Setting a goal

As I began my adventures in cupcaking, I wanted to have a goal in terms of how much money I wanted to raise for Sophia's Cure Foundation.  I honestly did not think that I would be able to hit a goal of $5,000.  I wanted it to be attainable so that I could find success.  So, I finally landed on my initial goal of $500.  I thought that this would be something that I could hit.  When I set my pricing for the cupcakes, I started by charging $20 per 24 cupcakes.  I figured that I was not a professional at that point, I needed to start to get the word out and build my reputation.  Also, since I was starting to spread the word through daycare, I wanted the price to be attractive enough that parents would want to pay it for cupcakes at a party they would most likely not be present for.

Keep in mind, this was something I was going to be doing during my "spare time"!  LOL!  Having a full time job plus 2 small children does not equal a lot of spare time!  I was making all of the cupcakes at night, after the kids went to sleep.

As all of this was happening, I was in contact with Sophia's mom.  I told her about what I was doing.  I wanted to know if it was OK for me to include information about Sophia in my flyers as well as a picture of her.  Being the wonderful woman she is, Sophia's mom gave me the go ahead to do whatever I needed to spread the word.  After all, it is important to spread the word and raise awareness of SMA.

It is also important to note that I have the most wonderful, supportive husband on the face of the planet.  He has helped me get to where I am today.  First he got me the cupcake workshop.  Then he got me a kitchenaid mixer.  After that, I believe for Mother's Day, he got me cupcake boxes so that I could package my cupcakes and transport them.  When he found out that I had an order for 100 cupcakes, he bought a new refrigerator to put in our basement so that I could keep the cupcakes safe until the next day!  So you can see that my support on the home front is certainly not lacking!  It's an amazing feeling to know that my husband is happy just knowing how much doing the cupcakes means to me.

Now to start talking about the orders I completed in the beginning...