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#SelfieSaturday

Because this is how I look when I take a selfie, I thought I would use #SelfieSaturday as a chance to let you in on some tidbits about me and ask about tidbits of you! A twist on selfies!  


My selfie for today is about baking. I love to bake, I've actually talked about it before. Baking serves as a form of therapy for me. It's precise enough to soothe my Type A tendencies but it's loose enough to allow me creativity and messiness. But I won't bake unless I'm feeling the love. It seems my ingredients and my oven know if I'm not feeling the love and my baked goods do not turn out if I'm not feeling the love. If I'm feeling rushed or obligated then there's not a lot of love, it doesn't serve as a form of therapy for me, and the baked goods that are produced tell on me. *wink* 

I live in a high altitude and all recipes tell us to add flour to help the baked goods rise to the occasion. However, I have never followed that 'rule' and my stuff turns out amazing (when the love is there). In fact, I have actually had to decrease the flour amount in a recipe or two in order for them to work in my high altitude life. People are jealous of my apparent goodwill with baking in the Rockies. I have no explanation except I must have "the touch." 

My favorite partner for baking is my tried and true KitchenAid. I absolutely LOVE my KitchenAid, I don't know what I would do without it. It is worth every penny and then some. There's an understanding between the hub and I that once this KitchenAid dies I immediately get a new one - regardless of if they are on sale somewhere or not. It's THAT worth it. 


What's something that serves as a form of therapy for you? 


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