Literally. I was Cookie Monster this week. I baked A LOT of cookies that I’d made before- Mexican Hot Chocolate and the Chipless Wonders. But the main headline is that I was actually Cookie Monster.
And trust me, it was a time.
Did I win the competition? Definitely not. Did I have a great time? I did indeed! Will I compete again? Possibly. As Cookie Monster? Probably not. But never say never.
I had the best time being slightly out of my comfort zone and performing with my Pole family at Pole Class. It’s hard to really put into words how much the pole community has meant to me. I’ve been poling for almost 20 years now (I’m not that good or strong- but we’ll leave that to the side for now). But it’s meant so much to have a supportive group of mostly women- but also of gays and theys, to surround myself with. And it’s meant a lot to see the same faces every week- for a lot of that time. Before I was married, before I was a Mom or a Mum, I was a pole dancer. It’s been one of the few constants since 2007! I mean, even my name has changed!
In fact, if not for pole, I would not be in my current cookie era. It was the Amsterdam cookies that kicked it all off and making people happy through baked goods is what keeps me doing it. I don’t DARE show up to pole sans cookies– I’m the Cookie lady!
So even though performing is at the very edge of my comfort zone, poling is definitely something I hope to do for another 20 years and baking is too!.
He Runs, I Cook 