The First of Many

Welcome to my blog. I'm a little nervous, so I'll just settle in, breathe and set an intention. One of the best ways I have found to do this is to make an I Want list. Here we go.

With this blog...

IN THE KITCHEN:
I want to write about food and how it fills my life with joy.

I want to share my experiences with cooking from the Eating Well magazine and cookbooks. I will deviate from these recipes, and will tag accordingly, but the ones from Eating Well are really my bread and butter.

I want to use this blog as a way of expanding my Eating Well repertoire, and sharing the experience. I think everyone should have a subscription.

I want to talk about going out to restaurants, whether on Date Night with Bill, with my beautiful Mama Friends at our monthly dinner, with other friends and family, or with my children.

I want to share my experiences of cooking for and eating with my children. They are great helpers, and are developing pretty sophisticated palates for their ages. I try to include them in the every day preparation of meals, but we also have fun cooking "kid stuff" (like recipes from a Sesame Street book, or making our own Play Dough).

IN THE WORLD:
I want to express my gratitude to my family and friends for the joy they bring to my life, and share stories about and with them.

I want to talk about the challenges and joys of motherhood, partnership and friendship. I will be respectful people's privacy.


IN THE MOMENT:
I want to share my experiences with yoga, and the spiritual side of my life. This may get a little out there for some people, but I'm going to put my Whole Self on this blog. I will tag posts, so if readers want to ignore certain aspects of my journey, they can. I think this will help me use this blog as a means of personal growth, and I'd love to share that with whomever is interested.



Sounds pretty close to where I want to be. I reserve the right to hone the purpose and direction of this blog, but I feel like this is a good start.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me. Your presence is appreciated.
V