Dulce Cordoba — The Wandry Way

My beautiful mother and I started a small bakery business from her home during quarantine!

It’s been a year and a half of long baking hours, so many photoshoots, and a lot of trial and error; but it is SO worth it.

I love helping start up businesses find their aesthetic and their social media presence.

It is not easy to start a new endeavor, but from my mom’s and I’s experience, we can honestly say that finding purpose and joy in what we do has become one of the biggest lessons of Quarantine 2020.

I quit my job to pursue my photography full time and to live my life the way I have wanted for so long, but believed I couldn’t because it wouldn’t have as much “worth” as a corporate career.

This is not to say that we cannot have a desire to grow our corporate careers, but just a desire to find purpose in the careers we are in.
I wanted to align my desired lifestyle and work to my values and to do good for my community.

2020 brought a lot of pain and hardship to my life, as it did to so many, but something I will forever be grateful for is spending the last few hours of my father’s life by his bedside and realizing in that moment that he lived a full and worthwhile life. In those moments no one cared what his job title was, how much money he made, or any monetary value his “things” had.

I saw my father smile and laugh and look so peaceful before those long hours that would welcome his death.
I have thought a lot about what my reactions would be to knowing I was passing away.
Would I smile? Would I look around the room and feel that I have done enough, given my time and efforts to help those around me?

If you knew my dad, you knew all he ever wanted to do was help those around him.
His biggest hero was Mother Teresa and he talked about her often to us kids.
He gave all of his time, love, and energy to help my family, our neighborhood, and our community.

Ultimately, I want that look of peace to come over me when I take my last breaths.
I want to know that I lived an ethical and authentic life full of purpose.

On that note, here are some of the yummy food my mom and I have made over the last year and a half!
I have loved being her business partner and growing with her.

This is your sign to follow your heart.