Over the years I have become a fan of tea. My favourites are non-caffeine. Green Teas, herbal teas and rooibus. Almost any loose leaf tea will do. I once got chamomile tea from a friends parents and it was really just a whole baggie of chamomile flowers.....it was from a place in Sarnia, Ontario but I am not sure exactly where. It just seems so much fresher when you can recognize it by sight.... In June while on vacation I found a tea store selling hand tied leaves. What a fantastic aroma of jasmine. It is the Madame Butterfly tea by Capital Teas (www.capitalteas.com). It was very expensive and I just couldn't afford it but they certainly had lots of great teas. My most recent vacation in Florida found me in the Spice and Tea Exchange (www.spiceandtea.com) where I purchased a small bag of loose leaf hazelnut cookie tea. Ceylon black base so not my usual herbal but wonderful smell and tastes very rich. An enjoyable tea....
Everyday I wake up with big plans of getting some exercise, making some jewelry, Christmas decorations and cards and somehow it is now just before Christmas and I have not gotten in any better shape and have only made one pair of earrings this year....Where is the balance? How do I stop everyday life from stopping me. By the time I get home from work, make dinner and do all the things I have to do which now also include a college course and a volunteer position I have no time for the things I set out to do at the beginning of the year. I do not know where I could possibly squeeze in another hour or so....I am already exhausted. I had mistakenly thought that when I sold my house and no longer had that maintenance to look after I would have more time...nope not so. Okay so I got a job that I only work 35 hours a week and get off at 2:30 on Fridays and I could use that time....nope....now it just gets used for errands most times.... I keep asking myself this q...
