Yeast Mode | Sourdough Side Hustles and Breadwinners

In this episode, Monika sits down with her sister Jess for a hilarious, heartfelt look into Jess’s sourdough-fueled double life. Between raising two kids, working full-time at the bank, and running her micro-bakery, Jess somehow manages to keep her starter alive—and her sanity mostly intact. The two dive into the emotional rollercoaster of maintaining a sourdough starter, the chaos and victories of building a home bakery from scratch, and the baking disasters that definitely deserved a moment of silence. Jess also shares her best advice for aspiring bakers and reminds us that balance isn’t about perfection—it’s about embracing the mess, laughing through it, and rising anyway.Takeaways✨ Sourdough baking requires patience and care — basically like raising a tiny, bubbly gluten baby.👩‍👧‍👦 Balancing motherhood and a career is wild, exhausting, and somehow still rewarding.🍞 Starting a micro bakery is a hustle, but for passionate bakers, it’s pure magic.🫙 Feeding a sourdough starter? Yep, it’s basically keeping a pet that lives in the fridge.🧘‍♀️ Baking can be the ultimate stress therapy… until the loaf collapses, then it’s character-building.🤝 Asking for help when you're overwhelmed isn’t weakness — it’s survival.🔥 Every baking disaster is just a spicy life lesson disguised as a burnt loaf.🚧 Setting boundaries is crucial unless you want to become a human pretzel.🎢 Finding joy in the chaos of parenting is essential… and sometimes the only option.🌾 Every baker has their own journey, their own disasters, and their own delicious comeback story.✨🍞 If your love language is carbs… I’ve got someone you need to meet.Go check out @simplysourdoughbakery_ — home of the coziest, crispiest, most soul-healing sourdough you’ll ever taste.Handmade with love (and a little chaos), every loaf comes straight from Jess’s kitchen, where motherhood, late-night baking, and pure passion all rise together. 💛Whether you’re a fellow carb lover, a home baker, or just here for pretty bread pics, this is your sign to give her page a follow and show some love. Go support a small biz, a hardworking mama, and the queen of crust herself. 👑🥖IG: @simplysourdoughbakery_ — your new happy place. ✨📜Orders: https://www.hotplate.com/simplysourdoughbakeryKeywordssourdough, baking, motherhood, micro bakery, parenting, life balance, bread making, baking tips, entrepreneurship, family