New Seasons Central Kitchen..

March 13th

I went in for an interview at New Seasons Central Kitchen. The place was amazing so big and so much learning to be done in this place. I had the interview with the Sous Chef their and got to meet the Executive Chef and talk with him for a few minuets everyone their was really nice as well. I got to take a tour of the facility. The place is amazing ten walk-ins three freezers and three different kitchens and the biggest dish pit I have ever seen in my life. They also have one big kitchen for the bakery part but I didn't go in their.

March 14th

I had orientation I got their 30 minutes early cause it always looks good to show up early. it was myself and two other people their for it. So this sweetie lady took us into the conference room where she talked to us about how the kitchen works and what they do their as in preparing food and cook and other things. We also had to sit for two and a half hours and play on this new program where they ask you questions and you have to answer them and get the most points to move on to the lighting round. After that I got to leave since this is only for my externship and not being hired on fully yet. So I had a blast and I can't wait tell Thursday the 20th of March to come so I can start. :)

fresh produce

Fresh Sausage made Daily

Fresh cuts of meat.

Fresh Breads made daily.

 

My Princess

This is my daughter Alana she is five years old but acts way older then that, She is my little piece of heaven there are days when I would say the complete opposite. With everything going on lately she has been there for me when I needed her the most on the days where I just want to have a break down I look at her and smile she is all ways goofing around and being silly.  She loves to help me around the house with cleaning along with helping me in the kitchen cooking as well.

Alana I love you so much and I will always be here for you no matter what.

Love you baby girl.

Thinking of a glass of Wine

The day I get the worst news that I wanted to hear was having a good day and get a call from my daughter’s school saying that she has been throwing up. So I had to go get her from school came home and she would not quite throwing up. I put her down for a nap and tried to get a few things done around the house before she got back up. I hop on the computer and check my e-mail because I have been waiting all week to hear back on weather I got the job at OHSU and whether or not that they want me for my externship as well. It was around 5:30 pm that night Alana is still sick I get her feed and bathed and gave her medicine to help her through the night. Got her in bed around 6:30 pm and check me email I got the email I have been waiting for all week and open it and see this

“I am unable to move forward in the pursuance of Ms. Smith for our open positions or externship. We appreciate and value your and Ms. Smith’s time and consideration for a position here. We wish her continued success in whatsoever endeavor she may elect to engage.”

I was crushed and very upset at this point the job I wanted the most and I get shut down. I had my hopes up so high and was so happy that I would get to work with Rob as well at OHSU but now I don’t get to. Now to start the hunt for a externship and get one by the 20th of March there is a big list of places that I can go so I will have to look over that and see what I can find. The lady at school that deals with externships and job said that there is a opening at New Seasons in their Central Kitchen doing the same thing that I would have been doing at OHSU so I am going to look more into that and see what I can do. I am going to keep a open mind into finding the place for my externship as long as a possible permanent job after my externship.

Saturday Morning after getting the bad news the night before I woke up in a sour mood everyone was asking me what was wrong so I told Rob and he was upset as well. Alana comes over to me and gives me a hug in that processes she throws up on me. I got mad since I was already in a bad mood to begin with. 

I got up and headed to the bath room and put Alana into the bath tub and gave her a bath before I took care of myself. After I was done with her I get her dressed and went in and took a shower to get the vomit off of me and start a load a laundry to get everything washed so it dose not sit around. So the rest of the day she got to watch movies and lay around and rest of the day. It was dinner time got the family feed I made a turkey meatloaf it turned out pretty good with a mushroom cream sauce and a salad to go along with it. That night I started feeling icky myself got have way through the night and I get up and start vomiting feeling like death I went back to bed. I got up in the morning still feeling icky and not being able to keep anything down I eat I go all day feeling like that around dinner I promised Rob and Alana that I would make them Eggplant Parmesan. So I made it had some but very little ten minuets later it came right back up so I cleaned the kitchen up from dinner and went to bed. 

