If you pressed that button and want to know more about me, you are a real MVP! LoL
First thing first! đHappy New Year to you! I started my channel a year ago as a maternity leave project because I love to share information, but Long YouTube videos take too long to film ( My kids don’t take long naps anymore, so I don’t have time to film without them yelling in the background) and Instagram, TikTok have word limits. For 2024, I want to try something new and I decided to build this website as a way to share my recipes and stories without limits.
My American name is Karen, but my close friends and family call me by my Chinese name “Ling Ling”. I am a foodie wife and a mom with two lovely boys. I was a housewife who speaks Cantonese, thus, the âCanto Housewifeâ was born. I come from a medical and educational background, and I love to share information with others so they can do things the easiest way possible or donât make the same mistake as I did.Â
I started my channel intended to share information regarding realistic mom life, one-week challenges, easy recipes, and everything in between. I went from a foodie who eats out 7 days a week to a housewife who cooks every single meal throughout the week. I come from a cheffy family, so I have a well-trained palate but am still considered the worst cook in my family. đ I want to tell everyone that if I can make a recipe, everyone can do it!
For the hardships and my traumatic pregnancy and L & D story, I want to let people with similar experiences know that they are not alone and to help prepare someone with the same conditions, both mentally and physically. 2022 and 2023 were the hardest years I have been through in my life so far due to the pregnancy complications, but it’s getting better and better. I am planning to slowly share the experience with you all.
I was never into social media but I started the channel to share information because I know it can reach more people. For a long time, I have been going really hard at this, basically treating this like a full-time job. I got to meet a lot of new foodie and mom friends via this channel and I am very happy to try different products and learn new skills in video making!
When I started this channel, only my Bestie at work, and my husband knew, and I just told my family at the end of September! I only know 4 followers in real life, so I am so grateful for all of you who choose to follow me and visit my page!
The new Instagram algorithm really got me thinking hard about how I am going to manage this channel. Not gonna lie, itâs getting harder to create new reels because my kids are getting older and need more attention. I basically give them every second I have and I can only make reels when they are asleep. I am doing my best to create the best reels possible but the views are really lowâŚ. I think I have like 5 followers (besides my mom) that will watch every single one of my reels from start to finish, so instead of focusing on the low views and the lost followers. I am going to focus on working hard and making the best videos for my little genuine following community! Hope that this group will grow bigger as time goes on.Â
2024 is going to be exciting because of the new website. I canât wait to share all my recipes and my life with you without word limits LoL I realized I am a better writer and photographer than a video maker, thus, I will do my best to make long YouTube videos.
If you get to this line, you are the real MVP, I appreciate you in my foodie life!