Motivation

I watched Julie/Julia today with my very pregnant sister-in-law and my mother-in-law, and was very inspired by the whole story, not necessarily to start cooking French food (which what the movie was somewhat about) but to be more creative in the kitchen. I never would have thought when I got married that I would be the type of person to enjoy being in the kitchen and to actually look forward to making a new dessert or bringing food to family gatherings, but I do...I'm not going to lie, there are some days where I don't enjoy to even go in my kitchen but on most days I do look forward to it,

I not big on meals, you can't get much enjoyment out of a pot roast in my opinion, but a good chocolate cake or pumpkin roll, or anything with strawberries on top of it, yum, I start getting really excited when I think of those desserts. I make my grocery list out with a smile on my face thinking of making the recipe and who I will be making it for and how much everyone will like it. I discovered that about myself this past year, I have always loved people and desserts, but never thought the two went together, but they do. My inner hostess came out when I moved into our home, having Chris and Jo here really helped that along, I had people to make things for, and I loved it. I still do...I think about Christmas and all I can focus on is what I am going to bring for dessert at all our gatherings. Looking up recipes and getting out my favorites from last year...there are so many I'm thinking of extending the season just to get them all in. :)

I went through a dry spell a couple months ago were I wasn't motivated to do anything creative...I didn't blog, I didn't make really many desserts for us or for family...which I was always bringing people something I had made just for fun, I wasn't trying new meals, or didn't really decorate my house much...I was sad that I wasn't but I couldn't get myself to get into it...I decided that all had to stop. I loved doing all that stuff and I was depriving myself of something that really made me happy! So my goal has been to pull myself out of this slump and to stop being lazy and go make some cookies when I feel like it and not talking myself out of it! Which is also why I started working out...If I'm going to be making desserts more I need to make sure I don't get fat!!! So far I'm doing good, the movie today really helped me stay motivated, to realize again how much of myself I put into the stuff I do and that it something I can't just let go other wise I will look back and regret it.

Until next time,

The Love Birds