starting over

Well, 2012 is my year to heal. It is my year to finish my undergrad degree and to decide the route I want to take to begin my career. I have career goals but I am not ready to share them yet.

I have some set goals. First, I am going to cook, from scratch, 5 nights a week, family cooking at least twice a month and cook with my new bride on the weekends. I will phase out my use of canned soups, vegetables and fruits and begin using more fresh stuff. I am going to use a new fruit or vegetable every week. Second, I will begin doing yoga every day. 7 days a week, 3 ten minute sessions a day. Right now I am doing the same series of moves each time but as time goes on, I will work on more. And lastly, I will talk frankly and publicly about the things that happened to me. People are way too silent about all of these things. I want to shed light on it.

I know that it might be hard to see the connection between cooking and healing. For me though the two go hand in hand. For me, the art of creating is in food. I do other things. I paint, I work with clay, I sketch. All things I doubted I could do. And, when I do them, I feel empowered. Learning to cook was one of the first things that empowered me.

This will be my posting schedule. I will post a recipe at least 5 days a week. Every Wednesday, starting today, I will post a chapter of my story. On Saturdays, I will do a weekly summing up of the week.