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am glad that there is indeed one thing that I managed to accomplish over the past year: cook more often. well i live on my own and there are plenty of opportunity to cook, but what really made me feel proud is the fact that I really cook properly for myself now as opposed to just throwing together another pasta dish with sauce from a jar like i did in my early to mid-twenties. I’m really discovering the joy of cooking, even mastering quiches and cakes, and now have several signature dishes that i could whip up handily for dinner parties – yes, even dinner parties don’t faze me now. Can’t believe I actually enjoy cookery programmes now and like reading recipe books!! Am really glad that I can now feed myself properly with home-cooked healthy foods :) Will keep this up and continue to upgrade my culinary skills!

It was very daunting especially because my family situation was extremely bad at the time and I had to move out in secret, but it was absolutely worth doing. Get organised and you would be fine. I inventoried all my belongings, got an interim place rented and then packed all my boxes when my family was on vacation, then hired a removal company and moved the bulk of my stuff into storage. I then actively looked for an apartment of my own while house-sharing, and got my mortgage approval sorted with the help of a broker, and then about a few months ago I finally moved into my own sweet home! There was a lot of frustration and worry but all the blood sweat and tears were worth it! My family and I are also now on much better terms now that we don’t have to live with each other.

See my friday 20 July entry on my blog at crispapples.blogspot.com