Welcome!

This blog has been in formation for quite a while--I'll explain what I mean by that in just a minute--but I never thought I would really start it. My schedule changed recently, so I have some time on my hands--I'll explain that too--and I figure that I might as well jump right in.

I've always enjoyed writing. At first, I studied journalism, so there was plenty of writing in my life. Then, my job consisted of curricula and grant writing, so you guessed it, more writing. And when I switched jobs almost a year ago to one that required substantially less writing, I was still in graduate school with a 50-page thesis to go. I graduated in February, and now, I have a lot more time and a lot less writing to do. For the past two and a half years, my life was school-work-homework-wedding planning (during my first year of grad school). Now, I go to work, most of my writing takes place in email form and I have a lot more free time. I'm not particularly good at sitting around, so I thought that a blog might help my occupy some of that free time, get my culinary juices going and encourage me to do some creative writing.

If you are still reading, thank you! I've broken every rule of good writing, burying my lede, rambling a bit and still not getting to the point of the blog. It's my blog, and I'll ramble if I want to.

Now you know why of I have some time on my hands, but I haven't gotten to why I want to blog. As I mentioned a few paragraphs up, I studied journalism. In college, my dream career was to become a writer with my own column--to be a regular Carrie Bradshaw (except the whole writing about sex thing). For the majority of us who are not prolific/lucky/well-connected enough to have our own columns, blogging seems a natural fit. So there is the blogging dream. At one point in my career, I thought I about telling funny stories from my office. I'm glad that blog never came to fruition! Then, I got on the food blog bandwagon. At some point, I will post about my favorite food blogs, but I am addicted. A few months ago, I got an iPhone and that was it. Have you heard of the Pulse app? If not, download it immediately. It's free! The app collates your favorite websites into an easy to read, user-friendly interface. It is especially useful for scanning my favorite food blogs on a regular basis.

If you haven't guessed it already from the title of the blog and my last paragraph, this blog is all about food, specifically salad. I'm not fully sure what that means just yet. I might review some of my favorite restaurant salads, but mostly, I will be sharing recipes for the low-cost, healthy salad recipes I take to work for lunch almost every day. And because I like routine and advance planning, I usually try a new salad about once a week and go with it for three to five days each week. Hence, The Weekly Salad (more on the title of this blog in a future post).

That's all for now. Salad recipes coming soon. This week's theme is Asian-inspired.