Urgh. I just got home from day #1 of my store opening. All things considered, it went really well. We had a few hiccups, like the fact we don’t have a deposit key yet (so our cash profit is being kept in a fairly shifty and not all that secure place) and the fact our register seems to be broken and the cash drawer does not automatically open after each sale (so we can give back change), but all in all it could have gone MUCH worse.
That said, it was a very long day for me (12h 30m shift) – and most of my body aches. I’m severely slacking off on household chores/duties right now, too. It’s my turn to buy eggs and do the dishes but I’m putting off both of these things as long as humanely possible. I just have NO time or energy. I really should do the dishes though… The pile of dishes is now overflowing from the sink which is not good and doesn’t do much to make the house seem more relaxing. Maybe if I can hold off on doing them another 5 days until payday I can pay Tre to do them. God, I’m an awful roommate right now (but at least I have rent money).
A plus, my swap from VariaTEA came today! My landlord was the one to receive it, and he gave it to me when I got in after work. He commented that it smelled really good, like chocolate. And he was correct! The Read My Lips in the package smells VERY strong. I’m so excited to try them all (especially since VariaTEA snuck in an extra tea I wasn’t expecting) but I just have no energy to make tea right now. I’m thinking that at least one of them is going to come with me to work tomorrow though.
So with this tea, I actually prepared it last night for merchandising, but didn’t end up drinking it (I had a full timolino of Salted Caramel and had that instead). So it wasn’t exactly “fresh” when I had it at work today. However, it was still really good. It’s very sweet and rich in molasses flavour and reminds me of yummy ginger snaps (I guess I should note I drank this cold). I had neutral feelings at the start of my first time drinking this, and by the end of my timolino it had grown on me quite a bit. Well, same goes for drinking this today. As a cold tea I started off thinking “Hmm, this is ok…” and went to thinking “Wow! This is really good!”. I honestly think I’m going to be picking up a tin of this before the collection leaves. This one and Choconut Oolong are keepers for me – and White Chocolate Frost is something I want a little bit more of (but not a whole tin).
I’m trying to remember how I prepared this, and I think it was a heaping 1/2 tbsp. steeping in boiling water for 7 minutes, resteeped the exact same way with both cups poured off into my water bottle. Very yummy – hot or cold.
YAY! You got it!! And my efforts to conceal the smell just did not work it seems :( I hope you like the teas though and I look forward to reading your tasting notes on them soon.
Also congrats on a (mostly) good store opening!!