Relationships are funny.Living or not, you can always have a relationship. Think about it.. so many people are in an awesome relationship with their iPads and iPhones. Fully content with their world of apps and tools. How do you know that? Simple when your friend or spouse goes missing or is upset, you get worried. Something very similar happens to people who lose their iPads or iPhones or when it stops working. I am sure it will not be an exaggeration if I were to say that my husband would go crazy if he loses his phone for even 5 minutes. I empathize with his obsession with his gadgets. Although I don't feel the same about my phone.
I have a different kind of relationship. And it is super special to me. It is not a phone or a laptop. It is my one and only 8 inch Chef knife from Cuisinart. Strange some might say, but ask a person laboring over cutting the veggies with a blunt knife. Before marriage I had never stepped foot in the kitchen. And post marriage I intended the situation to stay the same. Unfortunately things don't always go your way and when you start adding inches around the waistline, you need to watch what you put in your mouth. Cooking at home seemed like a logical choice then. The most irritating chore in the kitchen is prep work. And I hated it since my knife was so blunt by hands would start paining. I tried so many knives I lose count. And needless to say, they all sucked. I bought brands and they just didn't work for me.
Until one day my husband brought home an 8 inch Cuisinart Chef knife. Wow it was love at first sight. I had to try 5 different knives to get to my lovely Cuisinart knife. It was and is so sharp that over the years have slit all my fingers and sliced all my finger nails. Instant manicure for me. AT one point of time I had band-aids on all fingers. No one would use it but me in my house. It was all mine and no one can touch it. Talk about exclusive rights. Alas, relationships go through rough times sometimes. In my case it happened when another knife entered my kitchen and my life. A beautiful 6 inch special vegetable knife from Cuisinart. I have been dabbling with buying this knife for almost 4 months before I bought. Sort of felt guilty of bringing another knife in my life. Could I manage two? It was a heartbreaking decision.
Alas I bought the knife and you know what it was fantastic. It was sharp and so smooth. And I did not cut any of my fingers. I used it non stop for one week and then tried my chef knife one day. It felt perfect in my hand. They say that you never forget your first love. And old habits die hard. Even though I still cut my fingers using my chef knife, I only use it. Occasionally give some time to the new one. First love is difficult to forget and move on, specially if it is an 8 inch amazingly sharp and beautiful chef knife :)
Leena --<@
