Make a change, Monday…

Ok, so my inspiration for “Make a change, Monday” is from watching Julie & Julia this past weekend. First, I must say that I loved that movie. It was great, and now I want Julia Child’s cookbook! (hint, hint, Birthday gift). Anyway, if you are not familiar with the movie, Julie Powell, a secretary for a government agency decides to start a blog and her focus is 365 days of recipes going through the Julia Child cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking (all 524 recipes in 365 days!). The movie showed Julie’s growth and confidence that she gained in herself over the year of cooking, and the bond that she felt to Julia. It also was a true story about Julia Child, which was very interesting! I highly recommend this movie – Josh even liked it!!


So, here is what Make a Change, Monday is all about: It’s about me getting out of my routine and making small changes, and I do mean small, but changes that will shake up my life a bit (in a good way) and hopefully help me to make healthy/smart habits in the process. I may make one change a week, I may make one change a day. There’s no right or wrong way to go about this, but my goal is 50 changes, 10 new habits and all by December 31.


This may sound silly, but the other thing about Julie Powell is, she had the not so good habit of starting something, but not finishing it. Can you guess who else is like that?? Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding…if you said “Amanda”, you’re right! I consider myself the world’s worst at this…I have the best of intentions, but rarely do I last or accomplish my goal.


I am really looking forward to this challenge though. I would love for you to join me! The changes, as I said, do not have to be significant. It can be as small as taking a different route to work…maybe you’ll find that it saves you time, or you’ll just see the beauty of a scenic route. Maybe you, like me, need to add steps to your day. Beginning today, I’m going to park in the farthest parking spot from the door, rather than my regular one 2 or 3 spaces from the front door. If you don’t know what kind of change to make, just read mine over the next few weeks, and see if you’ve done anything similar, or out of your ordinary. We are all creatures of habit, to a degree. Some more than others. The idea is to get out of your rut…make a change!


I hope everyone has a wonderful week, and start making those changes! Day one begins…..NOW!