I planned to make chicken and dumplings in my crock pot for dinner tonight.  After buying the ingredients last night, I realized that, since it needs 4-6 hours to “stew”, we would either be eating at 10:30 tonight, or I’d be missing my lunchtime workout.  Luckily, I use my brain from time to time and thought to use a (drum roll) … timer.  

I put all the ingredients in the life-saving apparatus this morning and dinner has been cooking for an hour and a half, now.  

How long have I felt brilliant?  Since this morning at 9am!