I'm Itchin...

I'm itchin a bit to fine tune my blog or take it to a different artistic direction.  Did I really say artistic direction?  I guess I did because up until this point, this site just has been a personal outlet without much intent other than to post my eating experiences and the goodies from my kitchen.  I just shaped the pages, fonts, colors, and all that stuff as I felt.
  

Of late, I want to do more and it's not quite where I feel I am.  I want to polish it up a bit and really, and I mean really express the state I am and want to be.  I think I'm more creative than I've expressed.  It's also a growth I seek...which is also a reflection of my personal life. It's all tied...food, love, work, health, home, friends and family, and the rose-colored glasses that I see this world.

My mood these days are more purposeful.  I want more. I want things in my life to truly reflect the way...of things I see myself as. The life I want to experience. The past five years felt like I have been just catching up and just going with the flow.  I didn't create the way...the way created me and I tapped into it which has been amazing.  


The past five years also have been a building period.  My experiences with food and journaling them, have made me realized how much I've grown, learned, and know who I am.  It's the same in my personal life and my work life.  When I think about the food I've shared, the time spent with friends, loved ones, and family...it really has been great. I feel blessed with the circle I have.  I've also had some of the best work experiences to date in my IT job, and I've learned and come to a place that I would have never imagined, but always hoped for. I don't always miss the passion job that I seek.  It's all balanced.  Even my home, I'm done and settled for now.


I'm finally at that place where I am happy with so much!  There are just a few missing pieces, perhaps because I'm here, I can reflect more of the person I am...to find those pieces.  The distractions are settled, I'm just letting go of things, and focusing more on what I have and looking inward.  It's a good place.  

With all these said, I'm ready to get to that next place.  I can tap into my creative self, not just an expression of something but an expression of my thing.  I hope to reflect this in all things me, in all aspect of my life.  So you see...this is what I'm itchin.

The pics of food that I've posted here are a bit of those pieces.  I think it's the only pics that I have now, that I took, that are the closest to what I'm feeling...for now.

The Holstee Manifesto

I've been reflecting a bit this week.  It's been a tough week...but it's bringing focus to my life and hoping for some strength and moments to nurture in the future.

I am always so grateful for my family and friends who keep me sane... who love me, care for me, and are there when I need them the most.  I'm so happy with new people who enter my life, share moments, and whom I can share my love and passion for food.  I hope to meet more of those folks.

I ran across this article this week about The Holstee Manifesto.  It's been around a few years but it crossed my path this week... when I needed it most.  

It's brought me the reflection I needed, a clarity to my blurred past year, and a foundation that I want to be part of my life, moving forward.

I believe this...I don't want to have any more regrets and I want to spend the rest of my time using the tools I've been given, the passions I've been tagged with, and the people I've come across.  

This is what my blog means to me...I hope it feeds a moment in your life.

Yurim

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Join me!

Hi Friends! I've set up this blog so you can join me for a food journey for the upcoming year. As you know by now, I am in love with food! :) This is my passion and I love great food! I try to get involve with food in many different ways. I eat every day! I have dinner parties (more so in 2009), cook for homeless at least 2 times a month, work with catering co on weekends, and cook for friends. I'd like record all my food experiences good or bad. Recommend good reads whether it's books, articles, blogs, or mags, and even restaurants. I'll have good pics too. I plan to carry my camera with me alwasys. I'll be that annoying person who makes everyone wait from eating so I can take pic first. I hope you will enjoy this as much as I anticipate taking this jouney. Feel free to chime on the site. Maybe you were at that restaurant and didn't like it, maybe you tasted my cooking. All be good ! 


Cheers! 
Yurim