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Fly or fall...
Sent the following email to Chef John (my advisor and new Skills 1 instructor ( Read more... ) -
Year 30: Now I'm Free!
Today, I turn 30... to be honest, I didn't think I'd live this long, not after the way I treated myself. However, in the past 365 days, so many wonderful things have happened ( Read more... ) -
...and just get myself home.
So yesterday, I had a conversation with Chef Trevor, Chef John, and Jamie, and not only am I back in Skills 1 next quarter, they told me a few things. For starters, they told me to get out of Sam's Club and find a food job, telling me it would help with my speed and prep time. They also told me that they expect better of me this time around. We ( Read more... ) -
Bony Bob is dead. Do Not Resuscitate.
I let myself get too big by virtue of late night munchies and eating too much of my own cooking. 223 might be normal for someone else, but it's putting too much stress on my knees and lower back, so the pounds have to come back off ( Read more... ) -
"And God will send His angels concerning you..."
Saturday was the one year anniversary of my Mom's death, and I haven't been sleeping well because of it. So on Saturday, I set off on my 16 miler in search of peace. Peace for my battered and worn out soul. So at 5:30 AM, I rolled into Ferry Park, made sure that I wasn't parked on the grass, and took off ( Read more... ) -
Going Again...
So I emailed my advisor, letting him know my train of thought after I bombed my skills one final. Thought of changing majors, thought of avoiding lab classes next quarter, and I thought of walking away. Told him that quitting wouldn't solve anything, so I decided to try skills 1 again, with the understanding that I will be under intense scrutiny ( Read more... ) -
The cleaning continues...
Operation Mise en Place entered phase 2 today. Realized that before I could attack my kitchen cupboards, I had to attack the floor. There is way too much junk in my kitchen, making it impossible to move. There's boxes of old jars and things we don't really need, and now I need to sift through all of them. Hopefully I'll find some things, but it ( Read more... ) -
Cleaning
Funny how frustration in school leads to changes at home. Case in point ( Read more... ) -
...better than this...
Last Saturday, I met up with coach Doug and ran 12 miles. Hamstring still feels wonky, but I'm able to push it without altering my stride. Actually, I've found if I keep my head up, I run faster. Otherwise, my head bounces around like a rubber ball on a string, causing my upper back to tighten up. While I was out on Saturday, something clicked in ( Read more... ) -
Yay!
It feels good to run again. Yesterday, having missed my morning run, I turned off the idjit box and went for a 25 minute fun run through the streets of Muskegon. Ran into Kristy as she was coming out of her house, so I talked to her for a few moments... then I kept going ( Read more... )