happy new year!

INGREDIENTS: Chamomile flowers, spearmint leaves, lemon grass, tilla flowers, blackberry leaves, orange blossoms, hawthorn berries, and rosebuds.

With the coming of the new year it appears that I have magically turned into an organic spirit of the earth. How charming.

DIRECTIONS: Pour boiling water over a tea bag and steep 4-6 minutes. If desired, add a touch of honey and a squeeze of lemon.

Or two spoons of sugar and a honey lemon menthol cough drop.

Okay... so maybe I’m not exactly an organic spirit as of yet. Maybe I’m just still sick and after a night like tonight, I needed a cup of Sleepy Time Tea (the cough drop was an accident. It kind of fell out of my mouth into the cup).

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Funny how karma started early this year. That quote is written underneath the flap of the tea package I just opened.

Right, so. Resolutions:

#1. Do not let crushes develop just because you lack other options.

#2. Smile, nod and always thank everyone for their good advice on what you should be doing with your life.

#3. Stop pussyfooting around and get on with your dreams.

Challenges abound in 2005. Hope the same goes for all of you. Cheers.