“Whether I'm pursuing a story or conducting an interview or I'm at the bakery imp…” — Elizabeth Chambers

If not managed properly, owning a company and running a business with multiple locations can make you feel constantly overwhelmed.

Shifting gears from my journalistic work to bakery life allows me to step away and see things from a different perspective. Some of my most creative ideas or biggest aha moments have come when I was immersed in one job while thinking about the other from a slightly removed point of view.

We don't have a no-dessert rule, but we do have a no-bad-ingredient rule. Everything from scratch.

When I've been working especially long hours, I make a point to spend an extra hour or two without my phone, doing something my children choose. They love the park or pool time, but mostly, they love my undivided attention.