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Come in. Welcome! Make yourself at home.
Are you wondering what happened to Hail's Kitchen? If you followed along, you probably noticed a significant shift in direction. My posts about creating elaborate, labor intensive, multiple ingredient meals were swapped for photos of my baby evolving into a toddler.
I no longer go to bed dreaming of what I will cook tomorrow. I am no longer consumed by photos of pretty vegetables and perfectly plated dishes. While I still long to make fancy meals, they're not realistic for me today. Tomorrow maybe. More frequently than not I end up eating my kid's leftovers. It's amazing how the fabric of your diet changes thanks to a child.
Not only has what I eat changed, but I have changed. It's still wild to say out loud that I am a mother. I'm responsible for another human soul -- who I birthed! As a result, I like to talk about her. A lot. She's awesome. In fact, I think she's the most incredible little human on the planet.
Her dad is pretty great too and has made me a wife. Another label that some days makes me say, wait a minute, what?! It's weird how you one day you wake up and you're a grown up. I want to talk about him here too without his previous alias, the Great Samoan Hunter. Though, who I am kidding, he will always be my Great Samoan Hunter.
That said, I wanted a space that I could talk about those people without feeling guilty that I hadn't shared a recipe. I am sure I could have continued writing about topics X, Y, Z at Hail's Kitchen, but it was time for a fresh start.
The about description on Hail's Kitchen reads: "Voracious eater, writer, and want-to-be photographer who dreams of one day cooking and writing for real."
Guess what folks, all of those things are still true. However, I'm writing for real. For a paycheck! It's been one of the most frightening, most thrilling, most challenging ventures I've undertaken. But thanks to the creative team I've joined, I work with people who remind and encourage me that I am in fact a writer. I'm a storyteller and wordsmith and people enjoy reading what I write. Thank you for that.
Alas, that brings us back home. This new venture of a Hushed Moment is all those things: frightening and thrilling and challenging because starting over is never easy. But starting over is also so exciting because you never know what tomorrow will bring.
Please join me here where I'll continue to share stories and adventures and rambling musings, but I hope to do lots of other fun things too.
Cheers to all of you who joined me on my journey with Hail's Kitchen, and I sincerely hope you continue along on this new ride.
Happy, happy Friday and Happy May Day! Sending you all BIG loves! xoH
