Hello my lovelies! I’ve been out and about eating this week. I finally have a haircut that’s an actual style again. I’ve been adding to my bread tools and knowlege. And I did some planning about how to move things forward.
We eat at home a lot. Duh. It’s easy to lose sight of the fundamentals of why you should go out to eat when you make such great food at home. I know I sound like a wanker. Average restaurants make me frustrated. But awesome places inspire me. Going out is more than just eating food you didn’t make – which is sometimes exactly what you want – it’s about going out and spending time with people. I had two amazing meals this weekend. At a new favourite Mr Go’s. And an old favourite Ombra. I now have a new favourite kombucha and am totally getting into it. And two projects to experiment with – making my own bao and making coconut relish. It also made me realise there are massive holes in the asian coverage of my cookbooks. Something to rectify ASAP. I have found that I really like sharing plates. I want to eat all the things. And it’s a point of difference from eating at home. I’m not going to make seven different dishes for two people at home…
My undercut had finally grown out to a length that could be styled. So now I have an actual haircut. It’s very satisfying. I’m sure pictures will follow. I have a few straggly bits of faded colour left. But now I feel much more comfortable. Have half of two different styles was a pain. And not great for feeling on top of things. It’s strange how my hair is irrationally important to how much it feels like I have things together. Look good, feel better I guess.
I couldn’t help myself. I now have two bread couches on the way. I am still searching for bread tins that I like. But now I have magical heavy linen cloths made of traditional flax coming to help me master baguettes. It hasn’t been pretty so far. I will conquer them. I’ve been reading Hamelman’s Bread more thoroughly lately too. Reinforcing and adding to my scientific foundation. The more I know, the more I can help you guys. In theory.
I had a session with my snug-bug this week refocussing on what my plans are for this little empire. It’s easy to fall into a comfortable pattern without moving forward. Comfortable inertia is a big problem for me. It’s important that I create a structure to help pull myself forward because I’m not naturally restless. So I have a few immediate tasks to help get things moving. Then a round of more in depth consideration and planning of where I want to go with things. I have always been moving away from something else as a goal and now I need to decide what to move towards. It’s going to be fun and terrifying. Like everything.
Eat new foods. Learn things. Think bigger. Look after each other.
xx
I’m looking forward to seeing your new hair. 😀