High Fructose Corn Syrup: what’s the deal?

Hey, me again, Hannah.

Mahina found this hilarious video today, spoofing those ridiculous corn syrup commercials. Check it out!

For more information (in a slightly more intellectual form) about why HFCS is the worst, nastiest, downright yuckiest thing you could eat, go to: http://www.helium.com/knowledge/19112-the-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup

Planning for… right now?

Hi all.

I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m Hannah, co-owner and baker extraordinaire of The Rabbit Hole! You have heard from my dear friend and business partner, Mahina, a couple times already so I figured it was due time for me to write a blurb.

Mahina and I have been swamped lately with all the preparation and planning the launch of “Spilled Milk organic cookies” has entailed. However, we just found a new kitchen right here in Jersey and baked there for the first time last night! What a joy to finish up a long haul of baking to be home and in bed less than a half-hour afterwards! In the past, we baked out of New York, so we’re thrilled to find somewhere close to home and connect with another local business.

There’s always work to do when your company is a two-person show. After allowing ourselves to sleep in for a bit this morning, it was back to work. Amidst the massive slushy snowflakes and rain falling from the sky, I sent press kits out to foodies, bloggers, magazines and local papers. Also contacted local businesses to offer Spilled Milk cookies as trick-or-treat treats, rather than high fructose corn syrup and preservative-laden traditional candy. (That’s right, kids! If you little ghosts and princesses, Hannah Montanas and Spidermans head to Morristown or Boonton this Halloween, you could get free organic cookies!)

Lately, my head is constantly thinking of the future–something I have been striving for years to retrain my neurons not to do. I want to be here and now, aware of every sensation of these passing seconds. Focus on each bite of a meal, each raindrop that hits my face, each thought that passes through my wacked-out, hyper-observational mind… but it’s hard, especially hard when you have bills to pay, balance sheets to keep in mind, stores to contact, more products to launch, a wedding to plan, holidays quickly approaching, art to make, etc. So I just wanted to say “I feel you,” cookie-eaters and blog-readers. Life is entirely overwhelming some days. It seemed like it might be one of those days for me today, but rather than focusing on the infinite to do list, I tackled one project at a time and just slowed down. I think we get confused sometimes, thinking that if we do everything as fast as possible, it’ll all get done and then one day we’ll be able to relax. But in my experience, that day doesn’t come. There are more emails tomorrow, there’s always going to be more. We just need to relax through each obligation and enjoy all the little things going on in our crazy, crazy lives.

OK, enough. I’m no bodhisattva. Just wanted to share some of my obsessive thoughts with you and maybe some resolution, too. This is what The Rabbit Hole is all about. Taking chances, trying new things, being assertive and ambitious, but enjoying the little things along the way. Like it says on our packaging: new socks, morning coffee, a genuine compliment. I’m grateful for The Rabbit Hole and I hope our cookies make your day a little better, too!

Sometimes, like today, when I’m feeling totally future focused, I listen to these amazing talks by our friend Josh at Dharma Punx NYC. Next time you have a few minutes, put one of these on and just listen. They are downloadable, too so you can listen in the car or on your ipod. Enjoy! 

http://dharmapunxnyc.podbean.com

xo,

Hannah