Tuesday, August 31, 2010

when the ride ends

truth be told, i've used the "chicken out" exit more than i've actually ridden roller coasters. my imagination is too real for me to ride those up & down type of rides. i can always imagine myself falling out of the roller coaster and actually feel the impact of hitting the ground--well, i imagine the feeling--but it seems so real that i have almost always turned for the exit.

last week was absolutely insane. there were two evenings of up-til-midnight & then up again at 4 a.m. to get details arranged, have time for organizing that, etc etc. now that the ride is over, my head feels dizzy and i kinda wonder why i got on that ride. oh yeah, there was no chicken out exit!! there should be some sense of accomplishment, right? i should be walking around, exhilarated by the success of a week that could have gone wrong at so many points. instead, i'm standing with the medicine cabinet open, looking for a good allergy medicine to clear the congestion and rev me back up.

my next attempt: raw local honey trick. hope it works. i gotta go out because we don't keep it in the medicine cabinet...right now.


9 comments:

ali said...

and that. was 67. great work, all! we pulled together and won! hooray!

lindsay said...

YAY! high-fives, all around!

try the honey trick! and the neti pot!

Daphne said...

i've heard raw local honey works great. caleb takes a spoonful each morning but i think its more for fun than anything. :)

Cheryl said...

even if it does not work, caron, (and I hope it does!!) raw honey is incredibly delish. Hope you enjoy it. Sorry you've been feeling terrible...

Daphne said...

weird. i just this minute got an email from our dairy farmer friend. anyone interested in some bulk organic raw honey?

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My friend Barb has been getting organic raw honey in Northeast Iowa for the last 7 years. Since she has moved out of state I will be continuing her once a year honey run.

For those of you that have not had this honey before let me tell you a little about it. First off… it’s the best honey I have ever had. Smooth and creamy… it spoons out so nice. This is truly raw honey, having never been heated. The farm raises their own queens and uses rhubarb extract to treat their queen bees rather than the chemicals used widely (even in organic farms). He treats his bees for mites using only natural means. The honey comes from the organic farm. The trees are basswood trees and this makes a wonderful light flavored honey.

I still have part of my remaining bucket from last year that we are currently using. If anyone would like to taste it, just let me know. It’s a year old now and has not crystallized or changed at all… still as wonderful as the first bucket I opened last year.

I will be picking up the honey is five gallon buckets. This is approx 60lbs of honey. If I can gather orders for at least 30 buckets we can get the honey, I can pick it up and bring it here, for $150 a bucket. This is a $5 increase from last year per 5 gallon bucket. This price includes the cost of the bucket ($10).

Please place an order and leave me a check before September 17th. I will place the Honey order and try to pick up the last of September beginning of October.

I will not cash checks until I get ready to pick up the Honey.

If you have any questions at all… just let me know.

Warmly,
Laura
Chisholm Family Farm

Nourishing Foods From Our Family To Yours

b said...

three cheers for record-breaking!

hope the local honey trick works too. :)

Rachel said...

ummm, looks like you should have been taking the honey for about 2 or 3 months for it to work...maybe starting now will help you out next year?! : )

Cheryl said...

Daphne-- I'd be in if it wasn't quite so much honey.

ojobs said...

I believe it is either Sudafed (from behind the druggist counter) that works best