Sunday, March 27, 2016

A Decade of Experiences

Today is a big day in my life. Ten years ago today, I stepped off the plane and started this journey of living in England. I can hardly believe that it's been a decade, but it has been. When I think about these years, one line comes to mind from Charles Dickens...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
(From A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1859)


Don't get me wrong with that worst part, but it just resonates with me. Life is a balance of the good and the bad and in ten years we as human beings go through a lot. The thing that makes me rejoice though is that despite the ups and downs, I'm still standing :)

My gratitude for this experience of living away from where I was born is surrounding me as I type these words. I've wrestled quite a bit with being away from my family, but on the other hand I've been having this gift of great experiences. So in the end, I can't complain at all. All is well :)

I look forward to seeing what's next. Onward to ten years plus...let's go!

Happy Easter


HAPPY EASTER

Sending love to all in this season of renewal  :)

Friday, March 11, 2016

Yogi Tea Thoughts

About two weeks ago, I tried Yogi Tea for the first time. I saw it at one of my favorite shops so I decided to give it a go. I like a variety of teas, so I thought that it would be interesting to add a new taste to my collection. It was delicious!


The tea is a blend of five traditional Ayurvedic spices, which are:
black pepper
cardamon
cinnamon
cloves
ginger

I like foods and sometimes drinks with a kick, so I like this tea very much. There are these great quotes/sayings on the tags of each bag. They are beautifully spiritual and give me something to ponder as I drink up. I like that!

Another thing that I loved about the tea was the container that it came in. It's a metal tin and it's brightly colored. I think that once I'm finished with drinking all of the tea, I'm going to save the tin for storing something. I love storage as I've mentioned before. So I'm happy in a storage geek kind of way ;-)

I hope you have a great weekend wherever you are! :)

Friday, March 04, 2016

Blog Anniversary #8

Today is the eighth anniversary of when I started this blog. I'll say this...nah, I won't say it...oh well why not...time really does fly! :) It's a cliche, but it's so true. Who knew that I'd keep blogging for this long. Lol. I appreciate all of the opportunities that have come from blogging. It's been fun!

I can't believe how much time has passed and how much has happened in my life since I started this blog. I'm eight years older, but I have no hang-ups about aging at all. I'm relishing this time in my life. Over these eight years I've had ups and downs but I'm still here. Thank you God :)

I'm so glad that I started this blog back in 2008 and I plan to continue on for years to come. I hope you'll join me as I go forward :)

Happy Weekend!