If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up a decade ago, I really had no idea.  For me, life was just too busy, and I really didn’t have any time to think about what I wanted to do – instead I had to work to pay the bills.

But after having some successes with my career, and paying off my house, all of a sudden I found that I had some extra money that I could use to pursue my interests.  I had always been interested in cooking, but never had any time to work on increasing my skills, so I thought that I could take some night classes at one of the chef schools in town, and do something for me for a change.

The funny thing is that I didn’t know what to expect as I knew no one that had ever attended any Culinary arts institutes.  So it was going to be a completely new experience for me.

For example, our second class taught us about the proper way to slice vegetables, and as it turns out I had been doing it wrong for my entire life.  I had no idea that there was a right and wrong way, but I suppose that is why you go to school, right?

Anyway, though there has been a lot to learn, it has been a blast.  I never realized that doing something you love could be so fun.

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