Indoor Hobby

Ever since we got married and maybe even before Ryan has been telling me I need an indoor hobby. I'm definitely an outdoor girl. I grew up playing sports with the boys in my neighborhood. I love running, hiking, and just being on the move. I really enjoyed my education and especially my job once I graduated college. I really struggled with the idea of being a stay at home mom, but in the end knew it was best for my family.

When I first quit my job (last May) I was very busy with moving and getting settled in our new apartment. Then I began programming my own recipe website and that was my hobby. Unfortunately when I got pregnant and was sick in my first trimester this project took a backseat to my need for naps and lack of motivation. I intend to go back to it sometime, hopefully once we all get adjusted to a new baby.

I first intended to build this website because I wanted to be more organized with recipes, grocery shopping, etc. Now my desire to build it has expanded as I have found a LOVE for cooking. It's very therapeutic for me. If I'm having a stressful day I just want to bake and it takes my mind off of it. I especially like trying new recipes.

In November, during my 2nd trimester I decided I was going to make Thanksgiving dinner from scratch. Rolls were a top priority of mine so I started practicing. I made 3 batches of rolls before thanksgiving and 2 for thanksgiving. I discovered that making bread wasn't as hard as I had anticipated and it was really fun. That's where it all began. I decided I wanted to learn to make other new things and really learn how to cook.

My first project was to get recipes from my family (mostly my mom), so I could learn to make some of the things we had once in awhile growing up. I also wanted to share with my family and any others interested recipes that I have found and love. I started a recipe blog with my parents, in-laws, and siblings. It now has 87 recipes and keeps growing all the time. I've tried to make at least half of these and had a lot of success at making new delicious things.

A month or so ago while looking at others recipe blogs I decided what was really missing on my family's blog was pictures. There's nothing like looking at a picture of what you're about to create and getting excited to try it out. I've started adding pictures to my recipes and it's been a ton of fun. Ryan finds it amusing when I go to cook and pull at the camera and start snapping shots. I'm no photographer, but I'm learning a little bit from trial and error. So far I have been able to document Chicken Puffs, Stroganoff, No-bake cookies, and Coffee Cake. I also have finish product pictures of French Bread, Cinnamon Rolls, Lumpia, BTS cake, and Pumpkin roll.


So finally after several years of encouragement I have an indoor hobby, and it's NOT knitting like Ryan always said I should do. I'm really excited about the photography side of things as well because when I finally get my website up and going I can use my own pictures. It'll be great!

Anyway, that's what I've been up to besides being a wife, mom, and pregnant. If any of you have a recipe you enjoy please send it my way. I'd love to find even more fun things to make.