Small changes sometimes inspire me. A new candle burning on my kitchen counter, a new pair of pants with perfect slimming capabilities, and the always-thrilling new running shoes that all but bounce me out the door and onto the streets. Today, my inspiring change comes in the form of a new refrigerator.

My new Kenmore stainless steel fridge with French doors and a bottom freezer will arrive today to take the place of an old, dumpy white fridge with barely enough space to contain the food for our family of four. What space this rickety old thing does have is not very useful -- anything that sits at the back of the fridge ends up frozen. The freezer is crowded too. Pieces are falling off here and there. And a light inside just burned out. Clearly, this new fridge is in order.

I can't wait to stock my new beauty. First, I plan to rummage through everything I've got in my old model and pitch anything that doesn't fit my newish healthy lifestyle. Salad dressings that haven't been used in ages: Gone. Two half-used containers of chocolate frosting: Right to the trash. A coffee energy drink (energy is code for caffeine and sugar): To be dumped and recycled. Anything of a questionable nutritional nature will be ditched. All healthy items -- fruits, veggies, low-fat cheese sticks, chicken breasts, fresh fish -- will be rewarded with a new spot in a new fridge. I may even buy some new healthy stuff to fill the space of this seemingly gigantic appliance.

Yep, small changes (not inexpensive, just small compared to all things large and monumental) sometimes do the trick for me. Who knew? A fridge. How inspiring.