Kitchen work would not be my go-to career choice although I seem to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Seems like through the years I've been the primary cook and kitchen staff in my household. But it's nice to be appreciated for a meal I've fixed for others and see them enjoy the food. My Thanksgiving dinners have achieved almost legendary status among my wife's family. Cooking can be a lot of work, but somebody's got to do it. Apparently I've answered the call and done an acceptable job. Too bad I don't get a paycheck for my work, but I guess I get my rewards in other ways.
Even if I can juggle and cook decently, I'm still kind of a klutz in many ways. Forget about a sports career for me. I was never much esteemed for my athletic abilities since I didn't do so well at elementary school recess. In upper grades I was the bookish nerd type who avoided sports as much as I could. Others might think that I'm a klutz and maybe I am kind of one, but still I can juggle--even though I am a klutzy juggler. I did get paid for that. Being a klutz isn't totally a bad thing.
King sounds good but it is a lot of responsibility. In my working life I was often a manager. That's kind of a business version of being "king" I suppose. I made rules and administered them and when needed meted out justice. Not like a real king, but I sometimes felt kingly in those positions of authority in my own mini kingdom. And I was king of my household which didn't provide me any wealth of material riches, but it gave me a storehouse of wonderful memories. To me that is the best king of all.
Do you spend much time in the kitchen? Are you a klutz or do you have agility? What has been your favorite position of authority?
Obviously I love the kitchen...sometimes when I'm alone cooking in my kitchen I pretend I'm hosting a cooking show and talk like I'm talking to an audience. My cats think I'm crazy, but one of my cats thinks he's a puppy, but she's really a cat. I guess it runs in the household. I would never want to be a king...that would be too much responsibility.
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Cheers,
Barbie
There's a difference betwween cooking at home and cooking in a restaurant kitchen, but you knew that.
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DeleteMy first job other than babysitting was at around age 16 when I spent the summer at a roadside onion ring stand. While I did take orders, my main job was cutting up the onions. In my senior year, I worked in a diner both as a waitress and a dishwasher. From time to time when it was slow, I got to be a short-order cook.
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Congrats on your Thanksgiving skills! I believe I will defer on kingship to the One True King.
ReplyDeleteI don't like cooking and I'm not a klutz, but I reckon I'd like to have a crack at being a king. Do you know of any vacancies?
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