I have been inspired! I am starting this blog not because it is the new thing, or even because almost every other LDS person I know has one(althought they are slight contributing factors). Nope. I am starting it becauseI just watched the movie "Julie and Julia" it was somehow incredibly inspiring to me-in ways I am still discovering. As I was watching the movie I could not help but notice how incredibly alike my life was with Julias. I am certainly not an excellent chef or even a good one at that, but I can relate on totally different levels. Like being in a new area(even though I have lived in hawaii I still feel like a stranger) and being bored and her passion for food and even how her and her husband interact and such a loving bond. I am not sure why it has inspired me to write a blog, but I think I was just more impressed with the way she used her time, and how she adapted and ughhh I just LOVED the movie-it is in my top three favorites.
I love the era it took place in and how women were accepted as curvier (or at least American Women) and I loved how her husband loved her and even just how they played-he reminded me sooo much of James. I want to be able to cook well, I have always enjoyed cooking, and trying new recipes, I like that women can stay at home and care for their families.
One thing I think I need to take more pride in is the fact that I want to be a stay at home mom and that it is something I look forward to. I am completely aware that I am young-even more so here in Hawaii where it is looked at as unacceptable-but I do take pride in my career choice, even though it isn't a very common one outside of Idaho and Utah. It is hard to get lost in the culture here-it even exists at church-people get married later and often I am afraid to tell people that at the end of the day I really just have an incredible desire to be a housewife and a mother. However there is beauty in that career, it certainly isn't easy, and the shifts will be long, but the rewards will be greater than we can imagine.
So somehow this is supposed to explain my inspiration from the movie "Julie and Julia." I am not sure if it does-but the movie has changed my view of the importance of cooking and being happy and making the best of the situations we are blessed with.
