Tea

Drink of the Day is the photo challenge for the day. I start and end each day with a cup of tea. Regular in the morning and decaf at night before bed. Sometimes with cream if I need a treat, but most often just plain. Occasionally I will mix up the routine and have a flavored tea but Lipton is my favorite. It reminds me of my mom.

This yellow butterfly teacup is of course one of my favorites but I have lots that are meaningful to me. The best cups are the ones Dave makes for me after a long day like tonight. It is such a comforting way to end each day.

A Cup of Tea

After a long, stressful day, (or maybe week I should say,) today, brought me to the point of being nearly overwhelmed.  Today started off poorly.  My morning running routine is still on hold because I still can’t get out and run because my hip hurts, DJ’s iphone has not been recovered, and it was just a frantic day at school.  A day that wouldn’t slow down!  I felt like I couldn’t keep up.  My whole week has been like this.

I just sat down with a cup of tea.  It is such a small thing, but I find that sometimes it helps me relax   It soothes me after a long day.  It has to be caffeine free if I am drinking it this late at night though, or else I’ll be up for hours and in the hours, I will do nothing but stress over everything that is overwhelming me to begin with!

A simple cup of tea. The smell, the steam, the warmth, all from a cup of tea is so calming.  I even have certain mugs that I like to drink it out of,  special mugs that are meaningful to me.  My mom drank tea all of the time, morning and night.  Hmmm…perhaps she was on to something, because here I am, a few sips in and already, I can feel my body starting to settle down.  I should do a little research and see if there is some scientific reason behind it all, or if it is all in my head!  Either way, it works for me, so ending my day with a cup of tea might have to be a part of my nightly routine.