I would love to do that, but then I remember all the talk of how much time it takes, and am scared off!

You can't be scared--you have to be smart! It's a lot of work and it can be very rewarding. Dedication and hard work. You have to be on top of everything at all times. And when you finally get to bed your mind is still working even though your body is exhausted. I loved it. I miss it. I do not want to work as hard as I did - but I am willing to go back at it again (I'm older now).

I don't think I could juggle the stress of a restaurant and still manage my family and spend time with them like I want. What I wouldn't mind doing is holiday type baking for people. I've often thought of selling pies, cakes, breads, cookies, etc. Like my own little bakesale through the holidays.

I couldn't imagine running a restaurant. It's so much work & there's so much time involved in runnig it & keeping it going. It's just not something that I feel I could do. I'll stick to just running my kitchen.

That was my plan before I graduated from college--that after school, I'd be putting up a restaurant so I can be both doing what I want and at the same time earning my way to financial freedom. It's not the work hours that scare me though. Anyway, I don't know if it's really 16 hours. In my place, it's only 14. That's just two hours less .