17 Wishes for 2017

Hola Baykahs!

Please allow me to stretch out my arms and crack my knuckles. I've been off for two days...things get stiff.

Seriously. I literally did NOTHING for two days, and it was glorious. I actually had time to stare at a television...and eat potato chips. But. now is the time to GET BACK TO IT, and turn on the oven...because it's BACK TO WORK...until NYE, and then I get ANOTHER DAY OFF on New Year's Day!

Speaking of the NEW YEAR. I've compiled a list of 17 wishes I would like to come TRUE in 2017...some are far fetched, some are totally going to happen, and some are true wishes that I can't cross my fingers for ANY HARDER for because I so need them to come true this year. By the way...they are not in any particular order....

#17 I wish for a little more rain in Vegas.
          -We barely get 4 inches a year, but when we DO get rain we get a TON of customers because like I always say, "Rain EQUALS Busy." And tsp. baking company could ALWAYS use some BUSYness...because that means this baykah will be too distracted to realize that the love of her life is in Iowa.

#16 I wish for time to move FASTER
          -This wish is ONLY in regards to the weeks between Richard coming home to visit. Fingers crossed he gets to come home once a month, but I have a feeling those weeks in between his visits will be VERY VERY SLOW...so let's speed that UP.

#15 I wish that I make time to work OUT
          -The plan is to fill my RICHARD-LESS time with work and working out. So...let's try to actually MOVE while staring at the TV instead of just sitting motionless putting chips in my mouth.

#14 I wish potato chips had no calories
            -I would drop 10 pounds in NO TIME

#13 I wish Coke Zero was as healthy as water
          -I would be SO HYDRATED all the time

#12 I wish tsp. baking company would start baking pies
          -This one is VERY close to coming true. In fact, I'm guessing that cream pies will be available VERY soon, and baked pies will be making an appearance around the next holiday season.

#11 I wish I could see George Michael perform
          -This one is obviously never going to happen...one of my only regrets EVER is not going to see him a couple of years ago when he was in Vegas. He never came back, and now he NEVER will.

#10 I wish I could give my crew unlimited hours
          -This is the time of year where sales PLUMMET because everyone goes on diets and is broke from Christmas...so cupcakes and cookies are OFF their minds...at least until February 1. So I WILL be able to give my crew MORE hours...just not in January.

#9  I wish my house could clean itself
          -I know this one is dumb, but the thought of deep cleaning my house right now...and throughout this year...is just daunting.

#8 I wish I had two days off in a week
          -This one is most DEFINITELY happening, but probably not for a while. The plan is for me to actually be able to NOT go in to work for two days...like a REAL job. This will allow me to maybe not need wish #9 because I will have time to clean my house.

#7 I wish to come up with a new cookie flavor that I have never thought about before
          -I've been wracking my brain about new flavors to introduce for 2017, and cupcakes are somewhat easy. Cookies?? NOT SO EASY. So, I hope I get a SHOT of inspiration and come up with something rad for my cookie case.

#6 I wish my husband would stop taking random pictures of me
          -my husband has this habit of taking RANDOM pictures of me doing dumb stuff...like THIS

He thinks it's hysterical. I think that I couldn't look any WORSE in these shots. YIKES.

#5 I wish my oven would stop burning me

          -I just got ANOTHER burn today, and this one is WAY worse than any I've had before. As fun as it is to get tattoos over them after they heal, it is getting a little PAINFUL.

#4 I wish I could spend more time with my girls

          -I was so lucky to have my babies over the holidays, but it just reminded me how much I MISS them. With Abbi being in college and now having her new job I barely see her...so I would love to have more time with her and Lucy before I BLINK, and they are both adults.

#3 I wish UberEats would extend their 8-mile radius for delivery

          -As of right now you have to have your delivery within 8 miles of tsp. HOPEFULLY, they will realize that people all over the valley could use a delivery...and would probably pay more.

#2 I wish I could stop aging

          -With my husband's birthday looming right around the corner, I would REALLY like to stop the hands of time from pounding all over my face. I tell you...this past year has put some SERIOUS lines on my face...so it can stop now. CALM DOWN. I got it. I'm OLD. You don't need to keep reminding me with new wrinkles to find in the mirror. 

#1 I wish my husband wasn't going to Iowa

          -This is the BIG ONE. I can't believe I only have 30 days left with him....I know he isn't DYING or going FAR FAR AWAY, but I REALLY love going to sleep and waking up with him every day...and the thought of really only seeing him 12 times in the next year REALLY breaks my heart.

That's it, Baykahs. Here's to SOME wishes coming true in the next 365 days. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! May 2017 bring you as much joy as 2016 brought for me. It was a truly magical year.

See you next Tuesday.

KG