Well Guys, I am so burned out in doing cakes that I am taking a 2 month break (maybe longer)..... Have any of u guys felt like this before....... Its not as fun for me anymore. I dont hate doing cakes it just I am ready to work as a dental tech (been one for 5 years) and it is so hard getting a job over here. and for some reason its even harder to volunteer my time for a dental tech. o well I will keep u guys posted.....talk to you soon.....
I did that once, too. There was a lot going on in my life at the time that added to the stress..... I was getting divorced, going thru a custody battle (I was leaving a, let's just say a "violent" marriage, and he had the NERVE to ask for custody of our kids!). I was "stuck" with all the bills from the marriage, and making cakes had turned into a job and wasn't for fun anymore (yes, I was doing it as a side business back then and it was an income, but that was a bonus .... I LUV'D making wedding cakes!)
Anyway .... when it wasn't fun anymore, I didn't feel that I was putting my whole heart and soul into it. This was a young lady's wedding and I "didn't care" anymore. So I stopped. I had other priorities that needed my attention (2 kids who had only me to depend on now).
Fortunately, that time period passed and I picked it up again later .... with the same love and passion that I had before.
Sometimes you just need to take time out for you. And that's OK. 
Not with cake decorating,but another career.I worked so hard and such long hours that I just burned out.I hated going to work and small things about my customers just got under my skin,things that normally wouldn't have bothered me.I took a break for about a year and then I was ok.
Good luck and I hope a break is just what the Dr. ordered.
Emily
Don't feel alone! My shop is closed for 3 weeks right now! I'm turning orders away every day but I promised myself I would take this desperately needed time and I'm going to! If you need a break, figure out a way to take one, before you drive yourself nuts! 
SweetConfectionsChef... I just checked out your wed site.. I know exactly where u are.. I love going to the crawfish festive its really nice out their.... also u have a nice web page.........love the colors
Thanks Trent! Maybe next you'll stop by during the Crawfish Festival this year! Where are you located?
I know how you all feel, I work a full time job and bake and decorate. I am on vacation now from work and baking! No more till January 8th. I need a break. I went to Reno,NV at the end of Oct. I got back Oct 23rd and it's been non stop baking and decoration since. I literally got off the plane and headed for Walmart because I had cake to get out the next day, my plane was 4 hrs late which made it worse.
Thanks Trent! Maybe next you'll stop by during the Crawfish Festival this year! Where are you located?
Im in japan.......
I know exactly how you feel. I finished my last order last week and I'm am so relieved. I'm looking for a regular job now so that I don't have to work so hard. I'm tired of 14 hour days and knot-headed customers.
I do love designing cakes and entering competitions. It's also nice to not HAVE to attend anything. If I don't show up for a competition it doesn't matter. Doing the cake business was just financing my trips to competitions. I'm finding a new finance method. 
Michele
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