Appreciation

So recently a little while back I was left home alone. Not really though, there was another person still home but really, it was pretty much me being alone. Anyways, this meant that I had to cook for myself and essentially take care of the house. How it became my responsibility and why it was not split between me and the person I mentioned earlier is beyond me. But that doesn't really matter. So yeah, I was taking care of pretty much everything.

Looking back on the experience, I think I did pretty well. The house was clean, I wasn't starving and all other things that needed to be taken care of were taken care of. But I must say - WOW, that took a lot of work! I mean it's nice to have a clean house but it so much effort dragging the vacuum cleaner around the house, moving furniture dusting various areas around the house, washing the dishes... which brings me to the part about cooking meals. For the most part, I enjoy messing around in the kitchen. The only problem I have with it is the whole deciding what to make and cleaning up once I've finished.

I did notice one thing though about my cooking. I can handle some of the basics. There are somethings that I still am a little unsure of. For instance I tried to stir-fry cucumber. It didn't turn out as well as I would've liked... it was all soggy and slimy. Not to mention the day after I was left alone, the microwave broke and eventually even the cordless phones stopped working. What a mess. Because of this, I have this new found appreciation for my parents and their presence at home. There's more variety with food and someone with technical know how is around in case of any problems. I know I'll have to learn these things eventually, but for now, I'm so glad their back.

I'll probably post some pictures of the things that I cooked up. Later though.