Thursday, May 28, 2015

Dinner

Attempted scallops for the first time. Look better than they tasted. But overall dinner was a success. Scallops, shrimp, rib eye steak, sauteed mushrooms, mashed potatoes & roasted asparagus. I was pretty happy with the way things turned out.





Today

So today I had a mission. Buy a cast iron skillet. And I'm happy to say I succeeded. Went to Costco first and they didn't have them BUT they did have a cast iron grill. GRILL!!! I'm so excited to use it tonight. I can put it on the stove which is so awesome when I'm not making big quantities of something, I won't have to use my outdoor grill.

And I found the skillet at Walmart. It's only 10.50", I really wanted a 12" one but this will do for now.


I have an awesome meal planned for tonight. Also going to practice my plating so stay tuned for the next blog and pics. 


Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Mumbling

It is 10:36 a.m. and I'm just sitting here on the couch watching old episodes of Grey's Anatomy. Sad, I know. I was laid off from my job a few weeks ago and even though I absolutely hated what that place had become, I had a purpose. It filled my day and for 9 hours, I had purpose.

I don't know what to do with my days.

At first, I filled the time with housework and yard work, tended to my vegetable garden and cleaned. I usually love to cook so I've tried new recipes, some good, some not so much. Even that is becoming hard to do because I have no one around to share it with or to enjoy it.

There's only so much of that you can do.

I suffer from depression and anxiety and it's been very hard to get motivated to find a job and not having one keeps me stuck in a dark place. How do you win?

I have a son, and I love him tremendously. But I still have a void that lingers.

I don't talk to many people, and the ones I do speak to don't understand. I can't share and get everything out of my head. There's a lot of judgement but not much understanding.

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