Sometimes, I'm just not that motivated

Ahhh! A new blog. It's been almost a year since I started my first blog, and I have found it to be an amazing experience. It has encouraged me to continue writing when I wanted to quit. It has taught me to reflect on my experiences, even experiences I might otherwise have let go unnoticed, and it has kept me close to the people I love no matter what forces of physics like time and space may come between us. But I have also found that while the blog is technically about me, it's never been something I do for myself. And that's the gap I hope to fill with this new blog.

You see, there are a lot of little things I wish I were doing, that I often let slide. Things like yoga, and cooking, and finishing my knitting projects. And these things often fall to the wayside because I've got lots of big exciting projects going on. But lately, especially as I continue to work to improve my health, I'm learning the price of this kind of neglect. For awhile, I told myself, "I'll just start doing those things. No biggie." But yes, it is a biggie. Forcing myself to cook has been especially challenging. So I thought if I combined something I'm pretty good at convincing myself to do (aka blogging) with other things that I'm not so motivated to do (aka cooking, yoga, ect), I might actually accomplish something. So I'm going to give it a try....starting now.

So let's talk dinner! I found this recipe for Bow Tie Pasta with Broccoli on allrecipe.com.The recipe serves four, so I'll probably end up ignoring the measurements entirely. Additionally, I'm not sure I can easily and affordable find either Broccolli or Bow Tie Pasta here in Kathmandu. But I know that I can find macaroni, cauliflower, and some other yummy veggies. So basically, I'm just taking the technique and the idea of adding lemon. But hey, that's alright, isn't it? Ok, so that's the plan for today. I'm going to turn that recipe into something Kathmandu friendly, and then I'll let you know what I come up with.

Looking forward to a yummy dinner and a delicious next post!
Me