hahaha... woops... reverb 11 - days 25-27

I am SO awesome at forgetting to do things :D I guess I've been pretty good about this every day posting thing, considering I wasn't posting anything at all before, but busy holidays and busy work means little time for busy writing.

Lets start where we left off....

Day 25 - What surprised you in 2011? Did you do something unexpected? Or perhaps some life event/milestone snuck up on you? How did you handle it? How did it turn out?

I CAN COOK!!! hahaha... but really. I had no idea. It all started with a few recipes shared by family; my sister's baked macaroni and cheese, and my mom's quiche. But this year I branched out. I tried new things. I modified recipes found online to fit my [and my boyfriend's] taste without any help from outsiders. I cooked a delicious meal of "smothered steaks" for Valentines day. I created a balsamic vinegar chicken dish from a modified recipe that our friends enjoyed thoroughly during the ridiculous power outage in November. I baked cookies from scratch. I attempted to destroy BLT Pasta just last week but somehow made it even better than I was expecting. AND I have now made two kinds of sweet "breakfast" rolls with store bought crescent rolls, not to mention learned how to make some really amazing, and possibly heart attack inducing, frosting. I AM QUEEN OF THE KITCHEN! lol :D

Day 26 - What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2011? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it?

More cooking! Also, I want to actually create something with my newly acquired [and still very simple] knitting skills [so far I'm just banging out some knots]. 

Day 27 - You talked about ambitions earlier in the month. When it comes to ambitions and aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?

I actually had to go back to the ambitions post [day three?!?!?!] to figure out what I even wrote. haha... I need to meditate more and really focus on what I want and need in my life in order to feel successful. I'd say that's the next step. Choosing an ambition has never been easy for me. My one life goal growing up was to go to college. I did that. It was a huge waste of money, but time well-spent so I'd say I broke even. So.... what's next? *shrug* Back to the drawing board....

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