What Do I Do Every Day?

The most popular question I get is: "What do you do every day?" Well, that is hard to say, because every single day is different. That might change a bit once the new store opens and I have a more set routine, but probably not.

Essentially I wait on customers, put together and frost cakes, frost cupcakes, make flavored buttercream, make ganache, tidy up, do paper work. This AM I got to spend some time on the phone with Verizon. Really, it just depends on what needs to be done. I realize this will not be a very satisfying answer for people who want details.

Yesterday, I drove to Tysons Corner (got lost), programmed new employees into the computer system, drove to the Shirlington store (got lost), waited on customers and learned paperwork duties, etc. Saturday I took a food sanitation and safety class. Fascinating stuff that class.

Every day is completely different from the last, so I can't say what I do every day.

The one thing that is common to every day is that I get to know a different fascinating person in every store. The people who work at CakeLove have fascinating career histories. The woman with whom I worked with last night, had a successful career as an accountant. Lived and worked in Hong Kong for 20 years and decided she wanted to come home to the US, retire and do something interesting and fun. She is brilliant, organized, great with people and a fabulous teacher. Instead of sitting at a desk, she wanted a job where she could be more active, do something fun that people loved and enjoy her life.  She found all that at CakeLove and she is loving her job. 

The recurring theme I've found is people want to have a happy life and the traditional track people are expected to follow isn't delivering it. Surprised? I'm not.