Teavana, Teavana, TEAVANA!

I can't count the number of times I have briskly walked passed the Teavana store in the mall.  Never have I had any slight sense of an urge to enter.  I don't really drink tea and I certainly had no need for swanky chain store mall tea ..... OMG until now.

I went to a very casual evening gathering at my friend Miss Anna's house last week.  Miss Anna, among many things is an absolute master at ambiance.  She is an incredible hostess, phenomenal cook, master gardener the list continues to no end.  She brings passion to all her living works and is truly an inspiration on the "good things" as well as doing things well, beyond well.  I learn much from her always.

Last week she served tea.  Big deal, tea.  She made me drink it (I'm trying to not drink alcohol right now as part of my skinner me mission, beer & wine are just too full of calories).  It was divine.  Not just the tea itself but her ceremony of it, the presentation, her knowledge.  We had so much conversation about tea, who knew.

She came to my house Saturday night and brought her tea and making supplies.  We made tea and drank it and it was lovely.  Sunday I found myself thrilled that I had not emptied all the glasses from the porch.  Like a scavenger, I found the 3 nearly emptied glasses and pitcher all with a bit left. I shamelessly dumped them into one glass and iced them.  Divine.  I found myself craving more of it and Monday morning could take it no more.  Miss Anna and I needed to go on a field trip.

Teavana, Teavana, TEAVANA!!!!!! - where have you been all my life!  It's timely really, my new introduced tea drinking fits perfectly into my "Being Better" mission;  put good quality things into my body, waste less, add ceremony, slow down and embrace great pleasure in the simple things.  This new tea obsession is all that and more.

I'm not a huge soda drinker, but when I want a beverage other than coffee or water it's what I drink (Polar diet orange is my poison of choice) the wastefulness of single serve aluminum cans has been bothering me greatly.  Sometimes I drink crystal light lemonade - but lets face it - I am flavoring water with a little chemical pack.  ew. 

Yesterday I marched into Teavana, purchased a teapot infuser steeper thingy, chose some lovely cleansing and detoxing teas and made a list of the many more to try next time (IE Muscle relaxing tea to improve my yoga practice, wowsers).  I ran home, decanted the teas into vintage mason jars (not a sanctioned container by Teavana, but I do like to break rules),

It wears vintage well wouldn't you agree? I downloaded the Teavana Tea Time App and steeped my first batch of tea. 

The app perfectly times the steep of each specific tea as well as playing tranquil music while you wait.  The ceremony begins, I am in love.

I have been coveting a large blue vintage mason jar having not found anything quite worthy of it's use....until now:

The blue jar holds the day's batch nice and cold in the fridge and awaits for me to decant my day long desires.

So that is it.  Tea, Tea, Tea. I really do love all this bettering and now that the day's tea is made I have much to do!

Comments

[jean]

Teavana YES! Try the "to life" blend (kind of a tropical green tea). It is amazing!

[Terri Lynn Merritts]

I absolutely adore tea. Have you been to Teavana's website? I love it and promote it on the Facebook pages I administer for vegetarians and vegans. It is healthy and there is an elegance to afternoon tea. We drink it at our house every day in every way. Do have a look at their website. It is a work of art, a very lovely page, and they have an amazing variety of things.