Oh dear. Okay. So it seems as though several of the goals I put forth at the beginning of this year are seeing movement.
Making and growing food and eating it: check. Finack and I attended a salumi class at The Fatted Calf, from which we came home with 2 types of sausage and some guanciale. My first garden harvest produced a very full bag of delicious arugula (the guanciale and arugula made for an awesome salad with caramelized onions, goat cheese and toasted pine nuts). Last night we went to a whole hog butchering class at 4505 Meats, and have more pork than we know what to do with. I’ll be cooking up some bone-in chops this weekend, and also have visions of pork confit and pork cassoulet dancing in my head. I have some pretty fantastic photos from the Fatted Calf class, and some random cooking stuff that I’ll be posting soon, hopefully.
Professional situation: check. I’ve left my job after three and a half years, and start a new position at a startup in San Francisco tomorrow. I can’t really say too much about that simply because there’s not much to say yet. Except that I feel like someone untied a giant anchor from around my ankle. A talking anchor that was constantly threatening to eat my soul. Or something to that effect.
Exercising: check. We’ve been going to yoga a good amount, but still need to go more. 2 years ago this time I was going to yoga three times a week and felt awesome. I’d like to get back to that place. YogaWorks in Walnut Creek is a pretty good spot. It’s not the tiny, cozy, candlelit environment I’m used to – it’s a bit more sterile and pretty huge, but we’re learning which classes and teachers work for us and it’s a positive place. I’m in week four of the Couch to 5K running program, but it’s worth pointing out that I started it nearly 3 months ago, and haven’t lost a pound. However! I’m pleased with my running endurance progress, and that’s what matters. I just need to up the frequency of my exercise, and reduce the frequency of my bourbon and pork consumption (grumble grumble).
Money … well, we don’t need to talk about that, do we?
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