Tea Makes Me Happy

Good morning, loveys!

Today's #Blogtember prompt is to go to a coffee shop and write about what makes me happy. The baristo just called me for my salted caramel mocha and I am ready to roll (I started this post last week, so I'm not actually at a coffee shop this morning).

One thing that makes me happy is a bangin' list so guess what format this post is going to be?

TEA - I love anything and everything to do with tea. (Duh, I named my blog after it)From pretty teacups to dinosaur shaped infusers, I pretty much go bananas over anything tea-related.

BOOKS - They make me happy, especially the ones that I formed my childhood around. I'm looking at you, Dumbledore. I'm pretty sure the only thing I talked about from 1998 to now 2008 was Harry Potter. P.S.- I'm currently reading The Casual Vacancy. Can't get away from JK Rowling!

BABY FEET - I can't look at baby feet and not smile. They're tiny and pudgy and I want to bite them, end of story.

OLD PEOPLE - Not the bitter ones. I love the ones who tell you you're pretty and smile even when it's raining. I love the old couples who walk the mall, holding hands 50 years later.

OFFICE SUPPLIES - I want all of the Sharpies, binders, staplers, and Moleskin journals...always. It's a disease. If you buy me a pretty pen, or a new pack of Post-Its, I'll probably have a smile on my face for the rest of the day.

BROADWAY/OFF BROADWAY SHOWS - I love a good sing-a-long. You can read about my love for Wicked here or my mini advertisement for My Mom's Italian, Dad's Jewish, and I'm Still in Therapy here. My sister and I have yearly subscriptions to the off-Broadway theater near us so we get to see a lot of shows.
Grab your favorite drink and tell me what makes you happy!
XO - Monny

When in Doubt, Pinky Out

After 28 posts, I finally get around to talking about tea. Haha.

Day 10: Today's prompt is: Summer Cooking

Okay so today's post is summer cooking. I refuse to cook anything in the summer, mostly because it's too damn hot to stand and cook for however long it takes to cook things. I will, however drop everything like a hot potato to make some delicious tea. And I don't wanna hear any of that "making tea isn't really cooking" nonsense. It involves measurements, ingredients, and turning on a stove - it's cooking.

This shiz is easy peasy so if you don't know to make a decent cup of tea yet, get ready to learn.

You'll need your most beloved cup/mug/tumbler, some tea (le duh), and sugar (the weird looking chunks are German rock sugar).

Step One: Fill half of tea strainer with tea that you wanna drankkk. I drink earl grey creme, which is a black tea so I put in 1 tsp per 8oz of water. Yeah, unfortunately you have to use a little bit of math skills. (ignore this step if you're using a tea bag)

Step Two: Pop your tea strainer or teabag into empty cup/mug/tumbler. I mean empty - no water, no milk, no sugar.

Step Three: Pour hot water over strainer/teabag. Let that sucker steep for a good three minutes. If you're like me, stick your nose all up in it and take a deep whiff. Mmmm tea.

Step Four: Take out strainer/teabag and doctor it up to your liking. Add sugar, milk, honey, lemon, or nothing at all. Put your pinky out and take a sip, then applaud yourself for making such a bangin' cup of tea.

Step Five: Sit down on the couch or in bed and turn on some trashy tv, or not-so-trashy in this particular case(Hello, Celtic Woman on PBS).

Step Six: Sip your tea, drink your tea, love your tea.

Step Seven: Be a tiny bit sad when you realize it's gone.

 Hope you enjoy!

XO - Monny

About Me: I'll Probably Crash & Burn

Welcome to my first monthly blogging challenge, or as I like to call it, "The challenge that ended before it even started." Here's the deal, I've never finished any challenge ever in my life. This one from the Northeast Bloggers Network is perfect because I feel obligated to post every day YAY! Without further ado, here is my first post for the August Blogging Challenge.

DAY 1 : Who are you?  Introduce us to you!

Oh boy do I love to spew random info talk about myself. My name is Monica and I just turned 22 (HOLLA). I've been dating my boyfriend Kris for 5 and a half years and probably won't get married for a while because we're starving college students. 

I probably shouldn't admit that the "prom pose" was my idea.

I'm starting my last undergrad semester in 24 days and then I'll hopefully be accepted to a Doctorate of Audiology program for next fall. I love hearing and ear stuff and I will probably die if I don't get in. 

My best friends Amy and Sarah are perfect. They love me even though I send them hideous Snapchats every day and complain about my boobs being nonexistent too small. 

I live at home with my parents and I work on the weekends to pay for my train pass to school (#commuterproblems). I kinda can't wait until school starts so I have more fodder for my blog posts. Public transportation is a goldmine.

I love to read, tweet, pin, tumbl, Instagram, and blog. At some point, I'm sure you'll realize that I'm a huge geek and drop me like a hot potato. I love Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and oxford commas.  I also love snuggling with dogs and babies, painting my nails, screaming at the tv while watching Philly sports, photo-bombing, and popping bubble wrap. I'd also be lying if I said I wasn't a fan of beer, wine, and vodka.

Yes, I dressed up as Tonks for a Harry Potter movie premiere.

I love to drink tea too fast and it's always gone before I know it. Hence, The Empty Teacups. If there's anything else you'd like to know, check out my about me tab at the top of the page or talk to me on The Tweeter.

 XO - Monny