A Piece of Cake

A Piece of cake is what it was and what it wasn't. I have recently discovered that the best way to get yourself to try something new in life is to try it. In other words you cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind. I know these two statements seem simple and in a sense silly, but it's true all too often people dream of doing something and just never get around to it; and plainly enough the crucial step missing is the action of just buckling down and doing it. My personal strategy to getting to the "doing" stage is to make a commitment that I am held to. The Ragnar Relay or Wasatch Back Relay Run was one of those commitments I signed myself up for. After paying $100 dollars to race and telling a zillon people about it I felt as though I had to do it and I did. My most recent commitment was baking a wedding cake. I was in luck my niece was planning a wedding and I immediately offered to make the cake. The experience was a bitter sweet one, full of frustration and yet satisfaction as I completed my first wedding cake. What did I learn from it all? That their's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing away.