Illness Knocks Ya DownI have discussed being sick before on here, but I have not gone into detail because I wasn't ready to tell the world what I was going through on a deep, emotional level as a result of the constant dealings. I finally opened up through my personal Facebook about this very real and very scary thing: battling chronic Pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas which could potentially kill a person if it is left untreated. As a result of mine, I became insulin dependant, injecting twice daily and checking my sugars four times a day. I resented this because I never asked for this, and it basically happened as a result of taking some medicine. I could go heavily into the many things that I had to deal with as a result, but there are just way too many feelings that are very hard to put into words. So what have I been doing?I have taken a lot of time to get through these feelings. I haven't quit cooking, nor have I completely walked away from this wonderful outlet that is my blog. I simply needed to step back and decompress, as well as focus on healing and doing things I had lost interest in for a time due to the depression caused by the pancreatitis. I've been working on some craft trade. I live in a small dwelling, so my counter space in my kitchen is kind of lacking. I am happy to say that I now have a floating island for the kitchen that not only makes it easier to prepare food, but it's a lot easier to get some beautiful food photography. I am ready to get back into the game as far as food blogging, but I am probably going to have to take it slow at first since I still need to focus on healing. What is bringing me back?Imagine my surprise when I got a message through Twitter from an individual, Marci, from a company, QDFoodie. My shock was mostly do to the fact that I have not written a post since just after Thanksgiving! But it's an opportunity I have been waiting for since I began this journey of food blogging in a sea of food bloggers, and I couldn't ignore it. So I am taking the opportunity as it is presented. I am genuinely excited to review their products when the time comes as the story behind them hits very close to home on a few levels. I have a few kids in my life who are special needs, and I have lots of others who are not. I think that my favorite part about these tools is that they have braille on them to help the blind. My favorite thing in the line is the measuring cup set, I love the little artichoke shaped cups and find the whole set absolutely adorable. I look forward to seeing how these tools are and I have one kiddie helper in line to assist me in the kitchen. She was reluctant at first, I am sure it's out of shyness that she was reluctant, but we plan on making lasagna. I am going to ask another kiddie if he would like to be my assistant and what he would like to cook, a very special young man who has aspirations of being a cook just like his dad. Any other plans?So far, I have no other huge plans about stuff. I do plan on trying to get myself back in gear, but as I said, I do feel that I need to take things slow for the time being. I apologize for pulling away like I did, but appreciate all the support I have gotten from my readers in the past several months during my recovery. I might be simply doing some spontaneous recipes or unplanned recipes for the time being before I sort out all of the planned recipes. I will probably not be taking requests for a little while until I am back into the swing more. I am also working slowly on building a working pantry and do have a few posts planned about that in another section. For now, I will leave it at that and again, I hope to see you all again soon.
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