Countdown to CO: 4 Days & Questions to self.

I am bidding adieu to my "home" here in the Midwest, and venturing out westward to the beautiful land of Colorado in just FOUR days! So how do I feel about this? Excited. Scared. Happy. Nervous. Stressed. Optimistic. ?!?!?!?!

I have been filling the weekdays with running around at work, getting things organized for the newcomer who will be replacing me. During the weeknights and weekends, I’ve been going through clothes, kitchenware, and more miscellaneous items to toss and to keep.

At first, I had a cold which gave me horrible body fatigue. That was combined with a gloomy series of rain which didn’t uplift my sickly body at all. Not to mention the fact that I can’t remember the last time I visited the gym! Ugh, the stress of relocation… but on a positive note, I know it will ALL be worth it this time next week when I will be looking at the Colorado mountains. :D And for the past few days, the sun has been shining here in the Midwest…it’s been giving me an extra jolt of energy and positivity about everything!

Despite the craze that is all around, a girl’s gotta eat, right? Since I will be most likely having major Korean food withdrawals (with guesstimated lack of it out there), I’ve been cooking with a lot with my motherland’s ingredients.

Last week I whipped up my signature Ddeock Bok-ki (Rice cakes simmered in chili-paste sauce), then I also made an impromptu Korean style tuna salad with miso and chili paste to top my peppery arugula babies.

Matt brought home some good quality steak meat, so we’ve been indulging while my iron skillet has been getting a ton of lovin’.

 

The "Man" plate.

 My healthier version :)

He doused his with A1...

And I had leftovers for lunch the next day! 

 

 

    
But all this cooking aside, what am I doing with this blog and where does it fit in?

These two questions have been wandering in my head for days, hence the “questions” part of this post’s title. 

I've been reading a lot of FANTASTIC food blogs where the vision and the message is clear. The focused theme makes for relevance and readability...whereas compared to those, I feel that mine is a little lost.

I suppose I’m having a bit of a blogger-identity-crisis. I really need to give this some more time and let all these thoughts marinate before I bring out what truly could be a great blog.

I think by the time this move is complete, the thought process might be finsihed! Hopefully as the outcome of all this thinking, I can really start devoting my time and effort to create something relevant, relatable, informative, and fun all at the same time.

If you have any suggestions, please feel free to shoot me an email: aireesespieces@gmail.com :)