Life Changes and Being Me!

So I lied...cookie cake will come tomorrow. For now I am too excited not to share this!

Times are a changing for me again. Life always seems to have been a roller coaster of events for me, especially recently. I'm happy to say I'm on the exciting part of that coaster again. I would have said the up or down side, but I'm guessing it all depends on whether you like going up with anticipation or the euphoric fall down...either way, I'm going with the good part!

I've decided to continue my education! As most of you know, I have a culinary degree and have worked in various fields in the culinary industry my entire career. I've always known that being a chef was not the end all be all for me in my career. Don't get me wrong, I love being a chef, but my focus has always been on health when it comes to food. So...

I've decided to get my Fitness Nutrition Certification! This will allow me to enhance my culinary knowledge, as well as, help me help others understand how to cook and prepare foods in a more healthful manner! Also, since I've been developing recipes professionally for a couple of years now, I feel like this is a great opportunity to really further my career in that direction too!

I knew I wanted this when I went to culinary school, but I never got the opportunity. My incredible husband helped me realize that it is time to do this for me. I love that man...supportive and cute...I'm a lucky gal!  So, let the craziness being! I can't believe how I excited I am to take quizzes and tests again, but I am so looking forward to it.

All of this is to say that I have finally found my groove. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I have the opportunity to really be me and do my thing. I know it sounds cheesy, but I really do owe it to Tony. We are a great team and constantly change our roles to help the other person achieve personal goals. Right now, he is supporting my dream I can't tell you how much I appreciate him being there for me!

I never thought I would "go back to school". I remember older people in my classes (sadly, probably my age) in culinary school and how they were changing careers in the middle of their lives. While I'm not changing careers, I still feel this weird sense of change finding myself right now.

Would you consider studying more later in life? Are you doing what you though you would do?