FOOD AT HOME! OMGGGG...

Can you believe it? I didn't even take a picture of this. This is so sad...😢😭

Cooking at home, something I used to actively and religiously advocate for

It's been closed to a year and a half since we smell did cooking in the kitchen. Work took over my life and I don't really know it happened. I've always been an advocate of clean, healthy living and eating...and it makes me sad.

I have a fully-equipped kitchen and used to cook every single day. I was so fired up about cooking that I have my own recipe-sharing page on Cookpad where I share my simple recipes to encourage others to cook more at home.

I made something really something yesterday and the response I got from the boys was..."Wow, I smell something from the kitchen!" I felt so....overwhelmed.

Realizing that I have given everything, above and beyond, to the work that I do, there's a reason for me to feel proud too. This is the journey I want to embark on now that my boys are grown up. But not at the expense of the home and family.

The lines between personal and professional life has blurred now. In part, because of the pandemic, and in part, because of the organizations that I work for. No one is to blame for all this...because...you can't really blame people for dealing with COVID, can you??

I have always believed that work is important. But I want there too be a balance with life as well.

It's important to me because I've crashed and burned in the worst way possible. As a single mom, I did everything and thought there was nothing I cannot do if I put my mind to it. Honestly, I also thought I had a lot to prove to a lot of people.

I was young...ish...

Just cooking at home, cleaning the bathroom, clearing all the stuff I should have thrown away 4 years ago (Chinese New Year, y'all), and making sure we have enough soap and toilet paper made me feel like the person I want to be all over again.

Meet people who believe that when they pay you, you don't have ditch your kids, husband, parents, friends, or yourself.

It sucks that when they pay for your time, they think they are paying for your life. It's not true.

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