It’s a little more than a month before Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life comes out and I’m both a little nervous and thrilled that amazing folks from around the internet have taken me up on my offer to Live Like Julia for a week.
Anyone can live like Julia. Leslie Bilderback is a professionally-trained chef and author of Mug Cakes. Alison Clement is a novelist. Book blogger Joy Weese Moll, a librarian writing about books, is focusing on Rule #6 To Be Happy, Work Hard and in her latest update noted that when she had an extra hour, she wrote. Others are loading up on croissants, cupcakes, and shortcake. And blowtorch or no, people are starting to #LiveLikeJulia.
Here are some highlights:
To #LiveLikeJulia with abandon means screw the oatbran pic.twitter.com/HUuWQ8n7bH
— Leslie Bilderback (@Lbilderback) August 26, 2013
In the middle of playing baby Harry stops to gaze up at the clear blue sky. Act wholeheartedly- yet stop to admire beauty. #LiveLikeJulia — Alison Clement (@alisonclement) August 28, 2013
#LiveLikeJulia I want to enjoy my own home the way I enjoy the funky hotel where we stay in Mexico. Not just seeing chores to be done.
— Alison Clement (@alisonclement) August 27, 2013
#livelikejulia #eatdessert #strawberrymousse pic.twitter.com/IirhG21wOn
— Christy’s Palate (@ChristysPalate) August 27, 2013
You don’t need to have the life you want to enjoy the life you have. #LiveLikeJulia http://t.co/PfocDQsCod
— Karen Steinberg (@MakePossibility) August 26, 2013
If I knew anything about how to use a blowtorch, I’d enter the @Karbohemia #LiveLikeJulia (Child) contest: http://t.co/zxWfc9l9MH
— Rachel Kramer Bussel (@raquelita) August 20, 2013
Pretty! MT @Lbilderback: Chocolate cup cakes allow me to #LiveLikeJulia w/ abandon. Fruit makes it sensible. pic.twitter.com/axLxs08cjm
— Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll) August 28, 2013
Wanted: Kick Ass #Bloggers to #LiveLikeJulia Child for Week & Write About It. http://t.co/sZ7AJVww3e @karbohemia #foodblogs #bookblogs
— Urban Gardens (@urbangardens) August 26, 2013
Here is a recap of the rules. Choose one, live it for a week, and join us.
- Live with Abandon
- Play the Emperor
- Learn How to Be Amused
- Obey Your Whims
- All you Need is a Kitchen and a Bedroom
- To Be Happy, Work Hard
- Solve the Problem in Front of You
- Cooking Means Never Saying You’re Sorry
- Make the World Your Oyster (Stew)
- Every Woman Should Have a Blowtorch
To live with abandon means…to cut loose, to see what happens next, to refuse to plan. Ready to #LiveLikeJulia http://t.co/8YrmvhjpsB
— Karen Karbo (@Karbohemia) August 20, 2013
