02/07/2023
“Sometimes our strengths lie beneath the surface … Far beneath, in some cases.”
— Moana, Moana 2016
For a while, I seriously could not figure out what I wanted to do with myself apart from being a mom. About five years ago, I stopped working all together and moved across the country to become a stay-at-home mom and raise our babies, away from both of our families. To say it was tough, is a complete understatement. But despite the tough days, this is the greatest journey we have been on and figuring out parenthood together has been an absolute blessing. Although I am sosooo blessed for the opportunity of staying home to raise our babies, one thing is for certain; I became so caught up in being just mom, that along the way, I lost myself. I felt so stuck and so lost. I loved my role as their mom so much but still dreamed of doing something that brought me joy outside of motherhood. Yet the thought of doing something I enjoyed made me feel so guilty. Sounds crazy right?! For so long I was trying to figure out what was it that I LOVED. That FABIANA LOVED to do apart from being a mom. I didn’t want to go back to school for the fear of wasting money on something I knew I wasn’t going to love doing. So I dug deep and asked myself what was it that I’ve always genuinely enjoyed before ever becoming a mom? My answer? Being creative. If you know me, then you know that from a young age, I’ve always had a thing for trying to find different ways to spark my creativity. Whether it was drawing, trying funny voices or accents, baking at home, or as some of you may remember… and I know a lot of you can vouch for me when I say this… I was certainly a weird one all throughout elementary, middle school, and even most of high school 😂 I was always looking to make people laugh, find different ways to scare or prank someone, or just going all out on projects that sparked my creative side. But all it takes, is just digging a little deeper than the surface. Sometimes even all the way back to your childhood. So that’s when I started to consider baking despite that voice in my head telling me not to. I went back and forth for quite some time, but told myself not to let my self-doubt talk me out of something I knew I loved. And now with every order that comes in, I always try to add my own little touch to things to help my client’s vision become a reality! I’ve had orders that I’ve had the privilege of creating my very own cake toppers for, orders that have brought me out of my comfort zone with various unique flavors, & even orders for cupcakes, which was something I was totally PETRIFIED to even try! Here are some of the cupcakes I made to go with the Moana themed smash cake I had made for a client for her daughter’s birthday! I am so proud of how far I’ve come and so excited for all I have yet to learn. 🤍✨
