I celebrated the first day of Spring by spending all kinds of money. I shopped, and I shopped well. I'm a good little consumer, seeding the economy with my hard earned cash... errr ... credit. Heh. Dontcha just love credit cards?
First stop, the grocery store, where I bought some essentials not worth mentioning, but also found a Tea-zer Tumbler, which I blogged about previously and have been wanting to try. I'll let you know how I like it after I try it out.
Home again, but not content, with my credit card burning a hole in my pocket, I went online in search of Jerry Garcia Teas, which my cuz suggested (betcha thought I forgot, huh?). Strangely, Google didn't land me in the right place to purchase - and the only clues I had were these news articles here and here. Finally I found The Republic of Tea, which is the company that makes the Jerry Garcia "Artisan Tea Collection". I had to order the Magic Herb Tea just for a lark, tho Jerry would be disappointed to know there's no mary-magic in this tea, just "chamomile, hibiscus, orange peel and peppermint." I also ordered some Jerry Cherry just because it sounded good - "organic black tea blended with the essence of ripe Bing cherries and the sweet notes of vanilla". And I was glad to read that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each tin is donated to DrawBridge, a non-profit organization providing arts programs for homeless children.
Oh yeah, while I was there I also ordered a sample packet of their loose leaf Yunnan Gold, just to test and compare to the other Yunnans I've had.
From there, I moved on to Sweet Maria's to buy some green coffee beans. They sell sampler packs of beans, so I bought an 8 pack to have an assortment to try roasting here at home. I can't wait. I've prepped the hubs for a smoke-filled afternoon, but I promised him some good coffee in return.
Amazon was my next stop, where I just HAD to buy a couple of coffee books, a new french press (the one I have is just too small), and a DVD.
All without leaving my chair! Ahhh, the beauty of shopping online. I'll have plenty to report on when all this stuff arrives. But now comes the hard part. Waiting for my merchandise to arrive. I've never been very good at waiting. I'm a run-to-the-window, foot-tapping kind of gal. Where's my stuff??? Where's my stuff?????