Enjoying a cup of tea

Here is my blogging chair. Notice the laptop power cord and the other desk chair I use for propping up my feet or as a table. I rarely actually use my desk anymore. At least not until the next paper is assigned. I keep a fan close by for when the heat comes through the window. I love this chair; it is so comfortable. It even swivels. When my friend helped me move in, he carried it upside down on top of his head like a helmet - it was funny. It was the coveted chair in the office of my college band director; everyone would fight over who got to sit in it when we had band officer meetings. He got rid of it when he was promoted and changed offices. I don't remember how I was so lucky to acquire it. I think I was just in the right place at the right time.

I'm sitting in it right now while I'm writing an email to a good friend who suggested I buy some chamomile tea to help me relax. I haven't been sleeping well. All the anxiety before my decision and sometimes utter happiness had been keeping me up or waking me up early - I don't remember when I slept more than 5 hours in one night. Aside from not being a good situation, it has caught up with me. I was plain dorky last night when I went to my friend's house to watch Star Wars. I couldn't talk right, I forgot how to chop bell peppers efficiently, I almost fell asleep during the most exciting part of the movie! She said I was rather amusing and gave her some good laughs. When I got home, I slept a solid nine hours. Maybe I'll pull myself out of the rut yet. And yes, I did enjoy the movie.

The tea is an herbal selection from Celestial Seasonings called "Tension Tamer." It has ginger, chamomile, and eleuthero and combines peppermint, cinnamon and lemon grass for flavoring. It smells divine! And the taste is not bad either. Here is the message on the back of the box:

"Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the melody of life is in tune. When somehow we're able to strike the right chord - to balance the expectations of our families and our responsibilities in the world on one hand with our inner needs for spiritual growth and personal expression on the other . . . Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we need the most: quiet reflective time. Time to dream, time to think, time to contemplate what's working and what's not, so that we can make changes for the better."
-Sarah Ban Breathnach

I think I need another cup.