One of my favorite things to do with tea (other then drink it of course!!) is to turn them into ice cubes. I keep zip lock bags of various frozen teas in my freezer to make it quick and easy to have a nice cold glass of ice tea anytime I want. I'm also a sucker for fun shaped ice cubes. You can usually find these heart shaped trays around valentines day. I think they are actually for making chocolate, but the rubber trays are great for making ice cubes because they let the ice expand as they freeze and are also really easy to pop out the cubes. Hibiscus flowers are known for making a brilliant red tea. They are also very high in vitamin C and are a refrigerant, so it actually helps your body stay cool, making it perfect on a hot summer day. In Traditional Chinese Medicine energetically lemons are considered "warming" while limes are considered "cool" which is why I choose to enjoy limeade on a hot summer day verses lemonade. Either one will be create with the slightly sweet and sour Hibiscus flowers. You can steep your tea however you like, on the stove top, in a coffee pot, a cold water infusion, or my favorite, a sun tea. Hibiscus flowers are so fun to watch steep in the sun. The brilliant magenta flowers swirl and infuse with the water and ends up seeming to glow in the sunshine. I prefer to make my teas very strong so I will steep them more than usual. Once the tea is ready and cooled a little bit you can pour it into your ice cube trays and let them freeze. While the tea is freezing you will also need
I just love how the ice cubes turn out! First I place a spoonful of honey in a glass and add a little bit of room temperature water so that it dissolves. Then add the lime juice. Fill the glass half way with the Hibiscus Ice cubes and fill the rest with plain water. Add more lime or sweetener to taste.
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Its a New Moon in Leo. Its time to indulge, be courageous, and let your creativity roar. New Moons are the best time to set intentions or goals for the rest of the day, week, month, year, or multiple years. I thought I'd do a little description of each days challenge just to give you a few ideas.
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Its the end of summer. Its hot. You're tired. You need a vacation from your vacation. How about you have a little staycation with yourself and treat yourself to one nice thing a day! Throughout the summer I kind of lose myself a little bit. Routines kind of fall to the wayside and I really don't take care of myself as much as other times of the year. I don't eat as healthy, I don't shower as often (don't judge me...i just swim a lot...) I don't wash my face as often, which is crazy because its usually lathered in sun screen, and I feel like I just don't really focus on me. So this month I'm challenging myself to take care of myself, EVERY DAY! The first challenge is to meditate. I'm really bad about sticking to a meditation routine. I'm even worse about using mediation as a tool when I'm stressed out. I really like guided meditations because I find that they really help me focus and get down into it. However sometimes I find them distracting because they don't give you enough time to let go and really get into the visualizations. So, I've gone through a lot and really love finding good new ones. I used this New Moon for Manifesting and Abundance Meditation on you tube. There are so many great ones available, you just gotta find the one that works for you. #takecareofyouchallenge #takecareofyouchallenge
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