Ms Cupcake walks!!! 39 miles!!!

Ms Cupcake is walking 39 miles and raising $1800 toward breast cancer awareness with Avon Walk!!! I walk in less than 12 hours and still haven't packed!!! A few last minute things to do then off to bed early to be ready by 6am!!! Please support me and this great cause by donating with the link below!!! Every dollar counts!!! Thanks!!! http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR?px=6286099&fr_id=2173&pg=personal

Culinary Cupcake

Homemade brunch! Leafy greens, 2 small pickles, 2 breakfast sausages, half cup of strawberries, and 1 fried egg!!! Eating healthy is delicious! Just need to make it look good with fresh ingredients!

Gym Cupcakes are tastier than Couch Cupcakes!

I have been working hard this summer! I have been going to the gym at least 5 times a week and doing other healthy activities. It's great when you have someone who wants to go on walks, climbing, or bike riding for dates instead of just eating. Health and fitness are a lifestyle and you need to surround yourself with people who support, encourage and live that lifestyle too! Life should always have resistance but it should be at the gym!

Ms Cupcake goes to Graduate School

Maybe not... The federal government will no longer give students the 6 months grace period after graduation for undergraduate loans and also will not halt interest payments during graduate school! Makes me grateful to have already started and finished graduate school. I can't believe this nation can afford to bail out big banks but not students with no jobs! Education is clearly no longer a priority!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-no-more-grace-period-on-student-loans-20120628,0,4384922.story

Teaching Cupcake

I have a very healthy appreciation for preschool teachers. I have been teaching summer school special education preschoolers for the last 3 weeks. This has been a very challenging experience. It's amazing how fast kids learn at this age. We mostly play and sing. I can't believe I can be so exhausted after 4 hours. I have gone from never changing a diaper in my life to changing 2-3 diapers a day. Can't wait to go back to middle for more new experiences and challenges!

Climbing cupcake!

I went climbing today! I learned how to tie an 8 knot, a fisherman’s knot and belay another person. It was so scary being 30ft in the air and trusting someone to keep you safe. I think that I got more comfortable as I climbed and it got much less scary each time. I did a total of 6 climbs ranging from level 5.3-5.7!!! I bought a 5 pack day pass, so expect to see me at Planet Granite in the Presidio!! Thanks to my awesome belay instructor Arsalan and my awesome climbing partner Russel!

Gym Minnie Mouse (aka gym rat) maybe Gym Cupcake!

Starting today in addition to my baking I will also talk about health in general. Looking back 8 years I see a huge transformation in how I look. I can honestly say that it was all due to exercise, healthy eating, and portion control that I gained the stronger and healthier boy. My trainer calls herself a Gym Minnie Mouse instead of gym rat. I thought that was super cute and so I decided to call myself a Gym Cupcake. This is how a Gym Cupcake is born. I am a Gym Cupcake! I go to the gym frequently and health and nutrition are super important to me. I also think that its OK to eat sweets, but in moderation. So I shall continue to make sweet treats in miniature and go to the gym and treat my body well.

2012, 2009, 2007, 2004! My Motivation!