For most of my life, stubbornness prevented me from trying new things. As a result, I became limited in my hobbies, being contempt with being a sportsaholic. This choice narrowed my scope of friends as I allowed myself to stay set in my ways. A few stints of unemployment beginning in February of 2012 forced me to try new things, surprising me with several new interests.
With time on my side, I took a vested interest in gardening as I began to dabble in cooking, using the crops from my garden as main ingredients. A new ipad, a birthday present, spawned a desire for photography, downloading the latest apps which I used on our trip to California earlier in 2013. While not a strength, I created some you tubes, with the most successful one being my home made salsa recipe. As in cooking, the finest things take time, often relying on trial and error before you discover the perfect mixture, temperature and exact time.
As the prices of food continue to skyrocket, I have begun a new venture to start making some of my favorite dishes from scratch. Recently, I have perfected a homemade recipe for french fries with a youtube in the near future. Potato chips are still a work in process as a rotating system needs to be adjusted to get each row to bake at the some temps. Pizza and popcorn are on the agenda, depending how tired I am with my new position at Amazon. If you are like me, don’t let instant gratification get in the way of enabling you to achieve your dreams, regardless of the time it takes.
by Jay Mankus
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