5 Years of Blogging

{a beautiful day}

FIVE years ago I started a blog. I decided it would be fun to publically document my healthier baking…ie avoid schoolwork.

I can’t but can believe I’m still doing it. It hasn’t always been easy and not everything has been pretty (hey, we all have to start somewhere), but just knowing someone is out there, smiling because I made something that made them hungry, kept me going.

And I’ve found amazing friends. You all are amazing! You tell me my food is pretty or sounds tasty, you tell me you made something and it was amazing, you don’t complain about how many breakfast items I make or when I decide to go gluten-free, and you give weird stuff a try because I asked you to. You’re amazing! And you read my words! MY words! That blows my mind. 

And I work so hard to get better and make my recipes better and my photos more beautiful all for you! I truly do it all because I love knowing you’re on the other side, rooting for me.
I can’t thank you enough.

This blog is everything to me. Most people would call it crazy to dedicate all of my time and soul to something that isn’t considered a “real job,” but how could I not?! I’ve truly built a second home right on the internet.

I’ve been so blessed to work with amazing companies. Real companies that you see in grocery stores and don’t think twice about the people behind them, but I’ve worked with them! That’s crazy amazing.

And I’m so lucky to have an amazing support system at home. For the last 5 years my mom has been scouring stores for props; my now-husband has been eating treats with “secret ingredients” in them and also has been bragging about me to his coworkers like my job is cool. Most people would tell me to get a new hobby, but my family has been behind me all the way.

So thank you all. And here’s to the next 5 years! Cheers {pop pop, fiz fiz, clink}!