Tea Kettle Philosophy ― “Decade Birthday Angst” « Tea Blog

As long as hubby is there to fix me some tea, I’m sure I’ll survive it. Don’t forget a cuppa tea as your decade birthday approaches, whichever one it may be. © Online Stores, Inc. By the time I’d finished my second cuppa, I was feeling positively happy about it. You might suspect that it wasn’t just the tea, that hubby holding me in his arms while the water heated and then the tea steeped in the pot was a contributing factor. , and The English Tea Store Blog, 2009-2014. , and The English Tea Store Blog with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Now, there are certainly a lot of health benefits being attributed to tea, but I don’t remember “decade birthday angst relief” on the list. Celebrating birthdays with tea can be a great alternative to the age-old tradition of going out with friends and getting plastered, or having a mild heart attack when you walk in your front door and are greeted with shouts of “Surprise. As people often do when someone doesn’t feel well, hubby suggested a cup of tea. She was a bit wigged out by the date (we’re talking big time “decade birthday angst” here), going so far as to tell us to forget about it entirely — no card, no cake, no presents, etc. ” Yes, tea is a saner and safer way to celebrate. It seems that every time we approach one of those decade birthdays (20, 30, 40, 50, etc. I remember my mother’s 50th birthday and the days leading up to it. Many of you out there were probably in your 20s when your mom hit the big five-oh, but I was still a snotty teenager. But it’s also a great soother of “decade birthday angst. ” We trudged together to the kitchen, put the kettle on, and prepped the teapot. That half century mark was approaching, looming over the horizon like a high-rise as you drive toward the big city. By the time the water had boiled, I was feeling better about that whole 50th birthday business. At 30, we start to get a sense of our purpose and path in life, with our goals in sight and possibly a family started. In all seriousness, though, I said to her, “Wow, Mom, you’re gonna be a half century old. The biggest, angst-wise, for many of us. For those of you who haven’t reached it yet, keep reading to find out what’s in store. ) a severe angst can set in. Each has it’s own particular character, based on that stage of your life:. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Online Stores, Inc. At 40, we take stock of how far we’ve come on that path and our progress toward those goals. (Yes, I know that’s only supposed to happen when you have a near-death experience, but I guess my angst was pretty severe here.


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