Meet Chuls…My Secret Weapon…

In my earlier post I whined..ya I whine when I’m stressed about how I had alot of school work to get done, but instantly felt better when I realized my salvation was with me all along.  I hope you didn’t think I was going to say take-out? nah.. Well let me introduce you to Chuls, she’s my 10yr old daughter and guess what? She steps in when mommy is losing her mind and I do lose my mind at least once a week. Let me give ya some background first- when she was 8yrs old I decided to begin introducing what I thought were “life skills.” I wanted her to leave for college and be prepared so, we started with baby steps- clean your room, pick up your laundry, wipe down the dinner table- well she did such a great job and was so excited abut her little accomplishments – aren’t all 8yrs old though?  I began adding different skills I thought could help – how to properly wash her laundry , what to do in an emergency, simple cpr skills, basic kitchen skills- since she already knew how to chop and dice I walked her through scrambled eggs – to my surprise she loved it..she wanted to learn more. I was thrilled so, next was pancakes, quesadillas, pies, cookies and soon she began looking through my cookbooks and ripping out recipes from magazines she wanted to attempt.  One morning after we had been at this for a year hubby and I woke up to a complete breakfast she had prepared completely  alone. I was floored!! Read more