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drank Read My Lips by DAVIDsTEA
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This is one of those always-perfect teas. I’m having anxiety about getting my hands on a DT Advent Calendar, of all things, and so I’ve been up since 4. I fell asleep at 1. Booo. So I made myself tea to calm down and soothe some of the anxiety with ritual. My wife took some of our stash of this to work and one day came home and said it was the best tea she’d ever had (in that moment), it just really hit the spot for her. I’ve been craving it ever since.

The whole house smells like mint chocolate now, I hope it doesn’t wake her up. Except for that part where I am painfully bored and wouldn’t mind if she did wake up XD.

And it is perfect, one again. It’s hitting that spot right on the nose and satisfying that craving. Although I will still likely grab a peppermint hot cocoa at the mall later today. I am very glad that the season of peppermint is upon us.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
Sami Kelsh

Peppermint season is the best season! Glad to hear that it was some comfort to you in lieu of sleep :)

Daddyselephant

I whine and moan about pumpkin being everywhere before Halloween, but come peppermint season, I want peppermint everything. A bit hypocritical, but what can you do? XD

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Sami Kelsh

Peppermint season is the best season! Glad to hear that it was some comfort to you in lieu of sleep :)

Daddyselephant

I whine and moan about pumpkin being everywhere before Halloween, but come peppermint season, I want peppermint everything. A bit hypocritical, but what can you do? XD

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Formerly aisling of tea, now you can call me ele .

“You can forgive a murder, but never a mistake while preparing tea.” Chinese proverb

Labels? Here you go: Femme, Wife, Lesbian, Homemaker, Happy. Don’t forget tea fanatic!

New label as of May, 2015: Diabetic. I’m using tea to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings and keep me hydrated without hurting my system or messing with my blood sugar.

Ah, tea. My love for you is ever changing. At my last update, I was all about the rooibos and now I hardly drink it. I only occasionally had an oolong and now I have one just about every day. I’ve learned the art of resteeping and coldbrewing and kombucha. I have a lovely little tea pet named…well, I haven’t decided on a name for him yet. I also have five! live pets, a tabby cat named Rosabella Francis (Bella for short), a ginger cat named Orange Julius Pekoe (Pekoe), a white and grey cat named Earl Jean Grey (Earlie), a tuxedo cat (and the only boy in the house) Prince Erik Darien Darjeeling (JiJi) and a red foot tortoise named Da Hong Pao (Pao). So if you see me referring to my girls, I don’t have kids, just animals.

As for tea, I love oolongs, herbals, and black tea. Since I am no longer working, I no longer feel the constant need for a mate energy boost, though I do still reach for it from time to time. I also drink less matcha, though I do throw a spoonful or two in when I’m making smoothies. Most of my tea I drink coldbrewed, and since I discovered coldbrewed rooibos was giving me headaches, I’m drinking less and less of it. Straight pu-erh is not a thing I enjoy, but there are a few flavored blends I like. Greens are still too finicky for me to bother with hot, but they make great cold brews.

I am by no means a tea purist. I greatly enjoy flavored teas and I put stevia in all of my teas. It’s just how I do.

I think I’m going to name my tea pet Mr. Turtle. Even though he’s a tortoise.

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