You know I’ve been having a really hard time keeping it together, especially if you follow my Facebook page. Monday was a nightmare of epic proportions. Tuesday was slightly better. We’ll see what the rest of the week brings, though I predict kittens rolling down hills of clover into porcelain bowls filled with heavy cream because Monday was a pissed off llama.
I’m the dude who nearly loses his life but never drops his beer. Nico is the guy filming and laughing the entire time. Mikey is off screen calling animal control and worrying about rabies.
I should have gone home and watched funny animal videos, but instead I did three quick William Morris projects that have been bugging me. I organized the mail center, cleaned out my salt cabinet next to the stove, and cleaned out the fridge in the house and in the garage.
I found a kilo of wilted celery and remembered an old tip about putting it in water to crisp it back up. It worked like a charm, and since the celery still had the pretty leaves attached, I made homemade celery salt. It’s not like I made the celery salt because I had some time to kill in between dehydrating some kale and churning butter made from the milk of our free-range chickens. I have an incredible ability to remember mostly useless things, like the fact Heidi Swanson posted a homemade celery salt recipe in 2011.
So that’s what I did on Monday, and I’ve changed my mind. I’m the hamster.
This is the greatest line ever written by you…maybe :)
“I�m the dude who nearly loses his life but never drops his beer. Nico is the guy filming and laughing the entire time. Mikey is off screen calling animal control and worrying about rabies.”
I don’t even know you really, but from your blog I think this nails it perfectly. It made my Wednesday and hopefully your Wednesday is a good one too!
Love that you post the little things. Sometimes blog reading makes me feel like I need to renovate top to bottom. Your blog makes me feel like I need to shut down Facebook for the day and clean out the back of the calendar before school starts and sort the pile of donations for the church garage sale. Both are cheap, easy and will make me sleep better tonight!
I read aloud to Sweetie the Facebook entries you made of what happened to you on Monday. Man, that was a bad day – in the span of only 4 hours! I’m pretty certain that Monday absolutely was the llama.
My 9 year old son and I got a good laugh out of the hamster :)
I don’t follow you on Facebook, so don’t know exactly what hit the fan. I do know you talked a few days ago about being overwhelmed, with your husband traveling a lot, etc, and FWIW I just wanted to say I empathize: my husband travels a lot for work as well, and it’s been very hard over the years, trying to raise three kiddos and to keep it all together. Sending good thoughts your way, and hoping your week gets better.
You are cracking me up! First your fantastic review of Flora and Ulysses and now this awesome comparison of your days to being the guy attacked by the llama, oh I am laughing out loud! Summer days home with my children for hours on end make me feel like the Hamster at the bottom…A LOT. You are a funny lady.
My grandmother kept cut crystal pitchers and bowls in the fridge full of ice, water and cut veggies. The celery was always crisp and the carrots, crunchy and sweet. Also, there was some kind of wonderful whimsy in snacking from such fancy crystal. She knew to use her best every day and enjoy it.
Some people drink…some people shop… You rehydrated celery.
You got this. You so got this. Taking time off from practice and canceling classes and taking time for yourself are all brilliant moves when you are overwhelmed.
Thank you for admitting that you needed a break. It is so hard to say that sometimes- it simply feels like I.Must.Keep.Going., that I can’t stop. Thank you for being honest and sharing that with us.