Julie and Julia

Tonight I went to see the movie Julie and Julia with QotU. It was a very entertaining movie and I loved seeing Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci reunited. Their collaboration in The Devil Wears Prada was one that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Anyway. This movie struck a cord with me. Not just because I am a blogger, but because I am also looking for that special something in my life.

I don't know what it is, I just know that 'this' isn't it. Or wasn't it.

Maybe that's what all the drastic change is about. I mean, I've never been one to shy away from change. I'm not a mover and a shaker, but I certainly don't have a fear of the unknown.

Like Julie, who finds herself in a job that is most certainly not what she truly wants to do, I have stirred the pot and taken a leap.

Like Julia, who tried various endeavors until she found one she could sink her teeth in to (I know, a bad pun but I can't help myself), I want to embrace what makes me happy.

The only question remaining is "What makes me happy?" and that, my friends, is not an easy one to answer.

I can say what makes other people happy but me? not so much. I am blessed and cursed with an easy going, often lazy, nature.

QotU asked me if I wanted to attend a cooking school and my first reaction was "Meh, I don't think so". Not that I don't enjoy cooking and creating meals for people to enjoy - but I don't think that is what I am supposed to do.

And that's exactly it - I feel like that is something that I am supposed to do but I haven't the slightest clue what that something is.

Is it to write? I really enjoy it very much but there are millions of other people in this world that enjoy writing and are much better at it than I am. Then again, it's not about everyone else, it's about me and what fulfills me.

As narcissistic as it sounds, it's all about finding out what I want to do and then just doing it. Whether writing the great American novel or learning to debone a duck, I have to keep in mind that the journey is as important as the destination.

I don't know what my something is yet, but when I find it, you'll know.