Seeing that post about the people with several cakes to finish for this weekend made me want to ask this question...
When you guys have a lot of cake stuff to do in a weekend, does your sig. other get just a little bit irritated?
I'm fairly new to actually getting orders and not just making cakes for family get-togethers and such, so maybe it's just a matter of it taking some time for each of us to adapt...but the past 2 weekends I had a cake to do and both times my boyfriend made a comment about how my decorating takes away from "our" time. Granted, we live 1.5 hr apart, so weekends are all we really have. But at the same time, he knows I love doing this, and he tells me all the time how glad he is that I've found something I enjoy this much, that he loves getting to see more of my creative side, that he wants me to get even more orders so maybe I can make a little bit of spending $$ out of something that's fun for me. So that leaves me a tad confused...he wants me to do more of this but makes sure to point out that it cuts into our time together. Ultimately he's been super supportive so far, and he's all the time showing off pictures of my cakes...plus, when I do decorate on the weekend, he keeps me company and we chat (although since football season just started, there will probably be less of that conversation!).
Anyway, I know we'll find a happy medium before too long, but I just wondered if anyone else ever gets any grief - even just a tiny bit - from their significant other about spending too much time with cakes.
my husband is super vocal about supporting me in this. But I can see the tension when he is excited that we both have the same day off and I have to spend it decorating.
I just think that every once in a while I have to plan to be "booked" so that he can feel he comes first. I know he really supports me and is proud of me. But I can't blame him for wanting to spend time with me. So no, you aren't the only one.
Decorate in the same room if possible. I've learned over the years that it's not that they want to "do" anything, they just want you nearby. I try to do as much as possible before my hubby comes home at night. He is not irritated at all, but we are all more relaxed when I am finished or close to it before he comes home.
Since your boyfriend lives so far away, maybe he thinks that he spends so much time getting to you, he wants your full attention. He's proud of you and happy that you found something, but he doesn't want your "new obsession" to replace him. Coddle him a little and feed him cake balls. I promise he will soon forget he was whining!! 
Oy...... my ex-husband was the same way! Very vocally supportive but when he saw me working on cakes that were for other people, he got downright pissy! He wouldn't watch the kids or try and entertain them or anything and I have 4 so that is a big deal. He also didn't seem to care that I was getting paid.
And I would totally put that money into the family fund - never stashed it for myself or anything. That is the downside to 'working from your home'... you can't just leave your job at 5:00 and come home and relax. Of course, the good part is I can still sleep in until 11:00 
Hopefully he will understand but my advice to you ( If you were asking ) 
is to talk about it now before it builds and builds.
Not to sound overdramatic but my marriage started going downhill as I started doing better with the cake decorating.... I think if you talk about it and get your feelings out in the open, you can avoid trouble down the road. Take Care
Ask him to help!! Ask for ideas from him, mixing while you ar etalking, etc. I know at first he may think he is too macho for it but if you put it that if he can work with you it will be done faster and if you make a special plan for when it is done-let him know that-"honey I have something special planned and if you could help me I would get it done faster and we can enjoy each others company and..."you get my drift--he may feel detached so to speak-and you can do as much as possible before he gets there-make your icing during the week, etc-and be sure to discuss it with him up front-don't let things fester-while he is proud of you and wants you to succeed he wants it to be a "we" instead of you and me....
Thanks everyone for sharing and for all the good advice! Most of the time he is in the same room w/me (or at least close enough where we can still see each other) when I decorate. And he's so great at drawing that I ask him to help w/ideas and details (my "Mexican theme" cake started w/my ideas, but he drew a sketch and put them all together). We'll definitely keep the communication lines open so this little hobby doesn't get in our way.
Thanks again y'all!
As a matter of fact, my marriage got very rocky a few months ago and my business was a contributing factor to the problem. There were other issues, but my constant working kept me from spending any quality time with him. I work a full time night job and only have every other weekend of, almost all of my off time is used up with cake orders. Then there were the days that I overbooked myself and scrambled to get things done. Unfortunately, I am a very money motivated person (trying to get away from that now), and had a hard time telling people 'no'. Money is a security thing for me, it has a lot to do with how I was brought up.
DH is self employed and makes his own schedule and I just work my butt off. I am responsible for all of the household bills, a task I took on so that he could grow his business with his income. So, I guess I just worked too much. I try now to limit my orders so that not every day is taken with decorating or baking. He now asks me if there's anything he can do to help me and I usually have him covering cake boards for me or running to the store for things. He has baked a few cakes for me when I'm at work, I need to get him to do some more of that which will free up so much of my time.
All I can say is COMMUNICATE! We didn't do that and things went bad really quick. We talk more now and I make more time for him, things are getting much better.
Relationships are full of give and take. Since he's supportive of you, make sure you're supportive of the things he loves to do, too, and make some time for them. Also, make sure you thank him for his support- both verbally and quietly. (Slip him a thank you note, bake him a cake that says "Thank you for your support", something like that!)
I learned that lesson the hard way- but everything turned out ok for me once I learned it. You'll be fine too!
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