Intro: Cake

Hello blogging world! I’m excited to start this new journey in blogging, especially with my sister. We both love to write, but we’re also very busy people. We hope that together we’ll motivate each other!

I’ve always been fascinated by blogging, and since my childhood, I’ve always kept personal diaries. The only problem was that my entries turned out to be play-by-play details of my day, usually ending in woeful rants about what went wrong. While it was cathartic at times, there was never any direction or purpose. My goal for this blog is to create a free space where my sister and I can react to things that happen in our lives with the intent to learn, grow, and celebrate.

I live in Toronto, which is actually the fifth largest city in North America. I don’t think many people know this fact, which is probably why it doesn’t feel too big or too crowded. While there are pockets of corporate towers and condo monoliths, there are still plenty of independent cafes, diverse restaurants, and vibrant festivals. I won’t hide it: I love this city. It’s a living, breathing space that’s pretty special, and that’s something worth blogging about.

While I’d love to say that I’m currently pursuing the biggest dream in my life, I can tell you at this moment, I’m not. I don’t have that one ultimate dream figured out yet, and I’m just coming to terms with believing that that’s okay. I also don’t know exactly what it means to be Taiwanese-Canadian, what it means to be someone building her career, what it means to be a twenty-something year old, and what it means to be a young woman, almost a wife. I feel like those areas that are the most uncomfortable and the most confusing are the ones that are the most interesting to discuss.

Although my sister and I live very differently, we have always been very strong supporters of each other. Think of these blog posts as letters that we’re sending back and forth from across the country. We hope our readers come along for the ride!

Intro: Pudding

Hi yo! It’s my attempt at my very first blog post. I’m half of the blogging duo here at Pudding & Cake so I should start off by introducing myself.

I live in rural Saskatchewan, Canada with my husband and daughter. I don’t have a particularly exciting life, so when my sister told me: “Hey! Let’s start a lifestyle blog!” I looked at her like she grew two heads. I don’t think my life is particularly exciting, so I was skeptical of this experiment at first.

In the end she convinced me to give it a try, because one of my goals this year is to start a writing habit. I want to write every day, and when I reached my first goal of completing the first draft of my story, I sat down and went – “Now what?” This blog will give me opportunities to continue to work on my writing through another medium, to meet deadlines, and also to connect with my little sister. All fantastic reasons as to why I should least try out blogging to see if it’s for me.

What topics will I write about? I know the answer she will give me is “Anything!” but my brain can’t operate under that sort of freedom because I will be lost.

I think I want to write about finding balance. I want to write about how it’s possible to have a professional identity but also be a mom. I want to write about pursuing my dream of publication while part time and taking care of kiddo and managing a house with a husband who works shift work. I want to write about finding time to run and lift weights and also find and cook delicious food.

Life seems to be filled with things that pull us in opposite directions, but maybe not all of those forces are in opposition with each other. I think this will be fun.