'Tis the Season!

Alright so it's officially Christmas time...  in my world at least.


After watching the Christmas Parade this afternoon I had the plan to bake little gingerbread men today. Since I am still a rookie at baking and building my collection of tools, I needed to venture out and pick up some supplies. First on the list, cookie cutter! Seeing as this was a crucial part of this cookie making adventure, I headed to Williams and Sonoma. Obviously they had the most perfect one ever and what else to get you in the spirit of baking then stopping and smelling the aroma of that store. I was stoked to have these guys in my newly Holiday decorated apartment!

Not so much. I followed the directions, measured the ingredients and even bought a rolling pin and they didn't work. I don't know what happened! The dough looked okay, I thought it was going to be a success but I was wrong. The dough just didn't want to stay together like a man. So instead, I made boring old round cookies. Later, I thought this was a good lesson for me. Don't ask me how I turned failed baking into a life lesson but I did. Barf I know. 

I was so frustrated with the fact that the dough didn't want to stay together, that I was about to throw the newly bought rolling pin through the window and my batter at the wall. That would have been nice to clean up afterwards, I'm glad I came to my senses. Instead I told myself that not everything in life, whether it be baking, my career or relationships will work out perfectly. So I came to terms with the fact that I wasn't going to go have gingerbread men in my kitchen today, maybe another day. 

XO