Abby Jimenez

Suburbs of Minneapolis. And then I have one in the suburbs of St. Paul, but I started really humble beginnings out of my house in 2007.

So I was pregnant with my third baby in three years and I lost my job six months pregnant and took some cake decorating classes at the local Michaels and ended up deciding to start a small cake business out of the house just to like buy groceries until I figured out what I was going to do. Cause we couldn't afford for me to not work.

So I was pregnant with my third baby in three years and I lost my job six months pregnant and took some cake decorating classes at the local Michaels and ended up deciding to start a small cake business out of the house just to like buy groceries until I figured out what I was going to do. Cause we couldn't afford for me to not work.

So I was pregnant with my third baby in three years and I lost my job six months pregnant and took some cake decorating classes at the local Michaels and ended up deciding to start a small cake business out of the house just to like buy groceries until I figured out what I was going to do. Cause we couldn't afford for me to not work.

And that, turned into two years of me running a cake business out of my house with a newborn one year old and a two year old all in diapers. It was a nightmare.

And that, turned into two years of me running a cake business out of my house with a newborn one year old and a two year old all in diapers. It was a nightmare.

And that, turned into two years of me running a cake business out of my house with a newborn one year old and a two year old all in diapers. It was a nightmare.

It sounds like it was a nightmare.

It sounds like it was a nightmare.

It sounds like it was a nightmare.

There was for many, many years after when I finally opened an inline store, I couldn't even have the kids come to the bakery because I would have like a PTSD response. I'd be like, I can't have them here because it was so hard. It was just so stressful.

There was for many, many years after when I finally opened an inline store, I couldn't even have the kids come to the bakery because I would have like a PTSD response. I'd be like, I can't have them here because it was so hard. It was just so stressful.

There was for many, many years after when I finally opened an inline store, I couldn't even have the kids come to the bakery because I would have like a PTSD response. I'd be like, I can't have them here because it was so hard. It was just so stressful.

But I would imagine that that sort of like when you're facing adversities and just challenges in life, that probably gives you a little bit of grit to go off of when you start to write books. Right. Because you you have different perspectives and, you know, through different phases of your life.

But I would imagine that that sort of like when you're facing adversities and just challenges in life, that probably gives you a little bit of grit to go off of when you start to write books. Right. Because you you have different perspectives and, you know, through different phases of your life.

But I would imagine that that sort of like when you're facing adversities and just challenges in life, that probably gives you a little bit of grit to go off of when you start to write books. Right. Because you you have different perspectives and, you know, through different phases of your life.

Yeah, I definitely learned. I don't want to say I learned resiliency more that I learned I am resilient. Yes. You know, just I had a lot of setbacks in my life and, you know, losing my job unexpectedly, you know, while pregnant was definitely one of them. And I just... tend to bounce back, you know, really quickly from things like that.

Yeah, I definitely learned. I don't want to say I learned resiliency more that I learned I am resilient. Yes. You know, just I had a lot of setbacks in my life and, you know, losing my job unexpectedly, you know, while pregnant was definitely one of them. And I just... tend to bounce back, you know, really quickly from things like that.

Yeah, I definitely learned. I don't want to say I learned resiliency more that I learned I am resilient. Yes. You know, just I had a lot of setbacks in my life and, you know, losing my job unexpectedly, you know, while pregnant was definitely one of them. And I just... tend to bounce back, you know, really quickly from things like that.

And I think that was the first time I really saw that in myself.