Wow! 5 things.. let me start with telling you a little about myself. I learned to cook after my child turned 6. And that was roughly 4 years after I got married. We got by, with meals either cooked and packed in boxes by my parents or stuff prepared by the cook. Around the four year mark, we relocated to a different city. I had family close by, but, decided to do things ourselves. The first few months was a period of adjustment. For all of us, the move from palatable to passable is an adventurous journey. But we’ve made it. I have since ventured into baking, grilling, barbecue and the occasional pizza/lasagna.
So now to the list of 5 fun things I do:
5. I bake/cook and experiment when I feel very worked up.
4. I like to listen to music, sit on a chair by the window where the sun shines bright and read.
3. Watch movies and binge-watch.
- B. I used to paint, mainly watercolors. I now doodle. It’s referred to as Zen tangling.
- A. Write. I blog. This is my website. But it requires a lot from me in terms of focus to finish blogging. So this year, I am trying to keep to the prompts.
Writing and zen tangling are the easiest ways for me to de-stress and I do them as often as I can. The tangling takes a lot of time and effort and so does writing. I try to balance the two, but sometimes one takes a backseat while the other flourishes.
Just a little more 
Loved your art. Very artistic 👌
LikeLike
Thank you so much.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Your journey into cooking and baking sounds like a wonderful adventure of self-discovery and creativity in the kitchen. It’s great to see how you’ve embraced new challenges and turned them into enjoyable activities. The balance you maintain between culinary experiments, music, reading, movies, and your artistic pursuits like doodling and Zen tangling is impressive. Your dedication to blogging, despite the focus it demands, is commendable. Do you find that your cooking and Zen tangling influence your writing in any way, perhaps providing inspiration for your blog posts? And how do you choose your themes or subjects for Zen tangling?
LikeLike
Wow! Thank you, Justin.
Cooking and tangling are meditative processes for me. I only do everyday cooking, so sometimes it is quick and does not give me enough time to mull over a thought. But, tangling – depending on the size of the canvas takes time. It definitely gives me time to do something else after the first draft, to wait while my mind blanks out before I get into editing. So, related. I used to doodle on post-its, I’ve merely increased the size of the canvas.
LikeLiked by 1 person