12/15/22 10:16 pm Thursday
It’s late, and the temperature is dropping, but tonight I don’t feel that chill, nor the boat rocking back and forth, I don’t hear the clanging of the halyards or feel the bubbles from the sea lions under my sailboat. Tonight I won’t be going to sleep in a down sleeping bag on the bunk looking out the skylight above my bunk on a starry night. After 10 years of life aboard our boat, we are now 3 1/2 months back on land in a small apartment, tho still on the ocean it’s not the same. I have always chosen the path less traveled and feel this temporary detour doesn’t agree with my soul. The comforts that I took for granted for many years are feeling nice, having a real bed, a bathroom that isn’t the size of a broom closet, a washer/dryer, a tv that isn’t the size of a computer screen, cooking on a large 4 burner stove that isn’t a small propane stove that I have to light and a living space that is more than 41 feet… And a space that doesn’t ‘feel’ the wind, rain, or surge of the ocean. I admit I feel I have been off the land so long that it feels quite confining coming back to 4 walls – and then there are the people – so many people…
Okay, so all of that doesn’t have much to do with lemonade – but it does… I haven’t been inspired to write as much, work much on the lemonade company, and seem to be staring at random YouTube videos at my desk. I am wondering when and if we will ever find the cozy cottage home of our dreams that I have envisioned since we made the decision to sell our family home in an effort of becoming debt free eight years ago. Like many others, we thought we would be ready to buy this year, but the world had other intentions and put us on a detour for another year.
I am beyond grateful for having options, and a nice place to sleep but miss my watery world. We have been down to the boat every weekend as we continue to outfit her for her big journey as we prepare to take off on longer adventures, but I admit I am a bit confused right now.
And for the lemonade company! Well, I truly couldn’t be happier as it continues to hum along waiting for me (yet again) as I navigate my slump and chart my course to a new destination. I feel I am in the doldrums right now a place where there is little wind, nothing unusual happening, and nothing to get my adrenaline pumping. Ah, yes, it’s winter… the time when lemonade land slows down resets, and renews. It is my least favorite time quite frankly, as it forces me to stop and reevaluate and relax a bit…
So, as we close up the 11th year, in case I don’t get another note out next week, we wish you the happiest of Holidays! And our mission is to be here to serve you the most delicious lemonades for you to sip and share…
Lori, Chief Believer xo
Lori’s Original Lemonade
Est 2011
