Cakes and Cups and Cups of Cakes

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I very much would like to start my own business, preferably one that involves baked goods and coffee.  I had the most beautiful opportunity set before me to co-own a NY style deli recently that I had to turn down.  The reasons were simple.  The location was in York.  I work in Harrisburg, live in Shiremanstown, and have to be at my children's activities in Mechanicsburg.  That would leave me little to no time to work at the place due to the fact that I can't risk leaving my current job with the benefits and health insurance just yet.  Those things are too important right now in a single family income to give up.  Not to mention the insane amount of driving.  I felt kind of angry because on one hand, this was an opportunity to live out my dream.  But I got over it rather quickly.  Why?  Because I am comfortable with the fact that the priorities that I deem to take precedence over this venture are indeed where my attention should be.  Also, I do feel that I will have the opportunity at some point in my life to live out my dream.  I truly do.  I think that this was an eye opener to what this sort of business entails; however,  I know that to be profitable for me with time and money it has to be in a location closer to me.  I just look at it as though this was not the right time in my life.

That being said, I'm not giving up on learning and commencing some of the things that I want to do to open something similar on my own or with someone else as a co-owner.  Last night, my fb status mentioned that I would love to make cupcakes for a living.  How incredibly fun and delicious would that be?  And Christy, if you are serious about joining me, let's get to it girly!  To start, I want to experiment in my home.  I don't have the money for rent or overhead of any commercial property, so that's out of the question.  But everyone starts somewhere, don't they?  Why not have your business down pat before you open up public shop?  So, I think it's definitely experiment time.  I'd like everything to be homemade and creative.  I think this will be loads of fun.  And first stop is apparently going to be red velvet cupcakes for Andrew's birthday.  I'm on it.