I always wanted to make people happy.
I was never a comedian like my cousin Bianca. So I did what I loved. I tried performing on stage but I wasn't professional material. I tried the art world, but being in an office bored me. I tried standing 8 hours a day and hauling 25 pounds of flour as a line and prep cook and eventually as an independent personal chef and caterer. I then gave workshops on nutrition. Did I make people happy? I don't really know if one could call it 'happy'. I don't know if I made any difference in people's lives doing what I liked doing. But, as a wife and as a mother, I can make my husband smile and my son laugh. They are happy. I feel I can make my home our little heaven. This makes me happy. This makes me really happy.
For a woman these days, it is harder and harder to make the choice to be a homemaker. My father, for one, seems disappointed that his educated daughter has no 'ambition'. What would I talk to people about? How would I expand my mind? Why would I want to just be that? Will I just amount to that? Yes, in fact, I do have an ambition. I want to be a great success in one thing. I can't stand the thought of being mediocre at a 'career' and a just an OK wife and mother. Some women are super women and can do it all. I admire them. I've tried part-time work and even then I got too stressed out. Being my husband's wife and my son's 'mama' is the job I most love to do and what I know I will be best being. What better job is there than one with which I can't wait to wake up every morning to do what I love to do? What better job is there than one where two people can't wait to wake up to see you? As for expanding my mind, as my mother says, if you seek excellence in just one thing, there will be many opportunities to grow. So, dad, this is where I seek excellence in my life. There is no better start than seeking excellence where my heart is: I am making two wonderful people happy and I am happy. Life cannot get any better than this.
I LOVE MY JOB!!!
I was never a comedian like my cousin Bianca. So I did what I loved. I tried performing on stage but I wasn't professional material. I tried the art world, but being in an office bored me. I tried standing 8 hours a day and hauling 25 pounds of flour as a line and prep cook and eventually as an independent personal chef and caterer. I then gave workshops on nutrition. Did I make people happy? I don't really know if one could call it 'happy'. I don't know if I made any difference in people's lives doing what I liked doing. But, as a wife and as a mother, I can make my husband smile and my son laugh. They are happy. I feel I can make my home our little heaven. This makes me happy. This makes me really happy.
For a woman these days, it is harder and harder to make the choice to be a homemaker. My father, for one, seems disappointed that his educated daughter has no 'ambition'. What would I talk to people about? How would I expand my mind? Why would I want to just be that? Will I just amount to that? Yes, in fact, I do have an ambition. I want to be a great success in one thing. I can't stand the thought of being mediocre at a 'career' and a just an OK wife and mother. Some women are super women and can do it all. I admire them. I've tried part-time work and even then I got too stressed out. Being my husband's wife and my son's 'mama' is the job I most love to do and what I know I will be best being. What better job is there than one with which I can't wait to wake up every morning to do what I love to do? What better job is there than one where two people can't wait to wake up to see you? As for expanding my mind, as my mother says, if you seek excellence in just one thing, there will be many opportunities to grow. So, dad, this is where I seek excellence in my life. There is no better start than seeking excellence where my heart is: I am making two wonderful people happy and I am happy. Life cannot get any better than this.
I LOVE MY JOB!!!
