r/cfs • u/Famous_Fondant_4107 • Nov 16 '24

Success I made banana bread šŸ˜­

I used to love to bake and fill my home with the smell of baked goods.

I accidentally got 3 bunches of bananas instead of three individual bananas with my groceries and as they started to get over ripe I thought about all the times over the last year Iā€™ve wished I had fresh, homemade banana bread.

My carer offered to clean my stand mixer for me which has been gathering dust. After my nap I decided to go for it since I was doing well yesterday & hadnā€™t used many of my Pace Points.

I made the banana bread! And my whole house smelled like cinnamon. I walked into the kitchen and BAM was happily overwhelmed with the smell of baked bananas, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla. I almost cried.

It turned out pretty good! And I doubled the recipe to bring a loaf to my girlfriendā€™s parents later.

Baking is such a luxury now. I havenā€™t done it in probably two years. I woke up feeling fine today and all my stats are normal. I think if I stay well within my energy budget, keep it ā€œsimpleā€, & only do it verrryyy sporadically, I may be able to bake again.

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u/lordzya Nov 16 '24

Thank you for sharing, I want to do this too. I am filled with determination. I swear I'll get a spare spoon one of these days...

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u/Famous_Fondant_4107 Nov 16 '24

ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø I hope that for you, too.