Out Of The Weeds!

"GOODBYE STRESSVILLE, HELLO NORMAL CITY" 30/365 of my Project 365 on Flickr.

Finally, after being in the weeds for about a week I see the light and now I can breath. Stressed, stressed, worried... that's not me; not the normal me at least. My days are usually composed with a lengthy to-do list, followed by a meticulous schedule to follow with minimal room to relax. I'm use to being busy, but if you can relate to what I am saying, you know exactly how I feel.

Because of the latter strenuous back-up flow of work; adding back-up weight + current weight = too much weight - time to let my mind relax = borderline mental friendly warfare. But I'm here, I'm back, and ready to hit the ground running at full speed!

This weekend was amazing! I attended the CLA Summit in Denver, CO including various business/community leaders within the Denver/Colorado area as well as fellow student leaders. It was satisfying to be in the same room(s) as other peers who have the same passion of leading and bettering the community around us in some way. Life is all about change, and there is an abundance of it heading my way. For the better? You better believe it!

To end this day off (picture me in anticipation of something, and then jumping out of my seat) I finally have some time to read Chef Thomas Keller's "The French Laundry Cookbook!" And... (drum roll please) one of my new favorite bands Within-Temptation, debuted their new video Faster online today (visit here) and also visit their website (visit here).

Time for me to appreciate this momentous day for what it is, and finish watching Wizard's of Waverly Place. (Yes I watch the Disney channel still and I am proud to say it.)

Finding Myself!

I decided to take a cold turkey break from blogging. Why? I lost motivation. Was it school? Or maybe working with impersonators wanting to be chefs and yet 1st year culinary students have more passion than them. I wasn't feeling it. I didn't believe in myself. If I wrote any material, all of it would have been forced, not organic. On top of that, I blew out my headphones (yes please understand it hurts.) Add salt to the wound, I put my Project 365 on halt (again, lost inspiration.) I knew it was all signs of saying, I need a break! My mind put itself to sleep, whether I cared to close my eyes or not.

That was then........ and now.........

I have close to 20+ poems written (some still in rough draft form), I'm planning my first personal major photography project (titled Nightmare), I'm working on new material as I type this, I have a... (I'll continue that sentence when it's proper to), I'm more focused than ever, and..........

>....... I'M FULLY CHARGED!

"I was married to a state of mind and I divorced it...." - The Roots

- Kenon Thompson

Exausted is the Feeling

Every day, every hour it seems like I am either working, doing work that has to do with school or taking care of personal business. Don't get me wrong, I know the schedule I put myself in and all though I am very happy with everything, I would really love just a day of absolutely nothing to do! I look at my planner and there doesn't seem to be an off day in the week anywhere!

Co-op: This is going pretty good if I say so myself. With my transition of sites I am at Encore Restaurant in Denver, CO. I am learning how to effectively work on the line the most consistent and fastest way I can. The food is amazing, the chefs are helpful and the constructive criticism only makes me want to do better the next time.

Food Writing class: Oh how I love this class! The one night out of the week when I am in Food Writing class I am able to sharpen up on my writing skills and focus on what I love most in a different view, through writing! I have some article topics in mind and as I don't have all the time to sit down and write them, I type my ideas in my phone and then refer back to them when I do have free time to focus solely on my work.

Personal life: Well with the little free time that I do get, I usually spend it listening to music, reading or organizing my schedule in my planner. Although things are becoming better as I am in contact with my best friend more often now. Graduation is in a month and then the summer break is here! OH HOW I CAN NOT WAIT! Project and sessions with the CLI are going good, highlight video conversations (you'll see when it happens) and of course wanting to blog but never having the time to. I will though try my hardest to blog as much as I can daily even if it is only a couple of sentences.

Overall, I am exhausted beyond all belief, I know that at the end of the tunnel there is a light and it screams to me "When you reach me understand you're hard work was all worth it, now take time off to realize it!" I guess its the life of being a college student huh?

- Kenon Thompson