Good morning 🌸

It's windy and cloudy here. Fed the cats and now enjoying my morning coffee:) Today for a change I began with a ginger tea when I woke up instead of coffee.
Usually I'd have an early morning cup, then feed the cats, then some days have a second cup..

I'll begin slowly decreasing coffee. My aim is to have it once or twice a week for now, like I've managed for a whole year! I would have coffee as my weekly treat, on Saturday or Sunday. I'll get it slowly.

Now I like this change, to have ginger tea in the morning... Then postpone my coffee for later on.

I mean I do love coffee don't get me wrong.
But I prefer how my body learns to operate without it.

What else...Good, good..apart from windy and cloudy.

How are your mornings or evenings working out for you ?

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

Enjoy.
I miss times when I could drink ginger tea without starting to hiccup a few minutes later. 😅 I must have developed some intolerance to it. Still, ginger in curry is great and no issues with it there.

We're having a rainy and cloudy day today.

being · 36-40, F

@CrazyMusicLover there're plenty of alternatives.. here I do have a lot of rosemary bushes... You know also you can boil the banana peel and make a relaxing tea ? But that's best for later on the day and not in the morning.
I think my all time favourite has been rose tea. In China I'd find those tiny rosebuds and enjoy it greatly..:)

But here I don't think there's something like that. I too like hibiscus and roibus. Hmm

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@being Oooh, tea from rosebuds sounds very interesting. I wonder what it's like.

Lately I drink mint tea from dried leaves from our garden a lot. It's calming too.

being · 36-40, F

@CrazyMusicLover here did a quick search and you can actually find it easily

I can't know about its quality but I guess you got to try...

It has a rich earthly yet heavenly aromatic taste, sweet and sour..mm

I like mint too, with lemon sometimes 😊

Bang5luts · M

Can't sleep. Pain patches not working properly for me, but I am learning what works and what does not.

These pain patches are a bit like morphine, good for making you feel doped up without removing pain.

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Bang5luts · M

@being it wasn't just a broken rib, my liver was severed and connective tissue surrounding my right kidney was destroyed by the blast and force from the bullet

being · 36-40, F

@Bang5luts oh god I read your posts and comments about your injuries 😞
I wanted to make a little joke...but then I know it might hurt to laugh with your condition right now uhmm 😌😇

It's going to get better... Do all that you can to aid in your healing. Follow every instruction, add your own.. do your best and use this time as an opportunity 💓 I know sounds easier when I am outside the situation. I don't know what else to tell you, this was so unexpected and I think that overall you've been incredibly lucky you know..............

Bang5luts · M

@being I am incredibly lucky. And I appreciate you trying to make me laugh. Laughter is the only thing that doesn't hurt. Coughing, sneezing etc hurts.

I just don't know how to get past the physical issues. I haven't had any mental or emotional trauma short of sadness, frustration and maybe a little fear of what's to come (the unknown).

Thank you for trying to cheer me up. 🤗

NerdyPotato · M

Both are a bit of a mixed bag. I'm more and more often going without alcohol in the evening, and doing fine without it actually, except I can't sleep until 7 or 8 AM on those days.

Mornings are sometimes filled with lots of reading, while other days I sleep them away and don't get my day started until 6:30 PM.

WandererTony · 56-60, M

I was having tea at a boutique shop yesterday and was spoilt for choice. See for yourself and let me know what you would have preferred. 😀

Musicman · 61-69, MVIP

We are overcast here and 70 degrees. We are supposed to be mid 80's this afternoon. I wake up and feed the cat too. The doctor told my wife she had to stop the caffeine so we don't make coffee at home anymore. I do attend the coffee hour after church on Sunday and we always have coffee and cookies at Monday night Men's Bible Study. That's usually my only coffee of the week.