Life Is Messy...
But it can Still Taste Darn Good
RECIPES AND LIFESTYLE TIPS FOR REAL PEOPLE.
DELIVERED IN REAL TIME.
UNDER THE MOST CHAOTIC OF CIRCUMSTANCES:
REAL LIFE.
Saying Goodbye to the Kitchen (but not the Chaos)
I started this blog when my kids were really small and my life felt out of control. Between work, school, multiple moves, navigating a social life, and everything in between, it was my way to vent but also provide something for you to (hopefully) laugh at while cooking.
My kids are now 18 and 21 and will both soon be out of the house. In some ways, life is a little more under control. It's almost impossible to believe how quickly time has passed, cliche as that sounds. That feeling of "how can I possibly do this?" when you're in the weeds: trying to cook dinner and finish a deadline while your kids are crying or fighting and your dog is barking. Somehow, it all got done. The memories we've made in our kitchen are too numerous to recount, but they will forever be filed in my mental archives. Dinner parties, birthday parties, holiday parties, impromptu dance parties (the best parties of all)...quiet meals at home, thousands of school lunches, a gazillion pickles and too many puddings...failed meals, successful meals, burnt cakes, burnt fries, and a few surprisingly not-burnt cakes and not-burnt fries...they've all happened here. And I wouldn't trade a single moment of any of them.
Not sure what this next chapter of life will hold for me, but I can promise you it will still be chaotic, just in a different way and in a different city. Maybe I'll revive this blog with a "single empty nester in the city" angle, who knows? Open to any and all ideas, and of course, would love your feedback. It'll be hard to say goodbye to this little kitchen that could as we called it, but I'm looking forward to cooking in new kitchens and making new memories, too.
Oh, I did leave some helpful life tips for my kids (and possibly yours) as they leave the nest and start "real life" (whatever that is). Take a look at LIFE LESSONS when you can and let me know what you think.
Until next time, sending all the love and chaos your way.
xo, adina