Everyone gets the blues. Mine usually come for no particular reason, but (yes) they still come. Maybe it was as subtle as the blues song I played repetitively during our African American Heritage museum today creeping it's way into my mojo. Either way I am seeking the comforts of my childhood days when a simple "I have confidence in sunshine, I have confidence in rain, I have confidence that spring will come again, besides what you see, I have confidence in meeee!" from Maria VonTrapp would ease my worries and pain.
I just finished a great book for all you "foodies" out there: "Tender at the Bone" by Ruth Reichl
and I just made a "Beat the Blues" concoction to ease my troubled mind: (Sorry, it will be hard to repeat if you have no Trader Joe's nearby)
1 scoop Trader Joe's all natural Mint Mocha
1/4 cup hot water
lots of ice
1 cup organic milk
1 small scoop peppermint ice cream
dissolve the mint mocha in the hot water
drown in ice
mix in milk
scoop the pretty pink and white stuff on top
sit in a quiet room with a candle lit and drink slowly, savoring each chocolate-mint induced sip
Some people like to sulk in their blues and think up dark creative thoughts. Me, I can't help but get over my blues as quickly as they come because I think of all the fun and indulging things I could do to beat the blues....
Let me know if anyone out there needs any ideas for beating your blues.
Here is a picture of some of my children in dress-up clothes today
If you can't figure it out (from left to right): MLKjr, George Washington Carver, and Rosa Parks
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4 comments:
The picture is just precious. Your recipe made me think of days at the little table at Mama Kay's dreaming up "secret recipes." What happy memories!
Ok. I'm inspired. I usually sit and try to figure out "why" I'm blue (and it's usually just hormonal) and just get deeper and deeper. NEXT TIME I will put on my Sound of Music record and dance with my kids and pull myself out of that pit! Yippee. I am determined to learn from your God-given gifts of joy and confidence. He can give them to me too if I ask.
love you,
Receipe sounds great, I have to try it! How I deal with blue? I just eat bunch chocolates and nuts!
Your kids are adorable!
Miss you both!
Chong-Ling
that looks delicious. great way to overcome the blues. i don't know why, but it's difficult for me to imagine what Laurie feeling blue would look like because you have such a sunny disposition. But I know we all get down sometimes.
I beat the blues by exercising, cleaning my house, organizing my life, washing my car, looking at magazines, getting fresh air, reading to the boys, having some chocolate, having a cup of coffee. Also, and I know this may sound vain, but if I shower and put make-up on and a cute outfit, I will surely feel better or if it's evening I do spa-like treatments, like a face mask and a foot scrub. and then some really comfy p.j.'s and a good book.
xoxoxo
r
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