Tuesday Things.
1. The hacks to make 2021 the best year yet. These are so good!
2. Citrus season is the best season. Been craving grapefruit like crazy.
3. Dying over this snickerdoodle cake!
4. Remember years ago when I forced myself into loving coffee? Well, I’m kind of trying to do the same thing with tea! I’ve notoriously thought that tea tastes like dirty water, but I think I’m making it happen. This is very intersting.
5. 5 changes to make this year happier than last. May not take much with last year being 2020, but still…
6. Where is the first place you’ll travel to when it’s safe to do so?!
7. TV things! I finished Bridgeton and mostly liked it, though I thought parts were ridiculous at times. I’m basically just rewatching Schitt’s Creek at night or reading because there.is.nothing.on.
8. On working less – this is so interesting!
9. Christmas decor is still up in this house! Can’t say no to the lights. Verrrry excited to do a little valentine’s decorating though.
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Find the right teas and you’ll be hooked. Look beyond Lipton. Check out Harney & Sons, they have interesting teas.
I’ve had to cancel my Australia trip TWICE during covid, but the first place I’ll be traveling is to see my parents in FL and SC! Haven’t seen my Dad in over a year, but was lucky to see my Mom for 3 whole hours in Sept.
I’ve been wanting to try the Harney & Sons hot cinnamon tea and your comment reminded me! Ordered some different samples to try, they really do have a lot of fun sounding ones!
The Organic Bangkok tea is SO good if you like green tea. Oh and I tried their CBD tea called Sleep. It’s quite interesting, very “earthy” lol. It did help a bit, just need to put a fair amount of sweetener in it to get past the earthiness. :-)
I’m a tea drinker and I agree – look beyond Lipton. I absolutely hate the flavor of peppermint but peppermint tea is about my favorite – go figure! I have a friend who started to drink it for digestive reasons – wish I could remember the exact reason! Anyway, try all different brands – Tazo is a nice one and is easy to find. My father is 100% English and so I started drinking tea as a child. I like coffee as well but don’t have it all that often – mostly when we go out for breakfast (hopefully we can do that again soon!) Stay safe.
OMG I love mint tea. Tazo does do a really good one. Definitely helps with the unsettled tummy.
4. I LOVE Republic of Tea – they come in so many yummy flavors (Earl Greyer Vanilla is my favorite). They send samples after you’ve bought the first one from them too so I’ve tried out ones that I wouldn’t have normally liked and enjoyed them. You can get them on Amazon or directly through them. I usually get it through them because they have sales all the time.
5. I’m already working on a lot of these – especially the social media one. I did a really good job during quarantine/elections of hiding most people that were being negative. I really wish FB would let “Groups” be its own app because my groups are the reason I won’t just delete the whole thing.
6. We’re hoping to go back to a surf and yoga camp in Nicaragua!
7. I liked Bridgerton a lot and have gotten some of the books to start reading when I’m done with my current book. I’m a little worried because I’ve heard the show was better.
9. We still have our Christmas stuff up too, but we also just did Christmas with my dad and stepmom on the 2nd. We need to take the tree down this week since the donation for the beaches is almost over (they take the trees to help fight erosion).
Agree with the other comments about tea. I, too, used to think that tea was just lightly flavored water. You need to get the good stuff and try different kinds to find what you like. Republic of Tea has a sampler pack, so you can choose which teas to try. Order a wide variety, and that will at least help guide you on green vs black vs fruit-forward, etc. I also recommend trying chai since it’s much more flavorful than a standard tea, and you can add some milk to make it creamy and less “water-y.” I love The Chai Box, and she also has a sampler pack to try a bunch of different chai blends. If you still want to drink coffee, maybe consider doing tea time later in the day. My husband does coffee first thing, and then we’ll have tea around 9 am or even in the afternoon as a little pick me up. Happy tea finding!
Yes to the citrus!! I’m 23 weeks along and it’s ALL I’ve been wanting! Grapefruits especially, but so glad they’re all in season! Hope everyone is taking care and trying to find some little joys in 2021!
Do you have Showtime? Highly recommend Brian Cranston’s new show Your Honor!! It is SOOOO good! We are watching Sopranos because – why not??
