Life Lessons Learned Today...

And more to come, I'm sure. Yesterday I took up the challenge to make Chicken Fajhitas and they were (and I quote Troy) "AMAZING! And you can add these to my list of favorite dinners!" He said they looked like a meal from a fancy $10/plate+ restaraunt! I had already made bread that turned out really well that morning, and I got so excited that maybe I could cook afterall, "Today is My Day!" etc., so I decided to venture to make Snickerdoodles that night too. Afterall, they are fairly easy to make and I've made them several times before, even batches good enough to give away to neighbors! So I endeavored the task. I was so proud (too proud I found out later) when I put them into the oven, that I remarked to Troy at how fast I made them and with such skill. Well, I had tasted the batter and it didn't seem perfect, but then again eating batter is not good for you anyway, so I figured I shouldn't use that as a taste test of my delicious cuisine. When they came out I tasted them and learned the following things:

1. If something is labelled "not too bad," it's probably "not too good" either.


2. Not just ANY cookie is a good cookie.


3. Maybe quality control/inspection teams are not a waste of $ (that's for you Corianne and Katie).


4. It's okay to WASTE IT if you WANT IT NOT.


5. It's not okay ot leave out 2/3rds of the sugar to a sugar-based cookie recipe...it may sound healthy, but it isn't good for anyone.


6. It's okay to spend a little more $ and buy good quality butter flavored shortening instead of cheap quality vegetable shortening...in some (many) cases, you CAN tell the difference.


7. Sometimes (most times in my case) husbands are right about how you should cook.


8. It is ALWAYS a good idea to stop talking and read the recipe properly.


9. It's okay to throw out a bad batch of cookies. No one will benefit from eating them (not the starving children in China, not even your neighbors' kids!).


10. Something that looks pretty, isn't always good on the inside (or for your insides!), and as we know, it's what's on the inside that counts...no matter how much "frosting" we add to "sweeten" the bad deal. :)

Well, with more lessons to come, I am reminded that I am supposed to continue to work on "creating" things. President Uchtdorf's talk at the Relief Society General Conference Address was spot on about women, me in particular. I loved how he spoke highly of women and their talents. We are to aknowledge that we are on earth to create things. Whether or not those things turn out well, is mostly irrelevant. All that matters is THAT we create and continue working on that everyday. My cookies may not be good today, but if I continue to work on them, someday they will be worth eating! Baby Steps, right? :)