The Holiday season is an exciting time to spend with loved ones and celebrate the final months of the year. But with all the excitement of the holidays, life can feel a bit overwhelming and chaotic despite the holiday cheer. The season also comes with work as you prep for extra chairs around the table, office parties and the pressure to find the perfect and thoughtful gifts for friends and family. To combat the overwhelm, here are 5 great reasons to take baking duty off your plate:
1) Quality Time
Spend more precious time with your loved ones instead of time prepping and baking in the kitchen for hours and hours on end. Baking takes time and attention so handing this task off to your local baker gives you back something you can’t get back…time with your loved ones. In a recent article about stress there was a pole posted by the American Psychological Association, “Holiday stress statistics show that up to 69 percent of people are stressed by the feeling of having a “lack of time,” which is an alarming statistic. You will also spend less time going to the grocery store buying all your ingredients only to inevitably forget one key item. Baking should not be a contributing factor to your lack of time when a baker can easily save the day.
2) Variety
When you have a household divided on whether they like cakes or pies you can meet multiple needs by placing your order for a variety of delicious baked goods from your local bakery. Make everyone happy and maybe have some left over sweet treats to enjoy for the day after the holiday.
3) Less Mess
Everyone loves the smell of freshly baked goods but no one loves to clean up the mess. Take the clean-up off your to-do list before the guests arrive and take a relaxing bath instead. Less mess equals less stress!
4) Gifts
Order some treats for your household and pick up some extras to gift teachers, neighbors and clients. Sweet Addictions makes business logo cookies, teacher treats and DIY kits which are all perfect holiday gifts and can fit a variety of budgets. Nothing feels sweeter than receiving a delicious bakery fresh goody!
5) Support Local
Now more than ever, supporting local small businesses is incredibly important. Every order can help an entrepreneur and their family continue to grow their business and serve their community. Times have been hard during this pandemic for many businesses so think local when you take the baking off your plate!
As an award-winning bakery in the St. Louis area, Sweet Addictions Baked Goods makes all our goodies from scratch with the upmost attention to details and baked with love. We want to take the stress off of your plate and make your holiday season special. Contact us today to chat about how we can put the relaxation and magic in your Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah or New Years celebrations.