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lagilmanBecause it struck me this morning, before I'd gone head-down into the day...
There are, pretty much, four stages of my professional life (excluding "days off for sleeping" and "traveling/promoting mode" as they tend to slot into each period, rather than being separate periods in and of themselves). And each one, I've realized, comes with its own cooking-phase as well*.
Between projects: I do a lot of cooking, making up dishes and generally goofing around in the kitchen, mixed with solid, familiar recipes. I'll also blog about what I'm cooking, if it seems interesting enough. There hasn't been a lot of between-projects time lately. This is a good thing, I guess...
In the creative stages (outlining, etc): I cook for other people. Fancier the better. Will also make up large-batch meals for freezing. A lot of food-blogging. I drool over exotic cuisines and contemplate new kitchen toys. I also eat out far more often than any other period.
Actually writing: I do a lot of fast but interesting meals during this period. I also read a lot of cookbooks and collect new recipes. Not so much with the blogging, because how many times can I talk about a variation of stir-fry, casserole, or stew? I'm also far more likely to order take-away, although still not often.
Revising: Apparently, I forget to eat. This is where the large-batch frozen meals come into play, as if it actually requires prep, I simply won't do it (meals lately have included roasted chicken, pasta, and green salad w/ tinned salmon. Those were three separate meals, one per day, after being reminded by my poor abused system that I needed fuel).
So. Analyze away... or is it just too painfully obvious?
Hrm. Wonder if my consumption of coffee vs tea and wine vs scotch would be enlightening...?
*probably inevitable, considering a) it's me and b) my office is just off the kitchen
There are, pretty much, four stages of my professional life (excluding "days off for sleeping" and "traveling/promoting mode" as they tend to slot into each period, rather than being separate periods in and of themselves). And each one, I've realized, comes with its own cooking-phase as well*.
Between projects: I do a lot of cooking, making up dishes and generally goofing around in the kitchen, mixed with solid, familiar recipes. I'll also blog about what I'm cooking, if it seems interesting enough. There hasn't been a lot of between-projects time lately. This is a good thing, I guess...
In the creative stages (outlining, etc): I cook for other people. Fancier the better. Will also make up large-batch meals for freezing. A lot of food-blogging. I drool over exotic cuisines and contemplate new kitchen toys. I also eat out far more often than any other period.
Actually writing: I do a lot of fast but interesting meals during this period. I also read a lot of cookbooks and collect new recipes. Not so much with the blogging, because how many times can I talk about a variation of stir-fry, casserole, or stew? I'm also far more likely to order take-away, although still not often.
Revising: Apparently, I forget to eat. This is where the large-batch frozen meals come into play, as if it actually requires prep, I simply won't do it (meals lately have included roasted chicken, pasta, and green salad w/ tinned salmon. Those were three separate meals, one per day, after being reminded by my poor abused system that I needed fuel).
So. Analyze away... or is it just too painfully obvious?
Hrm. Wonder if my consumption of coffee vs tea and wine vs scotch would be enlightening...?
*probably inevitable, considering a) it's me and b) my office is just off the kitchen
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Date: 2010-02-21 06:03 pm (UTC)Yes, tea vs. coffee would be informative, I think.
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