Have you ever been in one of those situations where everything is going really well and you step back and think, "Wow...I'm actually kind of killing it right now!!". And then, all of the sudden, out of nowhere, life decides to laugh in your face and turn everything completely upside down until you are so overwhelmed you end up ugly crying on the bathroom floor?...

Ever made cookies that come out looking like they took on a life of their own in the oven? Like NONE of them are even CLOSE of being round... But you did everything right?! You used a cookie scoop, an oven thermometer, room temp baking sheets, parchment paper and the precise measurements of the ingredients. WTF happened?!...

Everyone knows that some things are harder than others. Breakups, getting fired, loss of a loved one - these are all things that are widely accepted as difficult to deal with. Trying to figure out what to wear on a first date, finding an affordable apartment that allows dogs and getting through traffic at LAX - these are things I have personally found to be stressful in the last couple of years. Life is hard. And everyday brings new challenges. But I am a firm believer that making cheesecake should not be one of them......