Laying here trying to update my resume...little one is sprawled out on my chest after a meltdown that began when I put them down so I could do dishes. You take for granted these type of things when you don't have a young one wanting to cling to you 24/7. Mind you, I quite enjoy the warm cuddles and love, so I guess dishes can wait. Maternity leave gives you more hours in a day than you know what to do with.
No good news yet on the kitchen front. I'm hoping soon somebody will be desperate enough to give me a little work. Most places want full time but until the spring I am unable to give much availability. Baby needs me. Hopefully around christmas I can pick something up...either that or I'll do some thing out of the house.
It makes me some what sad though knowing that christmas season is coming up and I won't be there to be apart of the banquet and dining room rushes this year. Thinking back to my childhood years whenever I dreamed of big ball rooms and banquets, I was dreaming of the food. The chefs, cooks and tables piled high with food. And thus, during every christmas season, even though I know it will be crazy busy and sleep is little, I get in the happiest of moods. I'm the happiest at the start and the saddest at the end.
I love my baby to no end, but it really has been hard not being in a kitchen. I sometimes (in a moment of insanity) wonder if yes, I should find a different occupation (I don't mean it!) but then I remember it's not JUSTa job. It's a culture and lifestyle, and mostly important, it's a love and a passion. I want my children to learn how to cook and do so properly. With the future of food in households being pre-packaged and sugar and fat filled meals, I want my children to know you can make a simple tomato sauce that's healthy from your own backyard. I want them to learn that YES, the smallest of details do matter. That hard work and discipline can earn you the respect and knowledge you need in life.
Plus let's face it, what person wouldn't want a spouse that can cook?
Ciao!
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