Sugar Mommas Second Chance

First and for most I want to thank all of you for your continued and remarkable support this past year as I adventured out and attempted the impossible on some pocket change and a dream. 
For those that do not know me or my story I will briefly share with you my journey and a little bit about me.

I am a single mother of an amazing boy who is my light, love and joy. He has on numerous occasions  saved my life and continues to be my cheerleader daily.  I am the owner and cake artist of Sugar Mommas Bake Shop in Forest Grove Oregon. https://www.facebook.com/sugarmommasbakeshopinfo/?ref=tn_tnmn 






A little over 6 years ago I was an addict and quickly spiralling my life into this hole of desitude and hopelessness. I had no direction, stuck on welfare, no self worth and even worse no hope for my furture.. After numerous prayers that I felt was to an open sky, finally my life started to change for the better.
After my son asked several times to attend church with his friend, I finally caved and gave it a shot. Fast forward 3 months and We got baptized together on 01.01.11. 2 months later I attended a womans enrichment class put on by the relief society in my church. That class was about covering a cake with homemade fondant. I instantly fell in love. I then started youtubing cake decorating videos. Fast forward I attended Oregon Culinary Institute graduating with a pretty impressive GPA in 2013. Then landing an amazing spot with Portlands number one cake artist. From there the sky was the limit.



I was casted on two Food Network shows before opening my little shop in Forest Grove. Since then I have made cakes for our local news broadcaster. I also made treats for the production crew for Tiny House Nation and recently created the cake for Portlands very own GRIMM for their 100th episode. I've been asked to be in a magazine and was published in an online blog.  All within my first year of business.

Duff till Dawn appearence with my mentor.
A cake that I made for Tony Martinez from good Day Oregon for his beautiful wife.
 A BLAST with DREW from KGW NEWS
 Another dream happening, my very own Cupcake mix in a jar.





This is because I give it my all every day. I have made some very hard sacrafices to assure the future. For not only myself but for my son as well.



Our community is amazing. We get customers from St.Helens after seeing us on the Local new channel (twice) and even have a regular that lives in Vancouver Washington.



The girls especially love Sugar Momma VIP birthday parties.  All around we are an amazing staple to the  community and we feel their love daily.



I love my community and the amazing friends that I have made since opening.







I support my local schools as much as possible and constantly try to lend a helping hand with whatever I can do. All while understanding that I can in no way do it alone. I am very grateful for my crew of six employees, friends and family that work daily as a support stystem to operating a bakery.

Now lets fast forward. I'm sure you're all  wondering why I need this money?
As a new business owner with nothing more than a GED education. I made some uneducated business moves. I trusted to quickly and let my guard down. I didn't do research before signing contracts.  Lets just say I'm one of those stories that they talk about when they say " They sure did see you coming."
I signed a contract NOT knowing it gave them access to my tax returns, books, you name it . They have access to it. 
Januaury was a slow month for me with diets and after the holidays. Which then made me fall behind in my payments for the bakery equipment. Since then they have threanted to Repossess the equpiment and sell it to my competitor. 
We had a falling out with thier children and we would like to just pay them off so we can move on with our lives and business. THIS IS WHY I AM ASKING FOR HELP. 
Long story short, I meesed up. I thought I could do it myself and  honestly believed that these people were helping me out.  Not the oppisite. I've continued paying on this until I couldn't keep up.  Boy have have I grown and learned so much this past year. I'm making better steps toward the foundation of my future. I've hired the required people to help me run the bakery at its greatest potential. We're really doing better. We're slowly rising above, but it is not enough and I'm running out of time.
I don't want to quit. I don't want to fail. I don't want to let my community down or let my son down. I just need a second chance. I need a fresh slate. I know I can be successful. I know I can remain the bakery that everyone is proud of. I know that with enough hard work and dediction my dreams can come true.
I am at the point where I need YOU to make it happen. Those that are close to me know that asking for help is a really hard thing for me to do.  What is even harder is seeing my 18 hour days. Sleeping on a cot in my office. Not seeing my boy all week. Seeing my dream dissapear and  all my hard work just disappear like that . Within a blink of an eye, I just can't bare that That's the hardest thing in the world. To have worked so hard for nothing at all. 

I'm not the brightest crayon in the box. I dont have a 800 credit score nor do I have the assets to pull from. I do have strength though. I have endurance. I have determination and I have the soul to keep going.
If you decide to help me get a second chance with my future, you will not be disappointed. I do not have words to describe to you my gratitute. I will be greatful. I will be thankful . With your help, I will get my bakery back on track.
I'm currently in debt by over $80,000.  With this money I can once and for all get all of these people out of my life for good, move on with my bakery and build a future. I have 60 days to get everything in order or I will have to close the bakery. Please consider helping me at a  second chance at the only dream I've ever had.

Thank you so much for sticking with me for this long. Here's to second chances and hopefully a fresh start!