Close all the blinds, double lock the door. Put on your favorite sweats and grab a blanket with the television. Snuggle under the covers in bed for far longer than necessary with a book and take a bath to have a cocoon of heat surround you to drown out the wind against the windows.
Yes, this was my weekend. I did venture out twice, good company [be it at church with Jesus or with friends a few miles away] is worth braving the elements. It's not that it is too terrible outside, rather it is simply that I've gotten comfortable with warmer weather and deserve a weekend to be a slug.
I still hate the wind.
Friday was my last day of my management rotations and I am happy to announce that I passed with flying colors and am 1/3 of the way done with this year long journey of higher higher education. Nothing struck my fancy in the world of Nutrition and Food Service [preparing partially finished meals for the masses is not my cup of tea, nor is dealing with petty drama which inevitably happens when you have a group of people together].
Food, instead, for me is about passion. Food for me is about forgetting how and why your brain works and more about why it tastes so good and why chopping up food and hearing it sizzle in a pan is so therapeutic. Don't get me wrong, sometimes the last thing I want to do is prepare and then clean. Sometimes I'm too lazy to do anything beyond pull out the cereal box [forget about milk, that's too difficult]. Overall though, cooking is an expression of art and is a way to show others you love and care for them. "Here look what I made you, I'm showing you how much I love you, I worked to do this." What do people do when a loved one dies? Make a casserole and drop it off at their house. What do you do when you first go on a date and meet someone? Eat over conversation [even awkward conversation is better with food; you can distract yourself with food]. What do you celebrate birthdays with? Food and cake...well, pie at my house. No store bought nothing in my place of residence, weak! [Chuckle]. Should I go on about how food brings people together and shows you love them? Okay, good.
Still, I'm wondering where in life I'll go and what, if nothing beyond a learning experience of life, living, and myself, this time in Oklahoma will do for my career. I wonder if this is the path for me. Is nutrition really what you want to spend your time teaching people about? Especially people reluctant to see that proper food and exercise is PREVENTION of health issues and that is really way less expensive than surgeries and medication.
We'll see where I'm going, but in the mean time I'm continuing to pray for patience and the fog to be lifted as the time is right for my next move. I guess I'll just enjoy the experience of middle America a while longer :)
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