I have been baking and cooking since I was very young. It really is a true passion of mine. I love to cook and bake for my family and friends. When I was about 12 or so I had just took a cake out of the oven and had set it on the counter to let it cool. I guess I got a little impatient (well, okay, a lot impatient) and tried to remove the cake from the pan before it had cooled enough. It would have been okay, except I tried to do it over the sink where there was a bowl of soapy water. You guessed it, it landed right in the soapy water! I remember being so upset about it. I was telling my daughter the other day that if I had let that stop me from ever trying to cook or bake again just because I failed, it would have been terrible and my own family would never have enjoyed the benefits of my cooking and baking. Don't be afraid to try again even if you make mistakes. I promise you, you will be much better for it!
We are heading towards 600 orders for Dominic's business. Since our long-term goal for Baked Goods By Dominic is having a "brick-and-mortar" and hire those with disabilities, it is essential and imperative that I continue to teach him all parts of the business. Since I prompted Dominic for so many years for speech, he has become "prompt dependent." What that essentially means is that he will look at me for a prompt, like, "what do you do next?" I do that one a lot. Dominic has been going to a private speech therapist for over ten years and she reminds me often that Dominic usually will know the answer, if I am patient and wait for him. That has been a very hard habit to break! Dominic has an incredible memory, so I put it to the test this morning. I didn't write out the steps, I wanted to see how much he could do completely on his own. We have a customer picking up his order today, but the only thing that had been done is putting the cookies into t...
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