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Giving Up The Fix To Find & Focus On The Joy

find and focus on the joy

I’ll be honest, it’s felt like quite a risk to step out of my kitchen and share a bit more of my personal life on this blog.  I worry that people looking for cake pops will be all confused and upset about a post that doesn’t include buttercream.  I worry about exposing so much of myself, my feelings and who I am, especially when it really isn’t sugar coated.  Cake pops are safe to share, life and emotions, not so {Read More}

Away From The Oven – Keeping Up With Mama Jones
And Her Picture Perfect Pinterest Boards.

Keep Up With Mama Jones at Love From The Oven

I am supposed to be sitting down to write a post about cookies or cupcakes or something baking related.  But I was distracted (well, what’s new) by a great post from Francesca Kaplan Grossman over at Huff Post Parents.   Jealousy, Judgement & Motherhood.   When she talks about wanting to be that mom who has it totally together, but in reality is the mom peeling a half eaten granola bar out of her bag, unwrapped, and handing it to her toddler {Read More}

Getting Organized – School Stuff Free Printable

School Stuff Free Printable by Love From The Oven

I am not, in any way, organized by nature.  I struggle (really struggle) to stay on top of things.  My oldest daughter has such a busy schedule as well as a very demanding academic load, and she is her mother’s daughter – organizationally challenged as well.   We are trying to come up with new ways to stay on top of things, especially with school.   I came across an old 11×14 frame that had been sitting in a closet for years.   {Read More}

2012 & 2013 – Looking Back and Looking Forward

My Girls

This is more of a personal post than a baking post, one of my “behind the blog” type of posts.  And a long one!  2012 has been an extremely busy year here in the Love From The Oven house.  In addition to baking up sweets and treats and sharing recipes, tips, my favorite links and more, life behind the blog has been busy, chaotic and sometimes a little crazy. While I’m not one who is big on “resolutions”, I always {Read More}