I Cooked for the First Time!

(Don't laugh at me)

Hi friend,

I know this is weird. The headline has probably made most of you go like wtf.

But there’s a reason.

I don’t want to learn cooking. I never wanted to. And as much as I love eating meat, the sight of raw meat disgusts me (leave alone touching it with my hands).

I’ve made it a vow to never cook.

And yes, I tried before…

During my Master’s in Manchester, my family thought hmm now she’ll finally learn what she’s been putting away. But I’d buy tortillas and pre-cooked meat, make a roll, and call it a day. I only tried cooking once in that year with the help of my flatmate (to touch meat) and gave up.

I also didn’t understand how is it fair to cook for 30 min but gobble it up in 5.

You see, I have a point.

Also, I have no shame in being on the other side of the kitchen. There’s a maker, and a receiver. I’m a receiver, simple.

But something changed this week.

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I’ve been following an Ayurvedic diet. Not exactly strictly Ayurvedic because I am allowed meat but I’ve tried lots of new things in the past few days such as:

• basil and fenugreek seeds

• aloe vera juice

• soaked seeds

• sattu lassi

• amla juice

• oats roti

• Triphala

And it hasn’t been easy. It was challenging, but every day I feel so good.

Jai and I went out for lunch this week where I ordered rice and shrimp, it was slightly like fried rice. When I ate that, I could feel the difference. As if there’s grease put into my body! Because for so many days I haven’t put anything oily, refined, or unhealthy in my system.

It made me realise the time I deleted Instagram. Just because it’s normalised, we think it’s okay. But when I let go and realised how much space it freed in my head and how it shot up my potential and mental health, I could never go back.

When you experience the good side, the not-so-good one becomes clearer.

I haven’t had tea or coffee, and I feel light and energetic!

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Anyhoo, this diet required me to cook a bit.

So we do have a cook who comes, but yours truly is a noob to even give instructions.

So two great G’s have been helping me:

• Google

• Grandma

And I’ve been giving it a hand. I now realise it’s not that bad. It’s just time-consuming. Like I made Apple Beetroot Carrot juice the other day and it was a pain to keep straining it.

The pumpkin soup I made last night had less salt. That’s okay though, can’t perfect it in the first go.

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So here’s something I want to ask you:

1. For those who work, how do you take out time to cook? What time suits you best?

2. Suggestions for healthy and easy recipes, please.

And honestly, what felt better than cooking was my mum-in-law telling me how much she liked the soup. It put me over the moon! Now I know why some people love feeding others - it’s so rewarding.

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My Highlight of This Week

I had Ankur Warikoo take a guest session for my course, Summit 21!!!!!

The feedback was amazing, and the session was super value-packed. I learnt so much and would have to listen to it again to absorb everything :)

Here’s What I Wrote This Week

• 3 Famous Cities I’ve Visited That Are Highly Overrated

• My Cost of Running a One-Person Business

• My Six Personal Self-Improvement Goals

My Latest YouTube Videos:

• 4 Easy Reads That Feel Like a Hug

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See you next week!

Love,

N