i never thought this

time would come but I think I might actually want something.  Sure, I've always thought it looked so official and "I must know what I'm doing because I have one of these" but I've never enjoyed using one.  For me, they are a bigger hassle than anything.  But now I see it in a different light.  Now my interests are branching out and I'm not only starting to think one might just be helpful but also necessary.

I've tried using Mom's mixer for cakes and desserts but I'm looking beyond that.  I'm trying to forget about the messes I created doing those things and see the other possibilities.  I want to use it for it's dough hook.  I want to add a pasta attachment.

Then I stop and think.  I've done fine mixing doughs by hand.  A bag of pasta is not much more than a dollar.  So do I really need a $300 mixer with a $300 pasta attachment?  A waste of time?  Hardly.  A waste of money?  Most definitely.

Problem solved.  Ten minutes ago I was searching online to find the best deals.  It took two sentences of a blog post to change my mind.  Everything should be so easy.