Welp…
So, I have a few of these custom Blendbee teas that I made over the summer either with my now ex boyfriend or just inspired by him – and I’ve been trying to figure out what I’m going to do with them. I mean, to be perfectly honest they’re all good teas/taste fine so it really, really feels like a waste to toss them out when they were expensive and actually taste good. They’re the only physical/tangible thing I actually have left from when we dated though; and I just find that I feel a little, I don’t know, ‘weird’ drinking them and being reminded of these cute, sweet romantic things/in jokes that we shared.
And that’s probably most definitely because I’m still not 100% over everything. I’m working on it though – and making decent enough progress, I think. It’s getting a lot better, anyway as the weeks go by. I’m still stuck in a purgatory between just being angry/resentful and feeling like I’ve lost something really important to me. So, I don’t know…
Anyway; I did make a cup of this one today to drink on shift and it really wasn’t so bad in terms of that weird/uncomfortable emotional feeling. Largely this is because at work we’re still in the throws of Black Friday promotions, so it was so busy at work that between slurping up mouthfuls of tea I didn’t really have time to think about the origin for this tea/the ex the same way I think I would have reflected on it if I was drinking this during a moment of peace. Flavour wise, it was very thyme heavy with sweet, juicy peach undertones. Very bright in addition to that glorious savory element. Still stellar.
So yeah – just throwing that thought/reflection out there. What do I do with these three teas now!? What have other people on Steepster done with things from failed relationships that remind you of the ex? Do you get rid of them or work towards breaking those associations?
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I have a bunch of flowering teaballs that I keep seeing and haven’t finished up yet. They just remind me of him and the night he gave them to me. It is a very sad and generally unpleasant experience when I brew them. Maybe a tea trade is in order. I keep seeing them in my tea drawer but they are so expensive I don’t want to throw them out. The sense of loss is worse than the betrayal of suddenly leaving, but boy does it ever hurt. hugs I can’t make it better for you, but you are awesome and don’t ever forget it.
I have a bunch of flowering teaballs that I keep seeing and haven’t finished up yet. They just remind me of him and the night he gave them to me. It is a very sad and generally unpleasant experience when I brew them. Maybe a tea trade is in order. I keep seeing them in my tea drawer but they are so expensive I don’t want to throw them out. The sense of loss is worse than the betrayal of suddenly leaving, but boy does it ever hurt. hugs I can’t make it better for you, but you are awesome and don’t ever forget it.