Luisana Suegart and Claire Robinson
How I
Found
My Happy
I've been meaning to turn this idea into an essay. In theory, it would tell the story of how making the decision to lose weight and change my life ultimately led me to discover my passion for cooking, and consequently to two of the happiest days of my life. It would be the kind of article readers would find in any given issue of SELF or Women's Health, the ones that tell the story of the girl who had the courage to face the music and defend herself from the villain that was standing in the way of her Happy, be it junk food or a jerk boyfriend.
If you've read my story, you know my villain was the junk food, particularly fast food. You know I decided that enough was enough, that it was time to take control of my body, and in the process, my life. You know I joined a gym and changed my eating habits, even if I didn’t completely know what I was doing at first. You also know I didn’t give up. You know that I took up cooking, and that through this duty-turned-activity-turned-passion, I’ve fallen in love over and over again. (Yes, I possess the ability to fall in love with purple bell peppers, yellow and orange tomatoes, and basil leaves the size of my hand, among other intriguing ingredients.) If you hadn’t read my story, now you know. (But you can still read it by clicking the “About” tab above.)
Whether I enroll in culinary school or go out on a limb and send an audition video to The Next Food Network Star, this blog, and the possibilities that I dream it will bring for me and for you, is my Happy. Don't be afraid to find yours, no matter what it is.
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Found
My Happy
I've been meaning to turn this idea into an essay. In theory, it would tell the story of how making the decision to lose weight and change my life ultimately led me to discover my passion for cooking, and consequently to two of the happiest days of my life. It would be the kind of article readers would find in any given issue of SELF or Women's Health, the ones that tell the story of the girl who had the courage to face the music and defend herself from the villain that was standing in the way of her Happy, be it junk food or a jerk boyfriend.
If you've read my story, you know my villain was the junk food, particularly fast food. You know I decided that enough was enough, that it was time to take control of my body, and in the process, my life. You know I joined a gym and changed my eating habits, even if I didn’t completely know what I was doing at first. You also know I didn’t give up. You know that I took up cooking, and that through this duty-turned-activity-turned-passion, I’ve fallen in love over and over again. (Yes, I possess the ability to fall in love with purple bell peppers, yellow and orange tomatoes, and basil leaves the size of my hand, among other intriguing ingredients.) If you hadn’t read my story, now you know. (But you can still read it by clicking the “About” tab above.)
Whether I enroll in culinary school or go out on a limb and send an audition video to The Next Food Network Star, this blog, and the possibilities that I dream it will bring for me and for you, is my Happy. Don't be afraid to find yours, no matter what it is.
There's more...
So what were two of the happiest days of my life? Rubbing elbows with the culinary all-stars whom I aspire to someday refer to as my colleagues. It happened at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. It was beyond validating to meet and speak to the many TV chefs whose cooking shows and cookbooks taught and inspired me. Whether they ever know it or not, they already helped me get to where I am today, way before my star-struck little self said hello and posed for a picture. It was refreshing to know that these people aren't tainted by the attention of the limelight; instead, they are down-to-earth, real, and passionate, and that once upon a time, no matter how long ago, they were just like me.
South Beach Food and Wine Festival
'The Best Thing I Ever Ate' Party - Saturday, Feb. 26th, 2011
'The Best Thing I Ever Ate' Party - Saturday, Feb. 26th, 2011
Whole Foods Grand Tasting Village - Sunday, Feb. 27th, 2011
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