Julia child was 37 when she decided to go to the Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, France. She had always wanted to find a career. I on the other hand never wanted one. That comes only with the thought it meant working a 9-5 job behind a desk, slaving away working for someone else for peanuts, when I really liked Almonds:)
So…I tried my hand at Mary Kay, Herbalife, Amway, Nuskin, Gift Baskets, Flower arranging, Cake Decorating, Making wreaths, dating specialist, teller & health insurance…
Then there was the time I bought a trailer so I could start my own espresso cart. Only to sell it 6 months later for $200 less than I paid for it.
I thought I’d like sales so off I went…Door to door sales, phone sales, retail sales & no sales at all!!!
I enrolled in Cosmetology school…only to drop out, because I HATED doing hair but LOVED doing makeup…so off I went again to Miami, Florida to be a Freelance Make-up artist….obviously one more thing not for me…even though I was extremely good at it. So I kept going….Real Estate Investor, Loan officer, loan assistant, appraisal assistant, photography assistant, assistant manager….anything assistant I could get my hands on actually.
My favorite job though was when I decided to be a psychic reader…yeah lol don’t ask…I was really good!!!
Hostess, busser, bartender, waitress at like 15 different restaurants, & office manager of a restaurant.
OH Yeah I can’t forget…kiosk worker extraordinaire….WOW!!! I was young, Oh and pretty Hot since I had just returned from the Army and was in phenomenal shape so, I decided to be an Exotic Dancer….When I told my mother she burst into tears while walking into the grocery store and said, “I have to go buy tomatoes“, needless to say she didn’t talk to me for like 3 months…Sorry MoM!!!
Acting, singing, dancing, theater, more sales….what a rip off that company was…yeah right…girls DON’T believe anything in life is FREE, especially a hair cut in Beverly Hills.
More sales, no sales as usual, and OH unemployed.
Wow…I know I left something out!
Who cares the point is, just like many of you I could never make a commitment. Every time I started something I would get restless, bored and leave it flying in the dust along with a room full of products, or a hefty debt.
My poor husband. If I would have only had that house with all those rooms I dreamed of. A Sewing room, A craft room, A gift basket room, A flower room, A wrapping room, my much needed stationary desk…the list goes on. Who needs it? I did. I needed more and more and I kept searching, traveling, leaving my husband behind to FIND MYSELF. Most of the time, secretly thinking, WOW now that I’m on my own I’ll really make it. It wasn’t him I wanted to run from after all It was Me.
Yes, I’ve beat the odds…we are still together. Bless his soul. Statistics say 90% of most people with bipolar disorder get divorced. That is 2-3 times higher than the national average. Having bipolar disorder is a challenge and a blessing. I am learning to love me for who I am for the first time and it’s nice.
I bring you BIPOLAR KITCHEN as my way of sharing myself with this world. So, stick around ‘cause I’m gonna teach you everything I know and learn about cooking, life, love and the pursuit of healthiness.
Not sure what’s for dinner, but….I will let you know.
Chow for now, L