Do Chefs Get Vacation Time? – Part 2

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I’m coming back to this question again, “Do chefs get vacation time?” as I think about our quick last minute getaway as a family last week.  Taking a vacation with your family when you are a chef is not easy.  You have to plan your time off around holidays, menu changes, events, restaurant openings, etc.  Then throw the traditional school calendar in to the mix and GOOD LUCK finding a time to get away.

In the past, we’ve taken the girls out of school for a day or two so we could get away as a family.  But this past week, their mid-winter break lined up with a good day for my chef/husband to take off.  So with that extra day and his normal 2 days off, we headed up to northern WA.  The forecast for our days away was sunny (which rarely happens up here in February) and we were able to get a few last minute hotel reservations.  It was an amazing time away and really good for our family to spend uninterrupted time together.

I won’t bore you with the details of the trip (but will of course share a few of my favorite pictures.) (more…)

Sometimes Life Gets in the Way of What you Want to Do

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If someone were to ask me what I enjoy doing in my free time, I would tell them about this blog and how I love to connect with other chef wives and significant others.

But I’ll be honest, there have been a few times this past year where I’ve been too focused on EmulsifiedFamily.com and not focused enough on my home and family.  I’ve struggled with the desire to do what I want to do instead what I need to do.  I know I’m not alone in this as there are many bloggers who write about the struggle of finding the balance of home life and working from home (although I don’t think I can call this a job since I don’t really make any money . . . but you know what I mean.)

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Support Group for Chef Wives and Significant Others – Days of our Emulsified Family

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Days of Emulsified Family . . . sounds like the name of a soap opera . . . Do you ever feel like you are living in one?

Wikipedia defines a soap opera as, “A serial drama and suspense on television or radio which features related story lines about the lives of multiple characters. The stories typically focus on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama.” (more…)