In the interest of becoming a more well rounded individual, who is a whole person, and not just a half, I am going to start using my free time to really start doing things I like. Today, it's cooking! I am going to make zucchini muffins, and then for dinner, I'm making Coq Au Vin! It's one of my favorite dishes, and it's my very first time cooking with a whole fryer, as opposed to just chicken breasts or thighs.
I brought one of the hanging orchids up to my apartment with me yesterday. It is VERY unhappy, and I think maybe dying. I am going to try and nurse it back to life. I really never thought growing plants could be so rewarding, but waiting for my other orchid to bloom is thrilling! Every day I go in, and I see that the buds have gotten bigger, and more purple! I can't wait until it actually blooms! I may have to start looking into growing plants, because I am really enjoying this experience! I don't want to go quite as crazy as my Nana did, the plants took over her house. BUT I do want a couple more, and I can see how this would quickly snowball out of control for me!
The Appalachian knitting club added me to their roster, so next Monday I will go to my first meeting! They actually crochet as well, which is what I like to do, so I'm going to start another project! You have to donate something to them at the end, so I think I'll make another scarf. I think a blanket would take too long...
I also want to start cross-stitching. My mother made me the best Stocking in the world as a child, it's so unique! I'm going to make Jake one, now that I have free time and I want to be crafty! Plus, my mom made my stocking backwards, so it hangs in the opposite direction of everyone else's...I'm going to make Jake's backwards as well. That way, my stocking won't be the odd one out anymore! I remember watching my stepmom Robin cross-stitch at night, and I was totally enthralled with it then, so I think I'm going to enjoy it...
Later I will post pictures of my coq au vin cooking experience. I hope it's successful...
Robin, I'm so proud of you! You really took my advice to heart! I think that it'll be so much fun getting involved with the knitting group, and practicing cooking is always a good thing... maybe you'll make new friends in the knitting club and you can have some dinner parties to share your food : )
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What Claire said! Look at this time as an opportunity to get to know yourself better and to spend some time with people who share your interests. Cooking is ALWAYS a fine use of your time and energy and baking makes everything better. Congratulations on tackling a whole bird instead of just the parts. Hey, it occurs to me that you could apply that sentence to yourself as well as your dinner...
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