365 Days of Thankfulness: Side Hustle

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 Around this time last year, I spent a full day of baking sweet goodies that friends, relatives and office mates ordered for their holiday treats. I told myself then I'm not gonna do it again. 

Today, history repeats itself. As I am writing this, I still have 6 sets of leche flan (caramel custard) baking in the oven and another batch waiting to be popped into the oven. My day started early and I am sure it will end late.  The sole of my feet hurt, my hands are sore from all the mixing, beating and dishwashing, I am exhausted. And now, I am telling myself again, no more of this next year.

But I doubt myself there. 

I love doing side hustle. The extra money I get doesn't really equate to the hard work I put in and the exhaustion I feel after but the thought that I am able to sell and get an extra cash out of something I made gives me that sense of accomplishment. After all, what will I do with all the free time I had?

So today, I am grateful for a lot of things: For the vacation leave and the leave approval, for without it, I will not be having this free time to do this side hustle. For the strength God gave me and the passion to bake and make money. 

For my holiday baking / cooking, I did 36 flans, 6 loaves of banana bread, 5 chocolate loaf cake and chicken macaroni salad - all done in one day!


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