By Liana Metal

What do girls usually want? A family, a good job, some adventure, a degree...the list can go on and on. Some of them can even combine two or three of their choices. For Eloise, though, answer is only one: sea!

Here is what Eloise says about it.

‘I grew up in a small family of four, on an island in West Europe. Since when I remember myself I loved playing with sea , and swimming had always been my top leisure activity. I loved scuba diving ! The bottom of sea held secrets and mysteries that attracted me like a magnet. I wouldn’t live far from sea, no matter how good a job I could find on land.

Julia Child, trilling television chef who taught millions of Americans how to prepare French food without being hoity-toity, died in her sleep at age of 92 recently. In dozens of articles, she has been glowingly eulogized for her spirit, her humor, and her ability to share her passion for cooking and fine dining.

I've never tried any of Julia Child's recipes, and I watched her show only on those days when I was skipping high school. I was fascinated by her confidence in kitchen, and I absolutely loved way she dealt matter-of-factly with her mistakes. The line she used to excuse a dropped chicken or imprecisely flipped potato pancake? "You're alone in kitchen, anyway." Just patch it up and serve with a smile.

We would do well to stir in a little of Julia's wisdom when it comes to stewing in our own juices. For those of us likely to simmer in frustration or stick to fear pan, her gentle and humorous approach to making mistakes is a refreshing reminder to be forgiving in order to be fabulous.

A mischievous teen and notorious good-time girl in college, Julia didn't set out to impress anyone but herself. Along way, she inspired millions. Her wildly popular cookbook, "The Way To Cook", made gourmet food attainable to anyone willing to give it a go. Child herself served up some delicious morsels of advice for way to live.