the highs and lows

The other night I came from work with a plan to make a nice dinner of scallops, broccoli rabe, and polenta. I'm always very full of myself when I can pull off a fancy meal in my little boat kitchen. But before I could get started, I got sidetracked by a small flood in the bathroom. After cleaning that up, I had lost any excitement I had for cooking. But what are you gonna do, throw the scallops overboard? It kind of sums up boat life for me. There's the ick and then there's the kick.