I wrote this on Sunday and it didn't publish.... here it is, a little late.
I haven't been entirely honest with you. There have been some problems this year, but I have learned from them more quickly than I learned from previously problems. Because of this willingness to accept my failures, I mostly forget about them. When issues have come up, I have been able to state my mind with a firm backbone like never before. Still, I'm far from the perfect paragon of strength.
After my last post, and continual posts which state that I am happy, I wonder if I am sounding boastful or fake. While nothing is terrible, everything is not perfect.
I have to tell you something funny, which was that I made dinner and it was horrible. I was starting to like cooking, and, bolstered by confidence, added fresh rosemary and crushed garlic to salmon, which I baked. Oh my god. It was so bad. I just had to share that failure, had to be real with you. I've had good luck with salmon in the past; this time, I've learned a lesson, and will go back to what I know.
I didn't get into cooking very easily. It has been a rocky road, full of disasters. Then I read The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters and started believing in myself and getting excited about salad. That book truly changed my life.
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