theshaggyturtle

I recently received a Daily Deviation for my Retro Robot Cupcakes!   

I want to thank everyone who stopped by to favorite my work, add me to your watch list, check out my gallery, and/or leave a comment!

I really appreciate the time you take to come to my little corner of DA!

I've been working hard on making a new recipe every week to submit to DA and to my blog cupcakeninja.net

I have some ideas for new recipes lined up, but I'd love to hear some ideas/suggestions from you as well!

Please, let me know if you have any input!

Thank you again from the bottom of my heart!

~Amanda

Hello!!

I've been doing a lot of work on my Cake Ninja blog recently, trying to make it more user friendly and eye appealing.  I've put a couple posts up recently.  I am working on being able to post things on a regular basis.  Eventually I'd like to add a 'show and tell' portion to it as well.  

Check it out!

Cupcakeninja.net

Hello!

I would just like to say thank you all for your encouragement, without it I would not have had the confidence to start my own business-which I am doing!  

I am in the process of setting up my webpage and menu.  I have business cards printed and have been sending those out.  So, start up is slow, but I'm happy to take the time to do it right.  

I have named my business Cupcake Ninja.  You can visit my site at www.cupcakeninja.net  There are only three images on it so far, but a menu will be coming soon!

I'm very excited about it!  

Also, I have uploaded pictures of our cats in my Scraps section!  

Thanks!
~Amanda

Hi Everyone!

Its been a while since I updated my journal.    I'd just like to say that everything is going great for me, and I hope the same for all of you.  

As far as anything cake related, I have been considering developing a pamphlet for a couple different kinds of cupcake flavors to distribute to close family and friends in case anyone wanted to order some cupcakes from me.  Any flavor or design suggestions?

Other news; we adopted three cats (not all at the same time!) from a rescue organization.  We first adopted Crinkles (changed her name to Emma) last March.  And we then adopted Jester and Glenda in December.  Jester is Emma's brother.  He had been adopted out to another family the same time we adopted Emma, but the family returned him in August to the rescue organization because he somehow got a broken hip and they didn't want to pay to get it fixed.  We made sure he received the surgery he needed and now he and Emma chase each other around the house.  We also adopted Glenda the same time we adopted Jester because Aaron and I both fell in love with her.  She is very unique.  She was living in an elderly woman's home with her kittens- who were all starving before she was rescued.  She loves laying in front of our pellet stove.    

I think that's all the big news.  

Take care!
~Amanda

Hello!

I know I've been very, very bad lately in not updating anything--or answering any comments.  If you left me a comment I'm sorry I haven't replied, I do appreciate all of your comments very much.

I recently quit my job.  Over the past few months leading up to this event I had no interest in cakes what so ever because the atmosphere at work made me feel ill to even think about working on cakes.  I had been very, very unhappy for a long time.  Thankfully I am now out of that atmosphere and have moved on.  Unfortunately, I lost my best friend during this life experience.  It hurt a lot since she was like a sister to me.  We were both forced into situations that were not good for either of us and it tore us apart.  I hope she will remember the happy memories we made together, and perhaps we might have the chance to be friends again someday.

I was out of work for about a month and a half and I now have a job working as a cake decorator again for a different company.  I am very happy and excited for the future.  

I was able to move past my recent trials quickly thanks to finding my path as a Wiccan.  I know talking about religion is a very touchy subject for some people, and if anyone reading this is offended, I'm sorry.  I believe that no one is wrong in their choice of religion and that everyone should practice what they believe is right.  We all end up in the same place anyway, so in a way we're all right.  

I was raised Roman Catholic but never felt a spiritual connection to what I was taught.  As I've mentioned, I've done a lot of soul searching over the past months and I know I have made the right decision.  I am thankful that my experiences have allowed me to find my inner strength.  I now feel like I'm in control of my life and have a self confidence that I never had before.  I have joined an online Wiccan college called Sacred Mists (if anyone is interested in learning more about Wicca I highly recommend visiting this site.  Everyone there is very nice and genuinely interested in helping each other.) and I have made a lot of friends there.

I feel a lot older in some respects, but I now have a fresh outlook on life. The most important thing I've learned is that you can't let negative energy eat away at you, not only will it depress you, it will make you physically sick.  Always think positive and spread positive energy to those around you.  You'll be surprised with the results!    

I'm not going to promise any posts soon, but I will be posting on DA again in the future.

So thank you again to all of you who visit my page and comment on my work.  I greatly appreciate it!  *hug*

Until next time,
~Amanda