- I had THE worst night’s sleep Sunday. For starters, I fell asleep on the couch around 10; we got into bed around 11:30. Elliot wasn’t home but he said he would be and I didn’t hear him come in so I was worried. I think I dozed off for maybe 45 mins then still thought he was gone (turns out he’d already come in) but I was driving myself mad worrying about him. Once I got to a place where I was calm – knew it was out of my hands anything that may happen to him – I started to doze again but my husband’s snoring was off the rails crazy. It was honestly making me feel a little insane. Top it off with this weird achiness I had in my legs and hips and I not only didn’t feel tired, but I was so uncomfortable!
- Somehow, I felt awake Monday morning though. Got up and finished some laundry, did dishes, and started on some work and job applying. Took my daughter to camp and my middle to get some clothes. We valued out! He got a bathing suit and a t shirt at Goodwill for 6 bucks. Then we found a 2 pack of shorts he liked at Bealls for a little over 10 bucks. Not too bad!
- I entered one of my meads into the next Florida beer competition. I am kind of excited to see the feedback I get, which is really why I’m doing it. I don’t honestly think mine is amazing but it’s interesting. This is the one I put long pepper, clove, ginger, and grains of paradise into. The last time I tasted it, I was amazed at how dry it turned out – more like a wine – and the heat from the spices comes in after you sip. It’s an experience!
- Monday evening was nice. I made air fryer chicken fajitas and a rice casserole. We watched an old movie and went to bed early. It stormed in the night though and when I woke, our Internet was down, and it still is at 9:30.
- I should bike today but I think I may go out and do some yardwork, since I can’t get on my laptop without net. I look at it like the world is telling me to go outside instead of be on a screen. Granted, my time on said screen is working.
- I’m feeling positive that everything job wise will turn out. The Carnegie book plus a lot more time spent praying has at least put my mind at ease. Besides, I’m doing what I can do by applying to jobs and any worry aside from that is a waste of energy. Worry is just thinking about things that may not even happen!
- I just realized how nice it is to sit here typing this when everything is so quiet. My daughter is at camp and the boys aren’t awake yet. There’s no music or videos on or people mowing lawns. Just the electronic hum of the house and a few birds. This is the peaceful morning I needed.
- Alright, time to put some junk clothes on and attack yard overgrowth. It’s been rainy lately so things have been growing!
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Does your mead taste like ginger-ale? Is it that same kind of bite?
As far as I can tell, no, it’s more dry like a wine. But I have not had every ginger ale out there. I’m a Canada Dry person.
I’d never heard of grains of paradise so I had to look it up. Thanks for the link. It says similar to ginger, so I wonder if yours will have a taste similar to ginger beer? I like the spicy bite to that in a Moscow Mule especially. Hubs likes a Dark and Stormy which calls for ginger beer too. Hope you got a lot accomplished in the yard. It was a hot one here!
There’s nothing quite like a quiet house especially when those times are far and few in between! I’m glad you got to experience calm with regard to noise level and inner calm. It sounds like you’re telling yourself the right things and have a good attitude about the job search.