It is a serious science that not many people can truly master. Maybe it is on the same level as nuclear physics or biomedicine, molecular biology, chemistry, astronomy, you name it... or maybe you will just laugh out now (or be annoyed with me - the latter is more likely to happen) if I say that the complicated and challenging thing I am talking about is the science labeled as sit and rest and do nothing. This subject is really, really hard to learn for some people, including me.
A few days ago, I dug out the little electric coffee grinder from the kitchen cupboard that I "inherited" with the apartment. I bought a huge pack of roasted coffee beans, and with a big smile on my face, I decided that from now on, I would grind my own coffee before preparing it so that it would always be fresh. Oh, what happiness when I poured the coffee beans into the electric grinder, closed the lid of it and heard that familiar sound of the small engine and the rolling of those delicious beans in the machine during their process of being broken, ground and turned into powder. A real coffee bean carousel.
That ground coffee still needs to suffer a bit have some fun before it can give you its delicious aroma in its liquid form. It needs to take a bath in boiled water and then be mixed with cold milk. For me, it's the perfect combination, and what kind of a Hiver would I be if I didn't drink my coffee out of a mug like this?
But here is where my issue starts. Sit on the couch and slowly sip a cup of coffee, read a magazine or leaf through a booklet of Spanish beaches...? Perfect, isn't it? Imagination is not a problem; I can handle it, but it is not the real me who would be there on the beach... and the thing of just resting and enjoying, as if the consequences won't take their toll?
Oh, those voices of conscience! And so my yesterday's coffee time turned into a search for any affordable private clinic where I could get the medical service I needed, writing e-mails to my tax accountant asking her if everything was fine with my presented income tax return, searching and buying a wedding gift for the daughter of someone who is not really appreciating me anymore, filling out student report cards (for the very last time!!!), cooking, driving, working, driving back and just like magic - time (my whole day) disappeared. 😂
If only I knew how I could sit and do nothing when there are always so many things to do? Be honest and share your wisdom with me - you guys can do that indeed?
Nah, maybe I am not good for that. 😂 But, as I already mentioned the gift I was searching for... I found something (after ditching towel sets, bedding sets, cutlery, etc) in a flower shop. It is the plant wrapped in the yellow gift paper. I am happy with it as I like plants; whether the person who receives this little detail as a surprise will like it or not is no longer under my control. Still, I hope the green plant will live a long life 🌱 and maybe these days, when I get a bit more free time, I will learn how to drink my coffee without doing anything else at the same time! ☕️
I really thought, at first, that you would enjoy the wonderful handmade coffee completely relaxed! Unfortunately, the state of doing nothing, the famous "dolce far niente" is not for us. I, for example, have often wished to get sick so that I would be forced to stay in bed and read, to write... And I got sick, but I couldn't do what I had hoped.
Definitely not for us 😂
Being sick is not a state when we can feel comfortable and inspired for writing, so I do hope you get well and get up from the bed as soon as possible 😇
I'm trying to recover and I made my first post from bed.
Good to hear that, trying to recover and writing already a post. I saw it, but I was away for the whole day. In fact, it was my last day at work ;) with some added beach time before it
I read your other message first, and I'm glad I guessed that you're so close to a vacation that I hope will bring you happiness and relaxation after a rather exhausting year.
Some find it difficult to find a moment to rest, but to truly rest and others simply wake up resting, lazy or with nothing to do, who knows, just a typical routine day which consumes more than a busy day 🦉 but I'm just an owl analyzing the situation, nothing this crazy owl says can be true, or maybe it is? 🦉
Owls are not crazy but wise ;)
Te pongo un poco de café con chocolate, Buhito, este sí que te gustaría ☕️
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fresh coffee from fresh grinded beans , i've been enjoying that since 2021 when we bought a nice coffee machine , no better way to start the day .
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Wow, that is a great one!! If I don't spend all my money on physiotherapy haha, I could start thinking about such coffee machine 👌
it's christmas soon 🎄🎄🎄
Yeah, soon. Only 190 days left until Christmas 😂
A coffee grinder that brings back memories, no electronics, electricity, just manual grinding.
Do you remember this device? Just grinding the coffee was a small ritual with a conversation...
Even when we sit and it seems like we're not thinking about anything, we actually come up with some very good combinations, investments, schemes for making money 🙂
And when we play games or watch some action movies, we actually train our brains on how to manage in a difficult situation 🙂
You know the thing about increasing productivity with 4 working days a week. here is that one day for all of us 😀
Your solution for a gift, to someone who doesn't deserve attention, is the same as mine would be... I wouldn't spend a minute thinking about what to buy. And if I didn't have something in the house, an envelope (money) and flowers.
Of course I remember those. 😍 My mom still has one as decoration on her kitchen cupboard :)
Hahaha, the brain never rests 😂 that's also good, and if the ideas work out and there are good results, then it's even better.
I spent some time going through shops, but I didn't like anything, then I saw the flower shop and decided that the gift will be a green plant 🪴 as it is something I would also like to receive.
It's just a detail that they wouldn't expect as I was not invited to the wedding (I am happy for that hahaha) so all good 😉
I once had the opportunity to go to the celebration of moving into a new apartment with close people and I made an effort to choose a few small things, which together cost more than if I had bought a stove or a washing machine, but I did not find their approval to buy those gifts, which would have delighted me.
So next time, without wasting time, without struggling and thinking, especially for someone who is not close, an envelope and money and let them buy what they want. I don't care...
I really liked the grinder, and that coffee seems to have turned out delicious in your beautiful cup. The situations that surround our minds repeatedly prick our conscience, it is almost impossible to rest.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.☕
Excellent day.
