Well hello there! Remember me? I’ve been gone a while this time, I know. Still haven’t managed to hit the perfect balance with time management, and as usually happens, blog land quiets down quite a bit when I feel the overwhelm coming on. Throw trying to launch a new business into the usual mix of a busy life, and free time becomes a thing of the past. I attended an awesome conference last week with 1,000 Boston Business Women, and one of the major takeaways for me was you can’t really have it all. Sure, you can have most of it, but trying to have everything only leaves you stressed, overwhelmed, and sleep deprived.
So instead of trying to have it all, I’m trying to prioritize the important things. It still feels nearly impossible, but at the end of the day we’re each just a work in progress, right? So I’m going to go with that for now.
Today I participated in a focus group with a few other bloggers — some ladies who aren’t frequent in the blogger scene around the city, so totally new faces to me, and a welcome breath of fresh air. After an hour of chatting and sharing ideas, I remembered why I was there — for my blog – my baby – a piece of me I don’t give enough attention to. We had a great conversation about what inspires us, why we write, and how we make our stories powerful, unique, and compelling. It reminded me why I started this blog in the first place, and also reminded me that I desperately need to take back the quiet moments I can put aside to write, to take pictures, and to indulge in a cookie or two. In the midst of so much chaos and uncertainty and confusion, the moments I get to spend here are special and calm and all mine.
So I’m bringing you cookies today. Beautiful, delicious, incredible cookies. I’ve made “brookies” before, but those were in brownie form — this time, I’ve gone the cookie route, and I have to say, these cookies are killer. The pictures should convey a good measure of their deliciousness, but you can’t possibly begin to fathom the delight of eating one of these without making them yourself. While they dirty a good number of dishes, the recipe is simple and straight forward, and truly such a delight. Crunchy edges, chewy interior, goodness all around.
In fact, I owe my team at work a delicious treat for making it through a tough stretch these last few weeks, and these cookies might be just the thing. I find that they cure (or help to ease) many ailments… especially the kind with emotional roots 🙂
If I can manage to convince myself that baking is more important than new business research or watering the new grass seed or seeing my far away boyfriend — then I will be back soon with some rhubarb creation, because those darn plants are positively overwhelming my garden right now! Until then…
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