Amber Smith

The Light shown in 2020

When the ball dropped on 2019, we all expected a new fabulous year. The year 2020 has been anything but for many, but it would be a lie for me to say that there have been no up-sides to this year. I quit working at a toxic workplace, I got a new job that eventually had to furlough me after two weeks, and I was unemployed at 24 years old. During lock down I was initially quite bored and bordering on depressed, my daily trips to the grocery store were the highlight of my day. Here is the kicker, I learned that I love to cook. To cook from scratch and to take basic ingredients that are worse separated than they are together. I watched YouTube videos and found recopies on line and my fiancée was loving all the food. I learned that I love to create things with my hands as a means of expression and fun! All these years of not knowing what is really fun and lock down brought me that. I had time to learn a few things in the kitchen that when I decide to go off book and have creative freedom in a dish, it turns out fantastic. Don't get me wrong, not everything turns out well and pizza is a very likely need if it tanks that badly.