The cup is cool, right? We got it in one Hive meetup ;))
I can't drink my mate without doing something either. There's always so much to do, or maybe we just keep ourselves too busy? I don't know, but you'll surely find your space to drink that delicious coffee while thinking about... nothing. It's good to clear your mind sometimes.🤗
We keep ourselves busy but also life keeps us in the same way. But next week I don't have to work anymore 😃 which doesn't mean anything hahaha
Great! Well-deserved rest, go to the nearest beach... rocks... rocks, ha ha ha.
Well, beach happened today already hahaha :D
Well done!😃
#empathy 😅
I've been delaying grinding some beans, and it doesn't help that hubby just bout 2 packs of ground coffee.😁
The colour of those beans, though! 💯
Oh, that's a lot of ground coffee. I would came and help you drink those 2 packs of ground coffee hahaha, so you can start grinding the coffee beans 😁
Thank you Milly 😇
You forgot the one important lesson: "stop doing the things you dont want to do"
:D
I am a bad student of our life guru 😂
I quit school ;)) Last week, actually last two days tomorrow and Friday.
I will need to celebrate that hahaha
Hello, good evening @mipiano, you ask us for advice on a very complicated matter. So I'll just tell you that this plant is sure to be a great gift that will live for many years.
Best regards.
So, it's complicated for you too? I see...we walk in the same shoes 😆 (well, not sure if it is said in this way in English 😂)
Good morning @mipiano, yes, it seems that many of us share the same situation.
Happy Wednesday (what's left of it). 😀
Good evening @enraizar
Thank you, it was a full day, spent outside. 🌞 :) What is left... just two hours but I am so tired that I think I will fall asleep in ten... nine... eight... zzzzzeven... minutes... 😂
Happy dreams @mipiano. 🤗
I saw someone gave you a good piece of advice. Start by sitting for 30 minutes without thinking, just breathing… I know someone very close to me who is a спрятушка (spryatushka) - no sé si esto estará bien... she can’t consciously breathe for even five minutes. “Do nothing”… it’s brilliant. A day of doing absolutely nothing is the most wonderful thing in the world, hahaha… 😂
¿Qué animales de esta tierra se dedicarán a hacer nada? 🤔 es una pregunta que me vino ahora a la mente y no puedo responder porque he pedaleado 29 km. ¡Y comenzó a llover ahora mismo!
(se me olvidaba preguntar, ¿podrás sólo respirar por 30 minutos?)
We used to watch that life guru many times but I am a bad student 😂 and I don't do the exercises my physiotherapists give me to do every day hahaha, it seeems I have some issues with obedience 😂
Sure… I get it. Thirty minutes is a bit much. I totally lost the plot there. Try five, and see if you can stretch it to ten. ;)
...and good morning! The ritual of grinding coffee and bathing it in boiling water—hahaha—before it releases its aroma, is one of those life pleasures that simply can’t be missed.
Good evening from my side. Of course, they can't be missed 😉
Freshly ground coffee is an incomparable delight. Sitting down to drink it with nothing to do...is a bit more complicated 🤭, but you'll still enjoy it. Finding a good clinic is also important because it will bring relief and peace of mind. Esa planta es un regalo hermoso y perfecto 🥰💚🤗.
Me gustó la planta, por lo menos yo estaría feliz con ella 😉 Hoy ya tomé un café con leche, aunque hecho ya con café molido de antes. Salimos temprano de casa, estaremos fuera hasta que nos desmayamos del calor 😂
Espero que hayan regresado antes de caer desmayados por el calor jiji. He oído que está haciendo bastante calor por ahí. Aquí la temperatura también está muy elevada en estos días y la humedad empeora el panorama. Quizás un bebida fría sería el complemento perfecto? 🤗
No jajaja, nos quedamos todo el día en ese sol así que el desmayo viene ahora 😂
¡¡Uy 🥵!! Pues necesitan un descanso profundo y renovador...el sol agota!! 😁 Que tengan una buena noche 😴🤗
I’m still young but I already get that feeling of never really resting — like there’s always something to do or think about. Even when I try to chill, my brain’s like, ‘shouldn’t you be doing something productive?
Yeah, that's what mine says too hahaha
Life turns out to be more exhausting with each passing day. I can feel that on my end too. But having a good coffee or simply enjoying one, does feel like a great way to forget about everything for a couple of minutes and disconnect from daily routines.
A couple of minutes is good and I give those to myself when I wake up. Then I can't talk to anyone, just after I finish my first morning coffee 😁
I feel you xD
I also find it a struggle to just sit and do nothing, especially when coffee is involved. There is always something whispering in the background, reminding me of that thing I should be doing instead. Have you tried meditation before? I find that even just 10 minutes of meditation can help to bring stillness to my day, and a calm focus that stays with you for awhile.
I am ok with the focus and calmness, but as you say, there is always something whispering in the background, like a long to-do list haha
For me drinking coffee can be either drinking coffee alone or doing something else while sipping also my coffee and that's called multi tasking thing. I enjoyed both as long I have my coffee.
I like multitasking, and with a cup of coffee it is easy 😄
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I am getting curious to grind my own coffee.I think as a coffee lover we need to learn how to make our own aroma coffee rather keep buying from a coffee shop but I also have my own organic coffee which I like most and its healthy.
Oh my the cup is so cute and the coffee grinder as well. I want it that too.😍by the way, thank you for sharing your experience.
I always enjoy reading your posts; they are nicely written, and your use of words to explain the subject is very impressive. Have a nice weekend, and may you get some time to relax and drink a cup of coffee :)