Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Today, I learned that I made the right decision when it comes to retirement despite any passing wonders, what-ifs, and supposes in my head. I never doubted it, don’t get me wrong. I was sure. But I can say with confidence that I did the right thing.
I learned that my body needs to decompress, as well as my mind. I didn’t fully grasp how hard I was pushing my poor body. I think it is just now starting to let go. I need to sit down often. I am sleepy come 8:30 pm. I think it really is trying to find real rest. Finally.
Considering what I just wrote, it’s funny to think I might not actually understand what REAL rest is. I guess we will see.
I am trying to learn about cortisol. It’s a hormone that we synthesize but that can build up with stress. The build-up causes all sorts of problems. I would bet my cortisol is through the roof.
Fresh pineapple is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy. I cut one with dinner tonight, and my, it was good.
My house looked like my brain in many ways…out of sorts and cluttered. I cleaned out drawers, cabinets, and the pantry. I threw away garbage bags full of mess, expired food, junk. Now it can look like my fledgling peaceful brain.
I want to learn to make Bananas Foster.
I want to learn to make Key Lime Pie.
Friday, God willing, I am making Fried Green Tomato BLT’s. Can’t wait!
Tomorrow, I am making us a Chef Salad. I’m making my own Ranch, and I’m excited about that. I don’t eat much Ranch, but my family does.
Fun Fact: I eat Thousand Island. May learn to make that, too.
I’m reading a book about wine. All the time we thought wine tasting, sniffing the wine, swirling the glass, blah blah, was uppity and snotty, turns out there are very good reasons for all that, and it’s really quite practical. Wine is another world, and it’s cool to delve into a whole scene I know very little about.
Did you know that the Court of Sommeliers (a sommelier is a wine “expert”) was formed in 1977 as an educational effort to improve standards of beverage service as well as of wine and food pairing. There is a Master Sommelier exam administered every year, and it’s so rigorous that, between 1977-2018, only 274 people have passed it. There are plenty of sommeliers, but apparently you will have to know your shizz to be a Master. Fascinating.
That is all. We learn every day, don’t we?
Amanda Herring, Writer 