Rosehips Send Message

So lately I’ve been waking up very early in the morning, and having trouble getting back to sleep, and I have no idea why.
Today was such a day, and so I am floating through my morning in a state of bleh.
This is where my reliable old friend, Malachi, comes into play. He’s great at getting my head screwed on correctly in the morning.
Lets just hope he can keep up the momentum of the day.

This tea sits on my desk, a quiet reassurance. No matter what the day is like (today, pretty darn good), this tea will be there.
Its just such a nice Darjeeling. Fortunately I have an absolute ton of this, so its gonna take forever to finish.

Second cup of tea today is much less symbolic, but necessary. Its a work day, after all, and I need all the focus I can get!
Once again, I feel like this tea is an improvement on former incarnations, but not a stunning blend in its own right. Does a very good job as an at work tea.

I always think of my birthday as a second new year- partially because it falls so close to the actual new year, and partially because it serves as the start of my year.
What do I want to do with this new year of my life? Where do I want to go, what do I want to do? What experiences will I have?
I like to do nice things on my birthday to set the tone for the upcoming year of my life, and I’m starting this one with a mug of this lovley tea. May it bring sweetness.

This left so little of an impression that it hardly seems fair to call it a sipdown, but it is!

My morning at home was a peaceful montage, where I easily floated through my tasks, sipping my tea and getting read for the day.
I get to work and its all wham, bam, thank you ma’am!
I shall require more tea than just this. Much, much more.

A pot of this was my morning companion, and a lovely brew it was as well.
I am getting close to the end of this. Its going to start to happen, that I will be sipping down teas I really like, as well as teas I am more meh about.

Its a cold and foggy day. The perfect day to go to yoga, come home, and hang out in my warm house with tea, movies and my knitting. Just perfect!
I am having a cup of this, a herbal chai, and it was very nice indeed today. Trouble is I wasn’t paying good attention to the steep time, so I’m not quite sure what I did.
Oh well! I’ll just have to try again next cup, and see if I can recreate it.

First pot of the day!
Turns out I am not yet feeling more subtle or sophisticated blends. Bring on the silly, sugary teas!

Sigh. Some sipdowns are proud moments, some tragic, some bittersweet. This is one of the latter.
Goodbye, Cardamom French Toast! I’ll be certainly bringing you back, but it won’t be for a while. I have many more teas to sip down in the meantime, and anyway this is a fall and winter blend in my heart.
Till we meet again!