Me, the domestic goddess...

I have been cooking up a storm lately - and loving every moment of it!


Maybe it is the fact that I have not really lived somewhere permanent for the past 6 months, or that I have been playing house-house lately - but some maternal or wifely or cooking instinct has been unleashed in me!
Last week I made: pasta with tomato sauce (not that impressive...), chicken with a coconut milk, chili, garlic and lime grass sauce, fish with polenta, roasted baby tomatoes and tossed veggies, Thai green curry, baked a chocolate cake (which was amazing) and made two pots of soup. All of that before Saturday lunchtime.
The scary thing is that I even cook nice meals for myself! At the same time I'm trying to lose the extra 5 kg that doesn’t want to budge.
I either need someone to come to dinner every night or a culinary disaster soon...
What's for dinner tonight? I’m thinking Phad Thai noodles - I saw a recipe today that I am dying to try!

Ps. Tell your male friends!

I am so proud of me!

I am happy. Really happy.
I have been so blessed and lucky the last couple of weeks that I need to pinch myself to make sure it is real.

Everything has worked out so well!  I have been a real mess a couple of months ago. Seriously. And I was very scared to move to Cape Town and be alone. To live alone.
How wrong I was!
My job is great! I'm learning new things and being challenged.
 I'm loving my new flat! I am playing house-house and enjoying every moment of it.

In the past when I didn't have plans on a weekend I freaked out - now I am enjoying just chilling by myself!
I have met so many great people and have made new friends. I also now have a special family that is part of my life. I feel loved and cared for.
But I am happy with me. And I like the person I am now. It is strange, but people are telling me that I am looking good and that I look happy. The mess that felt sad and alone most of the time has come a long way...
Thank goodness!