Beauty Tips

Tea Beauty Tips

Try a cup of ginger green tea – it’s a very aromatic and spicy treat.

Rooibos tea is said to help relieve insomnia.

Herbal teas are typically decaffeinated. Some people drink infusions for various medicinal uses.

Been in the sun too long? Run your bath water with several tea bags under the spout. Use oolong, green tea, or jasmine and soak your tender skin in the fragrant water.

Tea can help keep your breath sweet!

Want your feet to smell fresh? Tea is a natural astringent and the tannic acid will help kill bacteria. Soak your feet in black tea for great results.

After you shampoo, rinse your hair with a glass of green tea mixed with some lemon juice. Leave the rinse in for silky, smooth hair.

Help ease the discomfort of an insect bite or razor burn by placing the moist green tea bag over the area. The tea properties will reduce itching and swelling.

The ritual of tea is the perfect complement for your time of prayer and mediation.

Tea comes to the aid of puffy eyes. Boil water and put two black tea bags in. Brew for five minutes, remove the bags, and press out the liquid. Place the bags in the freezer for ten minutes. Lie down and place the cooled tea bags over your eyes for ten to fifteen minutes. The eye area will look refreshed. Warm tea bags can also be used.

Celebrate Power of a Smile Day

 
Power of a Smile Day - observed June 15 ever year

On June 15th, smile at everyone you see all day long, find ideas for crafts, games, and other activities.

Crafts to make:
- Make a collage using pictures of smiles cut out of magazines.
- Create some Happy Face Beaded pins you can wear or give.
- Make smiley face masks using yellow paint and paper plates.
- Draw faces with different expressions.
- Make yourself a Smiling T-shirt.
- Try make a Happy Face Ring.


Other Things to do:
-Talk about how you feel when someone smiles at you and when you smile.
-Have a smile-off. See who can smile the longest. To make it harder, see who can smile the longest without laughing!
-Talk about emotions and facial expressions.
-Have a Biggest Smile Contest.

Gray skies are gonna clear up,

Put on a happy face!

Brush off the clouds and cheer up,

Put on a happy face!

Take off that gloomy mask of tragedy,

It's not your style.

You'll look so good that you'll be glad ya decided to smile!

Pick out a pleasant outlook,

Stick out that noble chin,

Wipe off that full-of-doubt look,

Slap on a happy grin!

And spread sunshine all over the place,

just Put on a happy face!

Put on a happy face!

Put on a happy face!

revised 15 June 2008

Jedi Tea Time

May the fourth be with you!

Tea Time with God

My wall clock is broke. I restore the old clock a new one.

Removed hands and battery.

I scanned the image from a book called "Teatime Treasures" by T.J. Mills. I replaced the word "Above all things put on love." Colossians 3:14 with "Time with God."

I hang the clock on the wall in the front of my computer.

Bird's eye view. Each time I look at the clock. It remind me to find a TIME to Pray. TIME to Tea. TIME to Laugh. Take TIME to smell the rose. TIME for Everything.

World Book Day

World Book Day

Strawberry Tea Time

Strawberries are coming into season.

I love strawberries.
I love strawberries dipped in chocolate.
I love strawberry tea.
I love strawberry smoothie.
and many more!

 

Tea Tips

For white tea, heat water until just before boiling and steep thirty seconds to two minutes.

For green tea, heat water until just before boiling and steep one to three minutes.

For oolong tea, heat water until just boiling and steep three to five minutes.

For black tea, heat water until boiling, steep three to five minutes.

For herbal teas, heat water until boiling and steep for five minutes.

Cut your tea caffeine by eighty percent by pouring a small amount of water over the tea, steep for thirty seconds, pour out that first round and refill your cup with water to steep for the full three minutes. Most of the caffeine is released from the tea in those first thirty seconds.

Tea

Teapot is on, the cups are waiting, Favorite chairs anticipating, No matter what I have to do, My friend, there's always time for you.

- Author Unknown