ABOUT ME

   I had a temporary reprieve from this felling when my son was emitted to the hospital for the first week of his life. The feeling of being lost became masked by fear. I lived in a haze. My body was there but my mind was not.

   Every time I woke up, ate dinner, or cleaned my son’s hospital room, my mind wondered to place I cannot remember. But what I do remember is longing for that familiar and biting voice that used to wisp in my ear every day. That was something I could endure, but seeing my baby like this was something I could not. How could I find strength for him if I couldn’t find strength for myself? 

   Eventually, we returned home as a family of three. Through this, I learned that for my son I needed to know who I was outside of being his mom. I needed to be a strength he could rely on. That meant I needed to find something that made me feel like Melanie, like myself. 

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Enter Mel's Pops.

   The idea was born and immediately brought to life as my family instantly found my first client. It was a wedding and I was terrified. I worked closely with my client to come up with designs and flavors that would match what she wanted on her special day. 

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   Through that process, I fell in love with this business. I fell in love with being creative, with baking, with designing. And I finally felt like Melanie.