Where do I even begin? Well, I’ll start with this: it’s been over a month since my last post, which is the longest I’ve gone without writing something since I started this blog more than a year ago. (My previous record was two weeks. Looks like I blew that one out of the water!) I could give every excuse in the book to tell you why I haven’t been posting — Ryan had back surgery, I’ve been focusing all of my spare time on cooking for friends, I was on business travel at a conference in Boston, work has been way busier than usual, blah blah blah — but it really doesn’t matter.
I woke up at 1:30AM today with my mind racing between random work-related stuff, new recipes I want to cook, what lifting routine I should do at 5AM, and all of the things I want to accomplish this weekend. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get my brain to shut up. Whenever this happens, I take it as a tell-tale sign that I need a creative outlet. Bad.
The reality is that I haven’t made time to write over the last 5 weeks. Other things have taken priority, and it wasn’t until I was in a conference session last week that I realized I was letting something important (writing) fall to the wayside because I “didn’t have time for it.” The topic of the session? Values. It was probably one of the most profound presentations I’ve ever listened to. Seriously. It applies to almost EVERYTHING in life. Continue reading Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe: Sausage Stuffing