THE DO NEW CHALLENGE: THE RIVERVIEW HARVEST

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

THE RIVERVIEW HARVEST

Pardon me for not posting lately but it has been an incredibly busy time at the vineyard. It was harvest time and we sure did harvest! In two separate runs we delivered 8000lbs of marquette grapes. It took 1.5 days to pick them with about 18 people working beginning at sun up on Saturday.

It has been a wonderful experience. The crew was fantastic. There are three other HELPXers staying here besides myself and several old friends and family members joined in to help. We had so much fun clipping bunches of grapes and QCing (trimming) them up at the vine. Only the top grapes are delivered to the winery to be processed. Mike believes in quality and this is a top-notch start-up operation.

Marie was so busy and supportive taking care of all our needs from inside the house. The food was incredible and abundant and the vibe was superb. This was a HAPPY HARVEST. Really, I can't give more than my two thumbs up but it if I had an extra that would be pointing to the heavens too.

These last two days were for washing out 300 buckets and removing, cleaning, rolling and storing the netting for next year. It was great to have five of us working together as a strong social unit. It made the chore seem like it went fast.

So once again pardon me if I don't babble on with a more in depth account. I am still tired. It has been five days of hard work and now it's time to rest.

May your harvest be bountiful! Happy DO NEWS to YOUS. CHEERS!

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THE DO NEW CHALLENGE is pushing yourself every day to DO something that you have never done before. That's right, each day find and DO something completely NEW.

Why??????
It sparks creativity, adds spice to life, breaks up the routine and stops you postponing so many of the big and small adventures awaiting to be experienced. In brief, it pulls you out of a rut.

Well isn't that like a BUCKET LIST??????
No. Bucket lists are different. First of all they're lists. Some of us are really bad at making lists and/or we have enough TO DO lists. Also bucket lists are usually for the BIG "check off" items before you DIE.

THE DO NEW CHALLENGE is more spontaneous although some DO's can be planned. Some days the DO NEW will be small, something as simple as taste a new food or travel a new route to work. Some days the DO NEW will be medium such as taking a NEW class, trying a NEW restaurant, seeing a NEW sight in a nearby town. AND some days the DO NEW will be BUCKET LIST BIG such as climbing a volcano, swimming with the dolphins or witnessing the birth of a baby.

Well let's get real. I am too busy for that. I can't DO more!!!!!!
It is not always about doing more. Sometimes it is just about doing things differently. For instance, let's say you wake up on a normal weekday knowing it will be busy and perhaps the perception is that doing something NEW just can't fit into the schedule. Just change something small like the radio station in the car, your choice of lunch place, the part in your hair - something. DO NEW will spark your creative thinking. Once sparks ignite then more creativity flows into your life, new ideas pop up, out of the box thinking abounds, VOILAs, AH-HAs and EUREKAs dangle like ripening fruit waiting for the picking.

If you are having a bit of a challenge thinking of DO NEW ideas just relax and let them flow in. It gets easier over time and with practice. Trust me. If you have ever felt the need to break set just DO SOMETHING NEW TODAY.

Join me. Let's inspire each other. Post me a comment with your own NEW DOs.