Too much and not enough (day 150)

bacterial update: the kombucha tea got a reprieve because the Granville Island market was closed today.  It almost never closes but every Monday in January is a maintenance day.  I'd say 90% of us forget and still head over there to be disappointed and slightly dunce-capped for forgetting yet again.  I was saved the trouble by a friend who reminded me at the last moment.  Tomorrow I'll get the tea I need from the Granville Island Tea Company and start the kombucha process in earnest.  On a whim I tested the pH (never say die).  It's still at 4.0.  One thing I forgot to mention yesterday is that the label on the store-bought kombucha says that it was brewed for 20 days.  I had a moment of hope but it has pretty much faded.  I've got my eyes on the Pu-erh tea and a new beginning now.
The Kefir grains continue to produce more quickly than is convenient.  It's as if they've found new vigour and I'll have to adjust.   It made practically no difference at all to switch to 3% milk, except for the luscious creaminess of the drink.  When I came home at 8pm, it was very ready to strain.  I am now overrun with Kefir so the grains will have to go dormant for a few days.  When I've caught up, I'll decrease the volume of grains.
Not a very triumphant bacterial day I must say.  But my momma said there'd be days like this.

Today I spent a full three hours catching up on email and I still didn't catch up.  I determined that I can do about 50 emails in an hour.  I even tried something new and said no to a few requests.  Who knows, I might even get my workload down to something manageable where I can have a few moments to think before I hit send.  

Sleep beckons...

A song for this post.