Ha, we are watching the Sopranos too! Just 20 years behind in our TV. :)
I have never loved tea either. My mom and grandma drink it every day, but it just doesn’t do it for me. I am also pregnant though and when coffee tasted bad to me for the whole first trimester, I tried sipping on tea and came around to enjoy it more. Trader Joe’s had a great green peppermint spice tea that I really liked, and Earl Gray is a good one. But otherwise I’d love to hear what you’re enjoying! Thankfully I am feeling much better and back on the coffee train though :) :)
I had a loose leaf cranberry tea awhile back that was AMAZING. It was tart, which I love (and I think you do too) and perfect with a sugar cube. If I find the brand, I’ll let you know :) I also like peach tea with a squeeze of lemon and a spoonful of honey.
I want to become a tea drinker just so I can justify getting a cute electric kettle, haha! I’ve yet to find any I like but hope one day to get over it.
Aren’t they the best?? I can’t justify buying one either, but I really want one. My bestie is from Ireland so whenever we go to visit her family, I’m constantly making tea or coffee with the kettle. Simple things, yah.
I used to hate tea, but the Bengal Spice Herbal Tea from Celestial Seasonings is good if you like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom type vibes. Goes really well with honey and milk which eased me. I’ve tried fancier teas now that I drink that, but it is still my go to.
Also, Starbucks has some tea lattes (other than chai) like Breakfast and Earl gray that I really enjoy on a cold day when I am coffee’d out. Again with some honeys cause I feel like that helped with the “dirty water” feeling and then over time I’ve been able to ease off as much honey.
Ok, tv. I agree, not much to choose from, but a few good ones. Queens Gambit, Cobra Kai, the Studio McGee design show, the Undoing, and Virgin River are a few that come immediately to mind.
We’ve had to cancel trips to Portugal, Greece, Venice and Puerto Rico during the last year. Right now I’d just take anywhere out of the DC metro area…
Love these weekly posts, I’ve found so many fun things and reads from them.
Please do yourself a favor and watch Ted Lasso on Apple TV. It is just THE BEST show and such a joy to watch. We were in a major TV funk post SC and the Office leaving Netflix and Ted Lasso is the answer!
Not only is Ted Lasso an awesome and great feel-good show, but there is a running joke about his hatred of tea :)
try Allegro tea…happy tummy and northwest peppermint are awesome!
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=allegro+tea&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
Oh….. all of the many teas that are out there.
You’ll have to just try a good black tea to start.
I drink Darjeeling with a bit of milk, no sugar.
Bigelow makes a good basic starter Darjeeling.(they call it the champagne of tea.)
I’ve been drinking tea since I was a child.
Order some David’s Tea. Specifically the Mothers Little Helper. So good 🤌🏻 And they usually have cute colorful cups and spoons that I feel will be up your alley.
Tea: I love Harney & Sons! Can be found at Target, occasionally on sale. I’m also obsessed with David’s Tea in various flavors (I lean towards herbal and green) :)
Travel: We got married in 2020 (!) but didn’t have a honeymoon. The original plan was either Spain or Tahiti! Both are still on the list!!!! Ugh I miss travel even out of state…
Also yes to rewatching Schitt’s Creek! THE BEST!
You have to try tea the Indian way- boil loose black tea, and add fresh ginger, sugar, and milk. It is SO good!
For TV, try Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. So good!
Tea add the milk and sugar to it and it is so good. I love earl grey and London Fogs are my favorite drink to make at home now, a tea latte basically. Though I will say you have to try lots of different brands to find what you like.
My tea game totally changed once I paid attention to water temperature and steep times for tea types. Don’t pour the boiling water right over the tea, that’s going to get you a tannin filled bitter dirty water experience- for black tea wait 1-2 minutes (green let sit for 5 minutes) after boiling and steep no more than 5 minutes (1-2 for green/white). If you have a variable temperature kettle that is easiest – 208F(98C) max for black tea and 176F(80C) max for green tea.
You should try Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea, especially before bed. Its herbal, so no caffeine – chamomile mint so might help with insomnia and the nausea.