Fall Update...

What would have been a bustling community kitchen here teaching culinary to parents at Fraser Mustard Early Learning School had it not been for covid in its third year. 

Hi everyone 👋! I took a much needed break to fully immerse in my summer. I also didn't dabble as much as I usually do in the kitchen and kept meals simple and cooking casual. I have to be honest, I felt overwhelmed with kids going back to school last week. Not only cause the twins were switching to new schools, with double the bus transport for them and my youngest but feeling a lot of anxiety getting back to teaching again. It took 2 weeks after last year's programs ended for me to fully unwind and let go of being busy. But now after having this big break, it feels nerve wracking to get back to it 😬. 

Feeling better as I have been gradually doing some pre planning. My first class since June starts tmrw with @learn4life Asian Cooking with seniors, and also producing Healthy Together cooking demo videos for young families in partnership with Michael Garron Hospital. When my culinary program ceased at Fraser Mustard, I thought how else I could help families stay healthy at home and we pivoted to cooking videos. I just got the green light to do another series 🤗. I was super delighted this morning when my previous collegue contacted me to conduct a Corporate Wellness cooking class to support diversity and inclusion at her work but also multicultural month. Something I told myself I wanted to get more involved in this new year. 

I had been asked by TDSB Newcomer Services if I would like to teach inclass to youths come October. I am open to it but with cases going up as we all move indoors more, I feel virtual activities will be more realistic when winter is over. Whichever the case, I will do my best as always. 

So with that, “Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.”-- Vivian Greene

Have an AmaZing week! I have seen some similar posts on social about feeling anxious and nervous with BTS which always feels like a brand new year. You Are Not Alone. Big hugs to you all ❤🙏!