Here’s today:
I got lost driving to the same hair place I’ve gone to 50 times.
I hung a picture on the wall with the following casualties–
2 holes in my fingers from the multistrand wire
1 gouge in my wrist from trying to pry staples out of the frame
with a screwdriver.
I completely demolished both picture hanger nails with a hammer before
convincing them to go through the drywall.
I broke a wine glass in the sink washing dishes.
My kid asked me how to spell “arrest” and I said “r-a-a-e-s-t”
There is nothing wrong with you, Emmline. All you need is some chicken noodle soup (I don’t reccomend Campbells). That is what my mother used to say. I miss her now. I have some important decisions to make.
On Sunday, a friend asked me what I was going to do different this week. I did not have an answer at the time. After a while an answer did come and it was very clear, like my song lyrics when they are good:
“Be kinder to myself and walk closer to God.”
I don’t care if Campbell’s chicken noodle soup is cruel and evil. It’s important comfort food, and it’s not sold in this country. I had a friend mail me four cans, and I’m rationing them for when I reeeally need them.
Best with Ritz crackers in. I think they sell some form of those here…
I never eat the stuff. Just a couple chicken backs (or thighs if you want the meat) provide a great broth. Maybe add a teaspoon or couple cubes of bouillon and bingo. Great soup.
I just got over a week of flu-hell and chicken soup was my best friend.
We just had a big huge pot of Lentil soup here last night. There’s another cold going through the house, and it was the perfect thing to eat.
Oh, and emm, I get exactly the way you described all too often. Wish I knew a “cure all” but alas, I don’t. Lately it’s been happening more and more…I wonder if it’s because I’m getting older.
It seems like all the things you messed up were really boring details of everyday life. Usually when I do this it is because my mind is thinking about something else, something more interesting so I am not really thinking about what I am doing. I mean who would really want to “be here now” when you are washing the dishes? But it can be inconvenient and dangerous to not be in the moment when you are driving, washing glasses, etc. So sometimes I have to tell myself “Cynth, pay attention to this or you will get hurt. Finish and then go on to more interesting places in your mind.” Did you have something else going on in your mind when these mishaps occured? Were you preoccupied (that is actually a great word for it)? If not then maybe you are too tired or coming down with something.
All this talk of lentil soup … here’s my favorite recipe:
LENTIL SOUP
1 large yellow onion, chopped
3 carrots, diced or grated
¾ tsp marjoram
¾ tsp thyme
1 28oz can tomatoes with their juice, coarsely chopped (or pureed in a blender)
7 cups chicken broth
1 ½ cups dried lentils
1 tsp salt (or more, to taste)
¼ tsp (or more) ground black pepper
¼ cup dry white wine (optional, but nice)
⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley or 2 tbs dried parsley
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In a large saucepan, saute the onions, carrots, marjoram and thyme in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, broth and lentils. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 1 hour or until the lentils are tender.
Add salt, pepper, wine and parsley and simmer for a few minutes.
You can serve it with grated cheese on top. This soup freezes well.
Perhaps you should just list what they do have available. (I’m sure it will be a very short list!)
Campbell’s isn’t just comfort food . . . it’s medically therapeutic. That’s a known fact. I’m surprised the FDA hasn’t licensed them to put it on the label.
There is a possible solution for you. Lipton makes dehydrated chicken soup which, I swear, is very, very close to Campbell’s, particularly if you make it with less water than recommended.
A friend at work gave me a packet one day when I was going home too sick to stop off at the grocery. I didn’t believe it would work, but it did. Not too bad.
Best of all, it’s light. I bet you could get someone to send you a box or two.
Oh please, there is no need for Campbell’s chicken noodle! Just take the remains of a roasted chicken, the parts that are left over after a couple of days…pull the meat off and cut it up, put it in some canned chicken broth, add some carrots and celery seed, and about 1/4 cup rice. Simmer it for about 1/2 hour and you’re done…add more water if you need to. Make sure it has enough salt, if it doesn’t taste right. You can even freeze it for desperate moments.
I had a friend mail me four cans, and I’m rationing them for when I reeeally need them.
… here’s my favorite recipe: