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We went to Singapore about a month ago and one of the ABSOLUTE things on my list of things to do was a visit to Ikea. I know. It's lame to include Ikea on the list of things to do when you are in Singapore - the land of SO MANY THINGS TO DO!
The last time we were there (2010), I wanted to get some glass bottles for lemonade, but decided against it (I'd already exceeded our return baggage allowance) and they have been on my wish list for an entire year.
We went to Singapore about a month ago and one of the ABSOLUTE things on my list of things to do was a visit to Ikea. I know. It's lame to include Ikea on the list of things to do when you are in Singapore - the land of SO MANY THINGS TO DO!
The last time we were there (2010), I wanted to get some glass bottles for lemonade, but decided against it (I'd already exceeded our return baggage allowance) and they have been on my wish list for an entire year.
(Little did I know that I could have bought the SAME bottles here ... already full of lemonade ... to then reuse. I wonder about myself sometimes)
I love lemonade. I love it mixed half and half with iced tea ... I love it just barely frozen as a slushie ... I love it with beer (yep ... thanks Lynden and Tats!) ... I just love it.
What I don't love is the absence of decently priced Countrytime Lemonade drink mixes here in New Delhi. You can find lemonade drink mixes, but it doesn't taste quite right and it comes at a price of about $8.00 USD.
What I don't love is the absence of decently priced Countrytime Lemonade drink mixes here in New Delhi. You can find lemonade drink mixes, but it doesn't taste quite right and it comes at a price of about $8.00 USD.
It had been YEARS since I'd made lemonade by hand ... and the other day it dawned on me that it was the cheapest, easiest way ... and tasted FAR better than any old tub of powdered mix.
(yep, we took all of those seeds out)
The lemons here in Delhi are teensy ...
So teensy that little Mia can cup one in her hand and you'd never know she was holding a lemon.
Instead of halving 4-5 lemons and calling it a day, you can count on about 45 minutes of cutting, squeezing ... cutting, squeezing ... cutting, squeezing. Oy.
Until I realized that 1/4 of these teensy lemons was about the size of my handy dandy garlic press.
Brilliant.
There is nothing better than fresh squeezed lemonade.
Well, there is the feeling when you accomplish something. It doesn't have to be something huge. It doesn't have to ring bell tones into the rafters. It doesn't have to make the front page of the newspaper ---
When you set out to accomplish something, and you reach your goal, it feels good. It tastes good. It warms you up a bit and revitalizes you.
There is something to be said about starting a day with an end goal -- whether it be to lace up the shoes and run a mile, or put away all of the laundry, or figure out how to make an additional $1,000 for your favorite charity.
We all have a different size of box that we lay out for ourselves every morning. I'd like to think that I can continue to expand the size of my box --- expand the size of the goal that I hold out for myself.
Accomplishment ... sweet success ... it's like fresh squeezed lemonade.
