Five Things in My World

I basically just wanted to share with you a few little things in my life right now because you might enjoy them too!  Are you experiencing chilly weather?  My walk with the dogs this morning was a cold one, but I bundled up so it felt refreshing.  This morning I broke out the headband ear warmer.  Wow does it make a difference when your ears aren’t cold!

I came back from the walk and had a new flavor of tea that came into my life over the weekend.  My husband was introduced to it at a friend’s house over the weekend (thank you lovely lady, you know who you are) and now I’m hooked.  The brand is Rishi Tea and the flavor is Silver Need Jasmine.  I find it to be a very relaxing tea.  I also love that it’s organic.  I’ll warn you, it’s definitely not cheap (we paid close to $15 for the box of loose leaf), but going to Starbucks isn’t cheap either, so I figure this is still a better deal.  I found it in the Nature’s Market section at Wegmans.

My Mom gave me a lot of the Simply balanced organic fruit strips.  I’ve been told you can get them at Target.  Sometimes at work I just want something sweet and this does the trick.  It’s kind of like a fruit rollup, but organic and better for you.  And then I’ve been having more fun tea as well.  I believe I received that Serengeti Team Company Earl Grey tea sample in a Vegan Cuts Box (check out the Vegan Cuts Snack Box – so fun!).  Definitely a fun alternative from the typical tea bag.

Oh this book – The Food Revolution -is rocking my mind.  I’m only ¼ of the way through and every page I read I’m blown away.  As you can tell I’m really into reading about the power of a plant-based diet, so this kind of literature completely intrigues me.  I love it.  However, I truly believe this book appeals to the masses and I encourage you all to read it.

I made Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes last night for my husband to take to a work conference today.  Those lucky teachers.  Of course I had to try one to make sure they were delicious.  No worries, they were.

And lastly, I had celery and that homemade vegan peanut butter cup for breakfast Monday morning.  Well I started my day with Yerba Mate tea and I had an appointment really early, so I didn’t eat breakfast until I got to work, and that snack food just looked good.  I went back and forth between a celery stick and a peanut butter cup bite.  Thank goodness we gave the rest of the peanut butter cups away to friends over the weekend!

So there you have it, a few things from my world.

Are you a fan of tea?  What’s your favorite?