doing it every now and then, just for fun!

-Rezzy

I did not think I was being Snarky.
Again I did not see this thread as mean.

I don't think this thread is mean either...some people just like to dissect every element of a post.

I think the poster just wants to know how you know this is what you're meant to do and used a past quote as an example of someone who doesn't want to do this anymore. What's the big deal??

ANYWAY....I haven't been doing this very long at all...haven't even crossed the one year mark yet, but I think it's normal to have a moment of questioning what you're doing. And I also think that we all need a break sometimes for sanity. Will I be doing this 10 years from now? I don't know, really. We all evolve. Sometimes toward an existing passion, or sometimes toward a new passion.

But if you're feeling burned out and need a moment to re-group, it happens. It doesn't necessarily mean you aren't meant for cake decorating...it might just mean you need a break. Keeps you sane.

Good luck on everyone's endeavors...cake related, or not!
Angie

Ge....Hats off to you for striving to achieve your goals. some people reach a much higher age before even having a clue what to do with themselves. I commend you for having invested so much into one career and going for it in a another.you seem to have a really good head on your shoulders and you mentioned law enforcement???? Gosh I hope I am NOT on the other end of you!!! Hee Hee

Hey ge,
First of all love, love, love your dog! The creativity in cakes can be tiring and with you persuing a cj degree... wow... that is alot on your plate and awesome. Maybe cakes can be a relaxing hobby later. Dreams change, careers change, so what, just enjoy life!

Hee hee... guess why I'm here at CC? Because I'm 28 and I don't like paint. At 17 I started college with a chemistry major, and now I'm in R&D making industrial coatings. I used to love my job. Love love love. Now I just think it is stinky and dull. But I do it because I'm really good at it and it pays my bills. Until I get good at making cakes, I'll keep making paint - but you never know where life will take you!

Jill

[quote="ge978"]Oh for goodness sakes....YES I SAID IT ... i don't like cakes anymore....must be nice for everyone to stay doing something they like for the rest of their lives. I got into it when i was 19.....is it so abnormal that now that i'm 28 i want to do something else?

I'm 56 and I've noticed that my likes and wants change just about evey 10 years. We evolve and move on. Some people are lucky to like the same thing year after year.

I am just getting into decorating and I love it, but if I had to do it every day for a living I think I would get burned out after a few years. In order to make money you have to work really hard and all the time (in any business) and if you have children it is twice as hard. People that are successfull at what they do, do not stay in the same thing year after year. They branch out and move on, they may keep a foothold on what they started with but they don't stay stuck in the same thing. I hope I'm making my self clear. Should have paid more attention in english class!!

GE good luck in criminal justice sounds exciting and about as far away from cakes as you can get. (diffrent kind of stress)

peace and health norm

Ge, may even get to hide a supeana in a cake! lol

and then cake decorating will be fun again!!!

maybe!!?

Thanks everyone for your good wishes and encouragement....its really nice to read

Hahahah Spotty...yep..i'm gonna come looking for you..watch out

Justducky : aww thanks...thas my St Bernard Chloe....isnt she a cutie? I'm hoping some day I can look at cakes as relaxing again....im really looking forward to being on the other side and ordering a cake and actually eating one i didn't have to make

Dolfin: yep...i would say its pretty far from cakes, but I agree its gonna be a different kind of stress..but a good stress. Thank you!

Yep, law has always been something that i've wanted to do, but I guess i just now decided to move out of my comfort zone. I'm getting a degree in CJ and Paralegal...i start school in March.

Ge, I didn't mean to attack you as others have implied that I did. I don't even think it's something to be ashamed to say (not liking cakes anymore) I actually commend you for having the . . . .to say what you think. Especially on a cake site!

Thank you for those who responded to my inquiry.

As for the rest of you, I was asking a question and used her statement as a quote. Perhaps it wasn't clear that I wasn't attacking her by never posting any words of attack.


And I will make my threads as I'd like. My post names are always related to the topic which I will be addressing, you just have to "solve" them, if you will. Sory it molested you sooooooo much.

I won't quit the cake business, but I would sell it in a heartbeat. And then order cakes from someone elses specialty shop. I don't want to learn any other business. I would be happier in the management part or the designer part, but put them together and I am running on a very low battery.
It would be good to have a back up decorator, but then I would be afraid my customers could tell the difference.

I wish I could wake up everyday excited about working, but I too want to cry because there are so many orders waiting for me. I am greatful for the success, but that is why I now say it is just a job. I definitely do still get excited over some of the designs.

It is a big feeling when you are loved by your customers. That is what keeps me going. Also being able to have discussions like these are great!

THere is a difference in having a couple of fun cake designs every weekend and getting slammed every week, all week long.

The passion may be there but some of the joy is gone.
lora

Angelas, Moy and Risque, thank you for not becoming objects of sentimental hyperbole!

I am sort of in the same boat as GE (maybe its just us 28 year olds...LOL)...I got into cake decorating so I would have SOME skill in doing my son's (and future children's) birthday cakes...and never intended it to be much more than that.....now I have people asking me to do cakes...and I know they mean well and probably think they are really helping me (since I am a SAHM)....but come on....for all the time (and mess) required to make a cake (and for all the disappointment when they dont turn out as planned) $5-$8 profit just inst worth it! I just dont seem to know how to say NO (and I have only been doing cakes less than 1 year)......but yet I still come on here to learn new stuff and check out all of you talented folks work!

Anyway best of luck to you all.....and for those of us not in LOVE with cake decorating....oh well!

Thanks for not yelling at me because, supposedly, I was being "mean" by targeting AG. For not being so. . . what's the word. . ."sensitive"?