2006-4-05 8:51pm
As any good intentioned, busy person can understand... there isn't time for every thing we would like to do in a normal day, month or year. I wish there were -- I really do! If there were time, not so much of it would have passed since my last entry. My apologies to those who had been intrigued by earlier posts and felt abandoned by my lack of entries.
These past months have been filled with all sorts of adventures in my business life as well as personal... as a mom to a toddler, who, as I am typing is trying to coordinate moving something rather large and heavy for her size... I will be right back to finish this thought.
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What I was starting to write when I stepped away to help my daughter was that since becoming a mom 20 some odd months ago, I've found that adventure lurks around nearly every corner. For example:
CORNER ONE... TODDLER LAND. Culinary adventures no. 1,2,3... creating delicious food for a toddler. Keeping in mind that the food has to be soft, small, easy to eat, packed with flavor (that even a picky eater will not refuse) and healthy. While I've been applying the same techniques and ideas that I do when normally cooking my favorite dishes (most of those being French or related) I'm finding myself coming up frustrated at the end. How to add flavor without adding too much butter, oil, fat or sugar while at the same time avoiding pepper, garlic and other potent spices. Hmmm... if anyone has great recipes for healthy and delicious toddler food -- let me know. I'd like for my daughter to be exposed to good, healthy food right from the start.
CORNER TWO... LAND OF OZ... A.K.A Coordinating Work with Motherhood. Oh how I wish the munchkins and good witch of Dorothy's world were available for a guest appearance in my world. It is a difficult juggle -- balancing work and motherhood, especially given that my daughter and I are together most of time (now perhaps you understand better why these blog entries aren't more frequent). I am forever trying to find balance... often focusing on work into the wee hours of the night or when my daughter is napping. There is no yellow-brick road here, each day is a bit of trial and error instead, discovering which path leads somewhere and which is better left untraveled. For the moment trying to do too many work related activities at the same time as watching my daughter is a path better avoided. This I learned very quickly... my daughter will stand for none of that and my stress level can only tolerate so much (kudos to those mom's who masterfully work at the same time as watching and playing with their children!).
Which brings me to yet another adventure around another corner...Relocating Splendid palate. My what a triumph. It was necessary to relocate the business closer to home so that I can work more effectively and tend to my daughter. So we've left our beautiful old barn in favor of something more convenient that is just steps away. Moving is always something of an adventure. This one was especially difficult, as our operation has grown so much and my time is already short -- figuring in the extra time to pack, move and reorganize was a feat all its own. It's nice to have my office just moments away. I've already found myself to be more productive.
The final adventure that I'll mention has to do with new products for Splendid Palate. I've been designing and organizing a new product line -- which will become our signature series known as Joie de Vivre. To debut soon! This is very exciting. Finding all of the wonderful items, sources and designing the gifts has been fun and challenging. Look for them soon at www.splendidpalate.com.
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