Inspired by Food

You may have noticed that there isn’t a food post this week. I recently made the decision to take a break from regular food posting. As much as I absolutely love cooking and sharing that love on this platform, I have concluded that I need to take the time I was spending on developing recipes and devote it to music. I’m so grateful that my DJ career continues to build and that needs to be my focus right now. I still cook all the time and will post about it organically. This keeps my love for it alive, instead of feeling like it’s something I have to get done. This feels really important for a few reasons. When I started the blog almost 6 years ago (!!!!) I was in the midst of a huge life transition (divorce) and was literally desperate for a creative outlet. Never in my wildest dreams could I have predicted that Lady Blaga would still be going so strong in all the ways that it keeps me connected to myself, my passions, and all of you. Creating for the blog was a true lifeline for my mind and soul during a painful time, and it continues to be a source of pride, nourishment, excitement, and joy for me. It is a fixture in my life that gives me continuous reasons to push myself creatively. 6 years of recipes for someone who isn’t a food blogger? I never thought I’d be able to come up with new kitchen adventures for that amount of time but here we are. We must allow room in our lives to surprise ourselves and to grow. Which is why as my DJ career has grown (I need to pinch myself to remember it’s real) my time and focus need to be redirected, and the several hours a week I spend doing food will be given towards that. Change is necessary and good. It’s the definition of actual life. Things are always in flux and we must be able to take stock, observe, and adjust. Also, and this is really important, my love of being in the kitchen was “eating” at me since I felt pulled to be doing music. I have clients who deserve the best of what I have to offer musically and I take my commitment to them seriously. There’s only so much time in the week, especially with four kids and other responsibilities. Point being, I was losing some of my love for doing food posts since they became a source of pressure. It hit me that in order to preserve and honor my love of food posting on this platform I needed to take a step back from it. It was setting a professional and personal boundary with myself. What is the point to anything if we don’t love it? I’m not talking taxes, I’m talking passionate pursuits and hobbies. These extra, fun parts of life are meant to be nourishing and enlivening. When they lose some of their luster it’s ok to reframe our relationships to them. I’ve been feeling this way for awhile and only last week did it hit me that I can make a change. That is perhaps the most important takeaway from this decision. Change and redirection are often very healthy and necessary. Circumstances changes, interests change, responsibilities change, and people change. It’s crucial to take emotional, mental, and spiritual inventory every so often and see how the various components in our lives are feeding or starving us.
Your life is made from your own recipe. You can tweak and adjust all your seasonings to taste. I promise I’ll still share special food posts, it’ll just be at a pace that suits where I’m at now. This was a delicious decision because it was an act of self care. I honor all of us in the decisions we make, both big and small, that serve us and those around us.