Life QotD: My Calling

Do you feel like you have a calling in life?

I think I figured it out back when I was in eighth grade and I took home economics. I made my first tomato omelette and I thought it was the best damn thing ever. Then I convinced my parents to by the products so that I could recreate it for them at home. Shit, I remember my mom sat down all nervous and shit with her fork about to take a bite of her 12 year olds first cooked meal ever...

From there, I knew I had good taste in food, My taste buds just knew authentic and I began to wonder what it was like in kitchen, It took me forever to actually learn how to cook. I started by having people show me what they put in things then I got more advanced and just did the plain old trial and error.

Dayum, I even remember cooking for 20 of my co-workers one time....

I just couldn't imagine myself pushing the papers anymore at Bank of America. I utilized the tuition reimbursement program, used my generous stock options and did extensive research and I enrolled in an evening culinary program at The Art Institute of Seattle.

This is how serious I was about being a chef....

I think for the whole year of 2002 and 2003 I didn't think I'd have any kids only because I knew if I wanted to be on top, I'd have to work 50-60 hour weeks, most likely evenings.

One of my good culinary friends from L.A tried to convince me to move there after I graduated because "they got all the hot spots" and that has always been in the back of my mind.

I was considering not getting married because I really wanted to go to France that year to cook at the Cannes Film Festival.

I took a $5 pay cut and lost 4 weeks of vacation, benefits, and 6hours of internet surfing/2hours of actual pushing of papers to go work my ass off on a hot ass line with a Chef that had really nice arms and ass- but he could cook!

So what happened?????? Life happened. Gabby happened. But it's ok.

I remember my boyfriend in high school said "why can't you cook like my ex..." HA..if only that asshole could taste my shit now......