I recently read a book in which a girl was trying to complete a "to do" list by a certain birthday. (This is a very simplified version of the novel). The novel was not necessarily a Pulitzer, I wouldn't even say that it was well written. However, I have not been able to get it out of my mind.
Sometimes I feel like I am surviving each day instead of living each day. The book inspired me to set goals and reach towards many of the things I "have always wanted to do." I also want my children to see that I can set a goal and reach it. I have always wanted to be a great cook and I am going to start reaching that goal by 1.) practicing and 2.) trying lots of new things. So here it goes....
One of the things on my "list" is to try 100 new recipes before my next birthday. I am so excited about this new goal. I love cooking, baking, and just being in the kitchen. I have always wanted to be a good cook and although I have mastered a few recipes (previously mentioned chocolate chip cookies) I would have to admit that my cooking is limited to a few tried and true dishes that I am often tired of making. I have always thought that deciding what to cook was as difficult as actually doing the cooking.
I have already started and I am loving it!
About Me
- Sara Isbell
- I have wanted to be a mother all my life. From childhood on I can recall pretending, imagining, reading and wondering about motherhood. My mother always told me that she loved being pregnant, that she always felt so great during pregnancy. And I have been wondering which part was so great? Was it the heartburn, or the hemorrhoids, or the insomnia, or headaches, or lets see what about the constipation, wetting your pants just a little when you laugh and sneeze, hair loss, weight gain, stretch marks, belly itching, vomiting, nausea, or the actual task of pushing something the size of a basketball out of a hole the size of a dime? Hmmm...I still can't figure it out. All I know is that I love it too. Now I am blessed with two of my own, Tucker (7) and Elizabeth (5). One day Tucker (my literal child) asked me where he was before he was born. I explained, "I carried you in my tummy until you were ready to come out and then the doctor helped get you out of my tummy so we could hold you and take care of you and you could grow to be a big boy". He thought about this for a long time. "Oh" he said, "then I just slid down and came out the shoot!"
4 comments:
i'm excited to hear about these recipes! such a fun project.
Yay! I love cooking goals. You should check out www.homewithmandy.com. She is an old college friend of mine and blogs about cooking new recipes. She has pictures and everything. She always inspires me to try new things. Anyways, love you!
Yay! I love it when you are in the "cooking spirit"! Fun goal! Okay, you should check out www.homewithmandy.com. She is an old college friend (EA sister in fact) and blogs about cooking. She has pictures and step by step instructions. It always inspires me to try something new. Anyways, love you!
This is great. And I would like to offer myself as someone who critiques your cooking by eating all of it! ha! I am cooking new recipes too. Not trying for a goal of 100 recipes, but I am on a health kick and trying a new recipe every day for 49 days. I am eating stuff like kefir smoothies and goat cheese wraps and grilled tilapia with fresh creamed spinach on top. Kinda weirdo stuff, but fun and opening my tastebuds up. So share your recipes and pictures. Can't wait to hear about it!
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