that time i failed, tried again, and still failed

last sunday i decided to embark on a delicious sugar cookie journey.

i made a HUGE batch of cookie dough-

enough to make 4 dozen!

i wanted to deliver them to be nice and maybe make new friends or something.
ya know, step out of my comfort zone and interact with someone other than my husband...ha.

i expected it to be a time consuming experience-

but i got a bit more than i bargained for.

so the first batch i tried to roll out the dough and cut out cute heart shaped cookies.

well, the dough was WAY too gooey still- so basically i failed.

no amount of slapped on flour would fix it.

i ended up just putting a huge sheet of cookie dough on a cookie sheet

and cooking it, then when it was done cooking

i cut hearts out of it.

uhmmm...
this is NOT what a cookie should look like. 

i was discouraged.

i wanted to scream and give up-

but i popped the dough in the fridge for 2 more hours.

determined to persevere and come out triumphant.

i was so, so patient, 

to no avail.

the pictures speak for themselves.

when i pulled these bad boys out- jeff and i just burst out laughing.
laughing was the only thing i could do to stop a flood of frustrated tears. 

here are the 2 out of a possible 48 that actually turned out.
and only kind of.

oh did i mention that i managed to completely screw up the frosting too?
i don't even know how. i did exactly what the recipe said.
{with the frosting and the cookies}

it made me want to strangle thin air. 

i felt like a fool. who can't make sugar cookies?

oh, yeah- me.

just for self reassurance- there have been a couple times 

i didn't fail at baking.

here, and here to name a few...

see I'm still a little bit cool, right?

this post may be a bit refreshing since all you ever see on blogs are perfectly decorated apartments accompanied with elaborately delicious and equally beautiful desserts-

oh and with a roast dinner and a perfectly groomed child on top.

well, here is a blog you can come to feel better about yourself.

where you can confidently say to yourself:

'you know what? i can make sugar cookies! I'm pretty alright...'

...you are welcome.

you live and you learn.