๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐.
I own Sundbakes home bakery where I create luxury hand-painted cakes, cookies, and macarons. When I become interested in something, I tend to go all-in. My first love was philosophy, which took me to my PhD program at Monash University in Australia. I then worked at Minot State for several years with international students. I'm now an entrepreneur and cake designer, and couldn't be happier.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
I am dyslexic. My main difficulty comes with translating spoken words or thoughts into writing. Itโs difficult to explain, but thereโs a reason I never let anyone see my unedited notes! My errors can be astoundingly off-base, and I canโt identify them on my own without the help of technology. I also have a difficult time reading short passages, passages out of context, lists and poetry.
A new challenge has been running social media for my business Sundbakes. The casual and quick nature of social media goes against my slow and deliberate coping methods that I used throughout my education. I triple check my work, but I literally cannot see the mistakes. For me, mistakes that look like careless typos are just an unavoidable part of who I am. I avoid writing on my cakes at all costs.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
t's better to write slowly than to not write at all. I think this is one of the main reasons dyslexia has not held me back academically. I write slowly, but I write. I don't judge myself when I need to switch to audio books or rely heavily on spell check.
Learn as much about the human mind as you can. Learning about brains in general, and mine in particular, has unlocked so much happiness. My entire business is set up with my own brain's functioning in mind. I work entirely alone and at my own pace.
Do your own thing. My dyslexia and related issues only are a problem when I am in a situation where I'm supposed to function like everyone else. I'm easily over-stimulated and need to avoid physical touch and noise to be able to think clearly. If I'm in a loud or crowded situation, I give myself permission to let everything else go. I'll never be the meeting notes-taker, I was also a really shitty waitress!
