Month: December 2016
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Christmas Cookies – The Aftermath, Part 1
Delivery day went well for the most part. I took my cookies to the East Bay for the Christmas party, then dropped them off at a few places in Pleasanton. The only hiccup is that I intended to deliver them to the East Bay office over the weekend, but I couldn’t get in. Either I’m […]
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Christmas Cookies – Box em up!
Holy shitballs. You will not believe it. We are out of xyron adhesive at work! And to make matters worse, I realized (as I was pulling into the parking lot this morning) that I completely FORGOT all my sale boxes at home this morning. What a dunce. Oh how the mighty have fallen. So this […]
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Christmas Cookies – Day 6
I’m officially out of steam. I spent today decorating the candy cane cookies and did not get very much boxing done. This thing is starting to feel like it’s going off the rails a bit. My slowness is going to result in cramming down the line, unless I can make up some time. Thank god […]
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Christmas Cookies – Day 5
Start Time: 9:30 am Stop Time: 5:45 am Goal: 23 18 types of cookies, packaged, wrapped & ready to deliver on Saturday 12/17 Completed: Extreme Brownie (4x), Pecan Sandies (6x), Paris Shortbread (6x), Oatmeal raisin (6x), Chinese Almond (6x) Mixed: Geode (2x) Poor Geode. He’s not gonna happen. I’ve also let go of 4 other […]
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Christmas Cookies – Day 4
Start Time: 10:00 am Stop Time: 5:50 am Goal: 23 types of cookies, packaged, wrapped & ready to deliver on Saturday 12/17 Completed: Chocolate Swirls (4x), Rose Hibiscus Shortbread (4x), Snickerdoodles (4x), Gingersnaps (4x) Mixed: Geode (2x), Pecan Sandies (6x) Holy hell. I feel really accomplished today. First off, let me share a little OCD victory. […]
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Christmas Cookies – Day 3
Start Time: 11:00 am Stop Time: 4:40 am Goal: 23 types of cookies, packaged, wrapped & ready to deliver on Saturday 12/17 Completed: Chocolate Chip (4x) Mixed: Geode (2x) OMG, starting to worry. These decorator cookies are taking too long. I also miscalculated my butter needs so The Husband had to run to Smart & Final […]
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Christmas Cookies 2016 – Day 2
Start Time: 10:30 am Stop Time: 3:00 am Goal: 23 types of cookies, packaged, wrapped & ready to deliver on Saturday 12/17 Completed: Coconut Cutouts (3x), Mint Chip (4x), Candy Cane Cutouts (4x), Peanut Butter (4x) Mixed: Geode (2x) Day 2 and I’m not sure how I feel. Yes, all the cut outs are baked and […]
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Christmas Cookies, 2016 Theme
Note– this post was written after the others, however I thought it was helpful to explain the theme on the upfront this year. Enjoy! Written 12/14/2016 2016 Kicked my ass. It wasn’t so much about the hugeness of the events this past year that made it so hard– it’s been worse in the past for […]
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Christmas Cookies 2016 – Day 1
Start Time: 12 pm Stop Time: 4:00 am Goal: 23 types of cookies, packaged, wrapped & ready to deliver on Saturday 12/17 Completed: Vanilla Sugar (6x), Chocolate Trees (4x), Brown Sugar Spice (4x), Chocolate Swirl (4x) Mixed: Coconut Cutouts (3x), Mint Chip (4x), Candy Cane Cutouts (4x), Geode (2x) Super ambitious goals were set today, […]
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Christmas Cookies 2016 – Day 0
Every year I have the same debate the night before cookie madness begins: Do I get right to it or go to bed early and get a good night’s rest? This year I’m opting for bed at a decent hour. I hope it doesn’t bite me in the ass in 4 days… Tonight, I staged […]