Relaxing For A Change

My growing love for cooking has been good for doing something constructive with my time. It has been more of a stress-reliever lately (a double benefit considering I get to eat the proceeds,) versus doing something out of necessity. Yesterday I made baked mac 'n cheese and caught up with a few movies. Tonight, I couldn't wait to get home and make some lemon peppered chicken with potato-- a feat that will prepare my lunches for the next week.

I wondered if my recent culinary foray has made me a little more wussy. Then I remembered that most of the world's most celebrated chefs are men. I felt a little better. Whew! My masculinity is still intact. What a relief! And it's a plus, I guess, if I ever find myself on a "cooking date" scenario.

Besides, my favorite pastime- driving- is not always available to me. The most driving I did today was finding a parking spot, a task that isn't very relaxing after all. Plus it's only enjoyable when there's no snow on the ground.

I need every opportunity to relax at the moment. I'm still waiting for Offer #3 to come through. And I need to give Offers #1 & 2 an answer this week. That will hopefully buy me a few more weeks until I can know for sure.

But now the thing I'm working out is a back-up plan. Would Offer #1 or Offer #2 be better? One involves me leaving my location, the other doesn't. Frankly, I don't know right now. I'm trying to work out the figures and it seems like a dead heat-- the real dilemma is working out the "political" advantages.

I guess it's enough to make me wanna... put something in the oven.

At least working off stress this way smells delicious.