So. It’s been a while. I’ve been away from this blog long enough to come back with interesting material for the most part, I guess. Since the end of the spring semester, I managed to get pregnant and am now more exhausted than before. With a toddler who falls asleep at midnight (after much crying and whining) who then wakes up at 6:30am every day and then dealing with the heat, everything has been exhausting me. The only reprieve is that now that the fall semester has begun, it’s as if the new students to the area brought the cold air with them. Thank goodness. Cooking for Rush on a couple of hot days made my situation worse and there was nowhere I could go to cool down. Currently it’s 62 degrees outside and cloudy. Yay!
Rush went well. A little hectic here and there but I can’t complain. Since I told the guys about the pregnancy, they’ve been very supportive and caring which I guess would surprise a lot of people seeing as they are college boys, albeit in a frat. But it’s just made work that much better. Oddly enough it’s more comfortable being around them rather than when I worked in a medical office surrounded by women. I’m trying to not slack off but get so tired that sometimes I just need to sit or stand somewhere and just space off and they’re okay with that. Bless them!
With a new food service, this semester will be better and will allow me to prep for next semester. As always I welcome all comments and suggestions as long as it’s for the better and not someone just being an ass. Last night’s comment recommended using less meat and more sauce. I think the veg contingent in the house is growing. I’m kidding. I hope. On ward and upward.
Janin,
As a *fellow* Frat Chef (I’m at Stevens Institute of Technology), I just wanted to drop you a note to say “yes, we are out there”. I love my Frat gig and my guys are the greatest, yet there are times that I hold my breath before walking into the house in the morning.
I’d be delighted to share with you my menus and budget ideas or offer any feedback/support to you. Don’t have a blog yet, but it’s coming.
Best regards,
Julia
Thanks so much for your comment, Julie. Always comforting to meet another frat chef. Feel free to share as I’m always looking for new ideas. You can always drop them here or at my email janin.otero@gmail.com.
Take care and good luck this semester. I’ll try to keep this blog interesting!
- Janin