Friday, March 5, 2010

Total Frustration!

I feel good about what I am eating these past few days and doing the Shred has been really hard…which also is good. However today I am having a problem. Let me explain.
Yesterday we noticed our water getting really cloudy and when I went to do laundry…whites using bleach to be specific… the water turned orange. thankfully I did not put my clothes in, not sure if they would have picked the color up but I am betting they would have. SO thankfully I always keep a few gallons of bottled water in the event of emergencies in our storage. This was an emergency well because we were not drinking the water AND I did not have my van so could not get to the store. SO we at least could have water to drink…that was good!
This morning we have it figured out, but it is going to be an all day thing…after the filter gets changed we need to keep running the water to clear the pipes of the residue. You know until you have to do without something you do not realize just how much you rely on it without even thinking! Water…clean uncontaminated water…is one of those things! Coffee…boiling vegetables…rinsing blueberries…ugh the healthy habits go on… So lat night we I did just fine. This morning I am not fairing so well..I have a dirty kitchen, I HATE a dirty kitchen! I have gone to make a yogurt parfait…nope can’t rinse my blueberries…I was going to make eggs…nope I used the pan last night and could  not yet wash it…So how about grits, nope I need water! We are down to a half a gallon and I have to get to the store! So in my now frustrated state I made toast. Granted the toast is a 12 grain healthy bread, it is NOT something my body deals well with, but I was really hungry! So I had toast with…wait for it…butter! *SIGH* I am out of peanut butter too. Boil eggs…nope again need clean water to do so!
So No clue what the remainder of the daily eats will include…you can be sure eating out is probably going to be a necessity for at least lunch…if not dinner as well!
I am a bit frustrate, but not discouraged. I know as soon as the water is rectifies all will be good, I just will not take the ease of turning on the faucet to get my water again!

Have you ever had to cope with something so frustrating that you would normally just take for granted? How did you deal with it?

5 Supporters Commented:

  1. Man oh man do I understand! Been through that!

    http://watchmom.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-thing-after-another.html

    and the update is here...

    http://watchmom.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-thing-after-another-update.html

    Have you gotten it fixed yet? I don't see a post date on here.
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  2. Hang in there. Borrow some water from a neighbor maybe. At least you caught it before it was consumed.
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  4. Makes you appreciate that we live in such modern times, eh? I totally know how you feel though. We recently had a sewage back up and couldn't flush for one day....ewwwww, right? But it was just one day. Hang in there...you aren't going to undo everything you've worked hard to achieve.
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  5. we have a well and when our electricity goes out we experience what you are. I get so frustrated and then nervous that it won't come back on.

    So sorry that you have had water problems. I hope it is fixed very, very soon!
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Thank you! I appreciate your time in letting me know your thoughts.

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