Welcome!

If you're reading this and you know me, you might be thinking a couple of things:

1. Ummmm doesn't she have enough on her plate? Didn't she just go back to work after maternity leave from baby #2? How is this even on her priority list? Shouldn't she be cleaning her house? Or interacting with her husband?



2. Sweet, she usually has great posts on facebook. It will be interesting to see what she cooks up here.

How do I know this? Because I am thinking the same things. I have never had more on my plate but at the same time, this gives me more and more to share with people. Sure, I could keep this to myself, where's the fun in that? And who really wants to be cleaning their house at ten o'clock on a Saturday night? So, while some might say quit while you're ahead, I prefer no rest for the weary, or even better yet, when the going gets tough, the tough get going (after they get another cup of coffee).

First things first....why the name? One of the interests I plan on sharing with you is my love of all things food related. While am I becoming a pretty formidable cook, I am still a pretty sub-par baker. I am not being modest. I once made a cheesecake that tasted like meat (I'll tell you the story sometime). Why the disconnect? I think it all boils down to how you approach cooking versus baking. Baking is a science. Exact measurements will make or break a recipe. Cooking is an art. There is some play to the recipe. And at the end of the day, while it would sometimes be more convenient to have an algorithm of an ideal life, that wouldn't be much of a life at all. All the substitutions/deviations from the plan are what make life fun and exciting and if we look hard enough, are where the true blessings are found. So, instead of a checklist life, always looking for the next best thing, I now revel in a life beyond measure. Feeling content in knowing that while I may not always have an exact plan of what to do, there's no where else I'd rather be. Still always trying to be the best me I can be, figuring out the recipe as I go.

So that's that. I've been stressing about make this "live" for all the world to read, but am taking the plunge. Hopefully you've had your interest peaked and we will get through this crazy thing called life together.

Over and Out,

Amber