Chicken soup…

Some days I require a bowl of chicken soup for lunch; other days require a strong ass Bloody Mary. I chose the soup today.

Having intestinal problems my whole life is just part of my life; learning how to soothe it took years. 

Last night and the night before, I didn’t really eat dinner. I didn’t feel like it, so I picked a little. I knew my insides were telling me to take it easy, girlie.

Today I woke up with unhappy insides; it feels like a nervous stomach; I’ve been cranked up tighter than a top for the last week. When I am stressed out, the anxiety comes out a couple of ways…a nervous belly with unpleasant side effects, and my psoriasis gets inflamed. ✔️ ✔️ Sometimes I cry.✔️

I knew while we were in production this morning I wanted chicken noodle soup for lunch. Marty was on his own since he didn’t care for chicken noodle soup. 

I made an Asian-inspired version today…I used rice ramen noodles, chicken broth, ginger (which is great for digestion like ginger ale), a teaspoon of oyster sauce, and a few green onions. The soup took ten minutes from start to finish and was exactly what the doctor ordered.

It’s no big deal being so stressed out; things will calm down. We have a few big, important deadlines we need to meet. By mid-October, things should settle down for a little bit. Famous last words. Lol

This afternoon we found out that our Pennsylvania distributor, The Alpine Meat & Wurst House, got the contract to have their products in all the NJ Shop-rite stores; they are bringing us with them…our spätzle, that is.

Soon our NJ friends will finally be able to try our product! We aren’t sure which order or when Shop-rite stores will be stocked, but it’s pretty exciting! This has been in the works for a while and is finally happening.

I’m staying home from belly dance tonight. My insides are too unpredictable; I don’t dare to venture out too far from home. I’ll probably still stretch and do some slow dance moves like taxeem, which is a figure 8 drawn with the hips. Taxeem always soothes my insides, and pregnant women who belly dance swear by it.

One thing I’ve learned is to always listen to my body and give into self-care. I lived my life with the candle lit at both ends and got very sick a few times. 

Chicken noodle soup really is like a big hug that comes in a bowl with a spoon or, in my case today, a Chinese spoon and some chopsticks. 🍜🥢