Introduction..

I have decided to start a blog. This was something inspired from the movie Julie and Julia. For those that don't know, the story is based on a real life girl who turns 30 and realises she is not happy with her life, and that cooking is her real passion and decides to do a blog where she documents making all the dishes from a Julia Childs cookbook in 365 days.

Yes I have pretty much told you the whole plot of a movie and your probably wondering what this has to do with life, love or London but there are a few important things I took away from it.

Firstly, what struck me is how much the girl reminded me of myself, and so many girls I know. There seems to be a number of us unsure of what direction we should go in and what career path to take. Then there are pressures of marriage and the biological clock ticking away.. but ultimately we want our careers first.

If only we knew which one we wanted, and I mean REALLY wanted.

Also there is a lot to be said about people who never finish things- all the be it the obvious, things should be completed so you can move on and I totally agree with this. But what happens if you think you are interested in something, spend time studying it only to find you have lost all interest and motivation, should you keep going with it or should you let go and start something else?

This is something that I have struggled with over the years and I know Im not the only one. I also know that you can be anything you want if you set your mind to it. and that is what keeps us going. The knowledge that if you want something bad enough, you can achieve it. It doesn’t matter when or what age you are, you can always stop what you are doing and take a different direction- if you believe it. We are not in a world where we have to stay in the one job for our whole lives.

Another thing about this movie was the relationships, it showed couples who are not perfect but stick by each other and love each other especially Julies boyfriend who stepped aside to allow her to follow her dreams even though he complains she is a dreamer (sounds familiar) and no matter what they always had each other.

I saw a quote today 'Its not how good you are, its how good you want to be'. So I guess it is hope that I have been thinking about; hope for a better future, a better life and for dreams coming true..