This post marks the beginning of something that I have wanted to do for a long time. I love to bake and I love to write. I love to learn and discover through experimentation and play in my kitchen and in my word crafting. I have decided to do the things I love by starting a gluten-free baking project and an individual support service for folks who are new to gluten-free living.

My baking company is going to be called, Gluten-Free Hamster, like my blog. I began concocting this idea for a baking business a couple of years ago, when I first created this blog. At that time, I was getting ready to go back to school to earn a certificate in Technical Writing and Editing at the University of Washington. I was looking for the next logical thing in my career and school seemed to be it.

So, I put this blog aside for the last two years, I completed the program, and set about finding my place in the professional world of writing and editing. Now, I work as a writer and an editor. But all these years, I have been tinkering with my favorite recipes and indulging my love of cooking and baking. I want to do both.

I am drawn to the freelancer's life. I am inspired by the progression of the freelance movement in our country. I decided to embrace this way of earning a living. But that decision comes with a lot of uncertainty. I need to balance my share of our family income and freelance writing doesn't easily promise that. It occurred to me that now is the time to follow my dream. I am excited to share my baked goods and to be a source of support for gluten-intolerant people in my community. I look forward to providing gluten-free nourishment and comfort to my fellow 'hamsters'--gluten-free or otherwise.