Holly Hobby?

A few days ago, I came to the realization that I do, in fact, have a hobby. For as long as I can remember, I would get interested in a new activity, buy all the fun equipment, and passionately pursue said activity for, oh, a couple of months at best. Then I would lose interest. Tennis, step aerobics, scrapbooking... While I have enjoyed all of these, none of them held my interest for the long term. I've been searching for the one thing that I will continue to enjoy year after year, something that would be part of me. Then I realized the other day that I had found that activity.... several years ago.... and just never realized it.

I've enjoyed baking ever since I moved out of my parents' house and had my own kitchen. It started off with a love of making cookies. Over the years, I have amassed quite a collection of kitchen tools and utensils. And I've branched out beyond just baking cookies. Muffins, cupcakes, breads, and cookies all excite me these days. (Cakes, however, are still a bit frightening.) Some people bake because they have to, but not me - I bake because I want to.

I enjoy sharing my tasty treats just as much as I enjoy making them. I like watching people enjoy eating my creations, and lately I've had fun posting them online for others to see. Thus the creation of this blog - a place for me to keep track of all my fun baking endeavors. I hope people out there will get just as much enjoyment out of following my baking journey as I will in the undertaking.