So this is where I decide what will my blog be about. What is it I'm blogging about? At first, my inspiration came from a movie I saw last night...you all guessed it...Julie and Julia! I loved that movie! LOVED IT! I am a foodie at heart..love food, love making food, love reading about food, and definitely love eating food! You all know the story. The girl went through Julia Child's cookbook making each recipe in 365 days. Hmmm. Can I do that? NOT! I have two kids people! I'm not even going to try.
So then I got on other food blogs. HAVE YOU SEEN THESE THINGS?! Are these people professionals? The first one I viewed was completely intimidating! This girl takes cakes, bakes them and then takes pictures of them that rival those of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot! The cakes are perfect, the lighting is perfect, the setting is perfect. What the heck!? I cannot compete with that! Some of the things that come out of my kitchen look perfect...once a year or so. My food tastes good. I'm a good cook. But if you think that I'm going to set a slice of cake on a beautiful plate, with a pink background, prop up a light, get out my camera and photograph it to the point where it looks like it came out of a test kitchen, it's not gonna happen.
Therefore, I decided the theme of my blog will be "I'm not THAT Perfect!" My life is a series of imperfections. I embrace that. It is who I am. As a wife, mother and daughter of divorced parents and grandparents, I acknowledge that my life isn't and never was perfect. I can say for many women out there that the notion of perfection is intimidating....to the point where we don't even want to try! Well, I'm going to try! Because I know that NO ONE is perfect and the sooner we all wrap our minds around that the better!
If I make a cake and it looks average, you're gonna see it! I burn chicken on the grill quite often because I forgot it, the kids started fighting, and I had to go throw in a new load of laundry,and then next thing I know my grill is on fire. That did happen. That is another story in and of itself. It is what it is! Guess what!? I'm going to take a picture of that burnt chicken so that every other woman out there that just messed up that night's dinner won't feel so bad! I will cut off the burnt part and put it on the table! Because I'm not THAT perfect! :)
I'm the first follower!
ReplyDeleteI loved that movie! I love Julia Child too. I used to watch her when I was little.
By the way...I think YOU ARE perfect! At least compared to me haha! Love it!
Do you have a goal? What are you writing for? Just to vent?
Love ya!
My goal is to fulfill my love of writing and talking! :)and to have a loyal following, so you are my first loyal follower. No, what I really want to do is have a forum where moms, girls, women can talk openly about their fears, goals, dreams, and day to day lives without thinking that it has to be perfect! Women are amazing beings and we have so much information to share with each other. I hope through this we will all empower each other and talk about things that are funny, light-hearted at times, maybe even sad at times, and lift each other up in the process!
ReplyDeleteHey girl love the idea I think you will be great at this and looking forward to some recipes!!! hint...hint!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVED the movie also very uplifting and you can not say that about movies much anymore!! And you do not have to be a foodie to love this movie!!!! By the way the only human I know of who was Perfect was Christ and through all and I mean all of my imperfections it has made me who I am still imperfect but trying to be humble and finding joy through the Lord.
Hey Trista. I don't follow any blogs but how could I resist yours!
ReplyDeleteI'm still craving the caramel cake you made for me the last time I was down there. I got the cookbook but can't recall which one it was!!!
Tiff, I am so with you, girl! I thought of you when I wrote that and thought...well, there was one perfect being/person, but I'll let Tiffany follow up on that! :) And you did. Love it. :)
ReplyDeleteLeslie, I know the recipe. I'll post it! :)
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