Tea Series Challenge: Reflection

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to take a moment to reflect back on the challenge.  Originally I was going to drink a new blend every day for 30 days, but clearly I only lasted for 17 days.  A few things caused me to end the challenge early. 

First, my family and I got COVID after Christmas.  This meant that I was drinking Throat Coat Tea with honey everyday for a solid week.  Obviously this interrupted my plans to drink new blends.

Second, I realized that it was becoming a chore.  I started the challenge in order to work my way through the sample teas, but also as an incentive to write blog posts.  This challenge resulted in me posting more often in a month than I have in the past two years so it feels like a success.  I think I can keep up the blog posts, not daily but more regularly and consistently, without forcing myself to drink a new blend every day.

I want to be able to have tea I feel like in the morning again, rather than forcing myself to pick a new one.  I also want to enjoy my tea without having to focus on mouthfeel and appearance and all the other ratings.  I just want to be able to drink the tea I want, when I want it, without worrying about whether it's bright or not.

Anyway, I just wanted to update and reflect on the challenge instead of just stopping at Day 17 without an explanation.

​Hope you all enjoyed hearing about new tea blends!  I'll be posting again later this evening (not about tea).