The joy of baking and a mid-life crisis?

I have to admit that I have been a little concerned that perhaps my cupcake obsession is actually some form of a mid-life crisis. I can't say for sure but it even seems weird to me that I have gone a little crazy for baking. In less than 2 months I have gone from a self confirmed non-baker to a woman who now owns 4 cupcake pans, 6 frosting tips, 2 sizes of decorating bags, multiple styles of cupcake liners, sparkles & dust, pounds of butter, sugar and flour and a fresh can of baking powder (turns out the stuff I bought probably 7 years ago was no good). I have spent hours researching why certain ingredients are used over other ingredients for example; butter versus oil, or what are the ratios of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour.White Chocolate powder - who knew they even made that? Turns out Ghiradelli did. I have baked well over 600 mini cupcakes and probably 100 large. I have created 17 recipes (I'm attempting 2 new ones today) and I have spent enough money that I don't want to know how much I've spent. At this point, I have eaten more cupcakes in the last two months than I think I've eaten in the last 20 years (I'm not a sweets person either). I thank God for my husbands co-workers, my sons and their friends, the ladies at church, friends and many others who have tried my creations. I hate wasting food but I have even thrown whole batches out because they didn't taste right. Reading all this I have now decided that yes, I'm either a little touched or I have driven straight on into a mid-life crisis.

I realized fairly early on that I have been obsessing but I really realized it when I gave ALL my cupcakes to my step-son for his birthday. As soon as he left with 3 dozen of my babies, I immediately felt empty. I didn't have any plans to bake for a few days since I have now begun to create only for certain occasions since I have perfected most of my recipes. I craved cupcakes, I longed to open my fridge and see them sitting there so pretty just egging me on to eat one. I missed fondling my Kitchen-Aid (also acquired in the last few month - and may be partially to blame for this mid-life crisis).

..............WAIT a sec.......my husband bought a motorcycle for his mid-life crisis and I got a Kitchen-Aid........somethings not right about that but that is for a different time, a different blog.

Anyway back to my withdrawals, it was then that I realized this baking thing is more than just a hobby, it's becoming a way of life for me and I love it. I look forward to creating and baking and decorating and sharing. So what if it's a mid-life crisis, I love it, others are reaping the benefits and no one is getting creamed (except the butter).

So I'm off to try out two new cupcakes today, Bailey's and an Almond Roca. Then tonight I'm taking a cake decorating class. Tomorrow I'm sharing cupcakes and then the process of baking and sharing will start all over again........ Cupcakes anyone?