If you looked through all the previous pages chronicling my work, you can see that not everything went the way I wanted it to. I had holes in my fondant, melting monkeys, and overall less time than I thought I would to work on the cake. These were just a couple of the problems I faced. However, I think these problems in the end helped make my project even better. How you might ask? Well with the little amount of time I had to complete the work, I had to knuckle down and focus on what really needed to be done. I was able to better focus on the work, as I knew that I had a deadline. Now this isn't an ideal process to follow for future projects and work but the added element of stress does help kick you into gear. 

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With the mistakes such as the hole in the fondant layer I had to figure out ways around the problem. I couldn't remove the entire layer of fondant and start over, that would have wasted a lot of materials and supplies. I had to figure out a way to fix the problem with a round about solution, such as covering it with other decoration. I had to think outside the box a bit, but in the end I think that helped me learn more skills because everything doesn't always go the way you want, however if you can figure out a way to have the project end up the way you want despite of those problems I feel like you've accomplished even more than you originally thought.

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The other problem I mentioned of the melting monkey was something that I had to step back and realize that I couldn't control every aspect of the work. I couldn't change the aspects of the fondant's nature. So while I may have wanted the monkey not to be as fat as he was, I learned that it's okay to have things be different than you planned, sometimes they turn out even better in the long run.

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Essentially this project taught me that I can definitely learn new skills, achieve new goals and come out the other side of a project with additional knowledge and learning that I can continue to use in new projects and life in general.