Eat. Discover. Live.

I bring you this post today because I feel I need it to tie into a new series of posts that I want to start and just to give you a little glimpse into my life, as it is right now. 

Eat. Discover. Live.

These days inspiration has come from here and there and all the places in between. The biggest inspiration for me is the decision to rediscover, or maybe discover for the first time, the person I am. While I've never really lost who I am, I do feel I let parts of myself be hidden. Whether I let this happen out of fear or making sure those around me were happy, I have yet to find out. Regardless of how or why I chose to not be completely myself, that chapter has been closed and a new one has opened. 

I have to say that a part of that motivation came from reading Eat. Pray. Love. and the stories she told about life lessons. I do wish that I could experience some of the things she did, however, I know I will in my own way. I don't have the means of travel (truly wish I did) that she did and the freedom to just be gone from normal life, but I want to step into my own journey. And I'm stepping into that journey with these simple thoughts...

Eat.

Food, food, food! I can't seem to stop being inspired to cook and eat. I want people to see that food is more than just a means of survival. I want people to be excited about what they eat and really care about what they are putting in their bodies. Not just eating because they have to. I wish people would realize how they can make quick/healthy meals and skip (STOP) eating all that horrid fast food (McD's I'm talking to you!). My desire to start this culinary journey has been going on for about a year now, all of my life really but with the most emphasis this past year. I have always found cooking/baking to be very therapeutic for me. It's a time when I just get to be calm, for the most part, and take in great aroma and tastes. Above all I get to be creative. With all that is my day to day life I haven't been able to put as much into this as I would love to, but I think I do alright with what time I do have. I am making some strides to become more knowledgable and work in some more time. Youtube and the internet are simply amazing learning tools. :-) 

Discover.

At this point in my life I truly feel that with cooking, writing for the blog, and getting back to my creative side I am EXACTLY where I am meant to be. The blogging has really helped me rediscover how therapeutic writing is for me. I used to write poetry all the time and somewhere along the passed years, I lost it. I know I'm not some fantastic writer here on the blog either, but I feel that I'm getting better. I also feel I still have plenty to learn and discover about myself. Above all, I have never been so happy and I truly believe that the years to come will be some of the best. Now I know that with looking into oneself and while discovering life there will be times of sadness and times of loneliness. I am prepared, as much as one can be, to deal with all that comes. It's how I chose to deal with those triumphs and struggles that make me grow or fall behind. I want to GROW.

Live.

I try to stress the point to people that you must grab the reins of your life and steer the way. While you can't control everything, you can hold the power to your life. So GO, grab the reins to life and make yourself happy, it's simple. Just GO for it!

With all of that said, I'm ready to introduce the new series... 

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I hope that these posts will be an inspiration to people, single or not, to get in the kitchen and cook. While my idea of creating or modifying recipes for one isn't an original idea I know of people who don't cook because they don't feel a meal for themselves is worth it. It's time to change that frame of mind. Cooking can be simple and fun even it's just for one! 

I will have the first post for Single Serving up in just a few days. Stay tuned for that and others to come. I'm off now to finalize my menu and list for my "house" warming. And yes, I'll share those recipes and hopefully some photos after the party. :-)