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[ringsandcoffee]

Over the week, I slowly got past the lack-of-money thing. Even realized I already paid a bill, so that's a little more elbow room. Have to look into something supplementary though. My friend started a blog to advertise our baking endeavors. She makes cake pops, and I will offer whatever I bake. Have to figure out how much to charge though. Enough to make it worth it, but cheap enough that people will pay. Sprinkles charges $3 for cupcakes; they can make far more than I can, and theirs look prettier than mine. But, the effort is why I would charge whatever price I decide on. Making, baking, mixing, and frosting even 2 dozen cupcakes takes about 4 hours, which includes clean-up. If I have to spend a long time baking, I don't want to make a measly 10 bucks for it. We shall see...

I've been thinking how I sink into ruts thinking a girl has to be "pretty enough" to date. Then I remember that is totally bunk. I hate that people, including myself, still fall into the lie that appearance matters most. Well, not most, but that men will not be interested if we girls don't look like supermodels. Not even supermodels, but just having my hair done and a cute outfit. If a guy I've known a while only started paying attention to me on a day I looked nice, forget it.

Speaking of...communicating with a couple of guys online. I've been busier than all get out lately, strangely enough. Yet I'll probably meet at least one of them whenever our schedules merge. The other, need to talk to a little more.

Dang, I think I want a s'more thing now.

Comments

[holbytla.livejournal.com]

OooOo! That's exciting you have an outlet to sell your baked goods!

I wonder if all that supermodel stuff is a stereotype. That maybe any decent guy you'd actually want to date doesn't think that way. I obviously don't hang around a ton of guys, though. Another stereotype is confidence is more attractive than looks. Pfft. I find it easier to look nice than be overtly confident lol :P

Hope one of them is a winner!

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

The supermodel thing is an extreme statement/example, but I still sometimes fall into the "not pretty enough" mindset.

Tomorrow, I try a new recipe. Good thing my sister sent my camera back to me, so I can take pictures of it.

[bowiechaser.livejournal.com]

Thoughts: YES the supermodel stuff is a stereotype. I am 5'8" and weigh 170. I am proportionate, though, not top or bottom or middle heavy.
My teeth are not straight, and I've got a funky birthmark under my nose that, more than once in life, someone has stared at and asked "is your nose bleeding?"
*shaking head over that* (Really, if it WAS, you'd see a wad of tissue UP my nose to STOP the bleeding, dolt!)
I sometimes talk loud, laugh loud, act loud. I am outgoing and opinionated, though I don't always share that right away. I am fairly comfortable in my own skin, recognizing my own flaws on the inside & outside. I am still insecure in many ways, but overall feel I'm pretty. Sometimes, I am incredibly shallow and petty and look at the people of walmart site & think "hey, if those folks can get a significant other, so can I" ... but I still waited around 9 YEARS to date after I left my ex-fiancee...and have been dating a WONDERFUL guy for around 6 months now.

YES, looks matter to a degree. Don't be a sloppy pig & go out in your flannel PJs. Totally juvenile and unattractive. Perform basic maintenance on yourself: brush the hair & teeth, wash the body, use deodorant...stuff like that. Keep the nails clean & neat. Wear clean clothes. I am QUITE SURE that everyone reading this is already doing all those things. I wear some makeup...eye makeup and lip gloss. Maybe 3x a year I will wear base makeup to even out my skin tone. I wear jeans almost constantly.

OVER-confidence is as annoying as UNDER-confidence. Just rest in who YOU are, ladies. You are you, and you are likeable and attractive in your own way. Men like ALL KINDS of body types but really, it is true...some simple comfort in your own skin goes a long way towards making you overall more attractive.

Now, I admit it...ringsandcoffee I've forgotten your name (as I have with MOST of my lj friends, d'oh), but I've seen pics of you and you're a cute, slender, athletic gal with a good heart. We all need to stop comparing ourselves to the fake, miserably skinny underfed & airbrushed chicks on magazines. Eat, enjoy food and life, and that radiates out & makes us more attractive!

[spally.livejournal.com]

Hooray for less money issues!

My advice for selling things online, after being on etsy for a little while, is don't cave and undersell your stuff! I did that at the start and it didn't really make that much of a difference in the end other than I made money a little bit slower.

To the buyer, when you're looking at things in that price range, the difference per item is only a few dollars anyway. Instead of cutting costs to bump the number of sales, spend time on getting a good quality product (which, from your entries here, it sounds like you already have - sometimes just reading about what you cook makes me hungry :P). And sort out some awesome packaging and delivery systems so that people know it's been worth it when they buy your stuff.

Good luck!

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

A friend who used to be a caterer said something similar - that people will pay for quality. I need to start baking a bunch so I can take photographs for the blog.

Thanks for the advice!