The next day I went to class but didn't feel good at all still vomiting and on top of that had a horrible headache. ended up having a meeting with our externship lady about a new place and it looks hopeful I know it would be fun. Thursday I have a interview for an externship at New Seasons Central Kitchen I have a gut feeling it is going to go very well.

Well good luck to me and the future new and up coming chefs.

Someone buy me a nice bottle of whiskey.

Today, is another day in the life of a full time mother, wife, and student it has been one of those days where I want to just sleep. Getting up at 4:30 am to get my daughter dressed for the day hair and mouth done feed and get her ready for school. I also help my husband get  ready to leave the house make breakfast and coffee along with make sure he has everything he need for work. After they leave the house I start my day of doing what I need to do from cleaning to cooking and getting homework done. Well I woke up this morning to a pile of dog poop out side my door. I have my brother in law living with us right now and he does not take very good care of his dog Dub.

Dub

           He goes out every night drinking and when he comes he goes to bed and never takes the dog out to go potty. I feel like I should not have to do it for him I have my own stuff I have to deal with. So since he did not take Dub out I had a big pile of poop by my door this morning when I got up. So I went and woke him up to have him clean it up since it is not my dog. So after dealing with that got everyone out of the house and started my day. I made coffee and started cleaning the house put clean sheets on all the beds and made them. Then I started laundry and in between loads I cleaned the kitchen and made myself something to eat along with cleaned the front room and living room and bathroom. Just as I finished with the laundry I could hear my cat making a noise from my room. So I went in and found that my cat Otto got sick on my bed I was just getting ready to leave the house to head to school so I had to wait and wash my comforter. So got it washed and tossed it in the dryer  so that was I could put the bed back together when I get home from class. 

Otto

              So I left for school an hour later then I normally do. Traffic was a mess since they where doing road work on the road that I live off so that was a mess and the bus I had to get was 30 mins late because of it. So the bus finely came and I got on it to ride to the nearest max station. I get on the max and take it three stops to go to class I got to school and hour early and not two like I normally do so it was really different.  I think I like getting their one hour early and not two hours since all I do in get on the computer and get on Facebook. 2:30 pm comes around and class starts today we work on our blogs and read each others as well. I hope to go home and a relaxing house with no stress and no animal problems. All I want to do is eat dinner and have a drink and relax this evening. 

Hear is a another day in my life as a Mother, Wife, and Student Hope you have a fantastic day and evening.

Getting Healthy :)

Today I start my journey to start doing me eating healthier and just being healthy all in all. So as my days go by I will be posting recipes and other healthy things I eat or drink and today I had the best smoothie even my five year old daughter liked it as well and that is also another reason why I want to do this is because I want my daughter to flow me on eating healthy.

Smoothie # 1
2 Cups kale
1 cup Almond Milk
1/2 cup  Frozen blueberry's
1 whole banana
1/2 cup Frozen raspberry
1/2 cup Fresh Mint

This was one of the best things I could ever thought of doing for myself.

On Top Of The World :)

Today I have the feeling of being on top of the world and have never been this happy to get to have the people in my life that I have that I love and will always be there for them. I find that this video is so fitting about how I am feeling today :)

The Love I Have For you

              

The Love Of My Life :)

Today eight years ago I met the man of my dreams the one I want to spend the rest of my life from moving to our own place. To being the world’s best dad ever to our daughter Alana who she looks up to with up most respect and helps that she is a dad’s girl. I will always love Rob to the mood and back no matter what may happen. We have made it this far why not make it another eight years and maybe another after that. I don’t see myself without him even after this long we still have a certain spark that lights the fire and feels like we are at the beginning of our relationship where I still get butter fly’s and lady bugs. I will never miss this feeling of up most respect for the man that has been there for me through thick and thin and I as to him as well I can’t wait to grow old and have more kids with him. I love you to the moon and back Baby I will do my best to be the person that deserves to be with you and will always be there through anything and everything.