So, let’s be honest … shall we?
You’ve planned well. You’ve prepared for every possible scenario. You have stood in front of the mirror, your speech is memorized, your outfit is fresh & clean … and then, BOOM! You completely bomb. Yep … if it’s the bomb part … I nailed it today.
What you’ll need:
- One amazing recipe for sweet potato, black bean chili
- All ingredients to execute said recipe without a hitch
- A trying day (like this one)
- Distractions (mine was a dog and my thoughts)
- Equal parts honesty and humility
- Minimum of 2 strong cocktails
- A healthy dose of laughter
What you’ll do:
- Chop all ingredients and complete recipe up to the point of simmering and fail to turn heat down
- Walk away to take care of things/ dogs, pay bills, cry, watch TV, or whatever you fancy really
- Notice the scent of burning chili just in time to realize all liquid has left the pot
- Turn chili remnant off. Cry a bit. Pout. Throw chili remnant away.
- Pour the first of your cocktails
- Tell the truth about what happened to your post for today
- Pour the second of your cocktails
- Laugh at yourself
- Try again tomorrow.
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LOL! Great post.
I roast my own coffee. Yesterday, I did the ultimate screw up. I got distracted, walked away from monitoring the roast, then forgot all about it. Several minutes later, I smelled something burning. Yup. The roast went up in smoke. I had to disable the smoke alarms and open up windows to bring in fresh, 4 degree air. I’ve never done that before.
So, yeah, your post is just so timely.
Whew … Glad I’m not the only one! Why does an up in smoke fail only happen when it’s freezing outside though?
Here’s to a new day!
Whew! Indeed!!!