Thank you VariaTEA for the sample! I’m not quite sure why you passed this one my way; maybe ‘cause of the goji berries since that’s something I’ve been exploring recently? Either way I’m happy you did because when I made it today I definitely had a different experience than when I got it iced at DT a while back…
When I got this last time it was very, very mild in flavour but this is a lot more rich and distinct! I definitely would not have called it a chocolate tea the first time around but now I’m really picking up on that flavour note. Licorice root, almond, and hay are also all especially present with just a touch of fruityness from the orange/goji. I suspect it’s a bit more from the orange though since it has a faint citrusy edge. After a little while it started to taste a tiny bit musty though.
Still, it’s an improvement!
I’ve been looking a lot at job listings recently; it’s not that I dislike my current job because I definitely don’t but I don’t feel super satisfied or challenged being there either. I went from having a lot of responsibility to having essentially none, and while I make decent money (more than I made as a supervisor) and have much better management I feel like I’m more invisible and not doing something as worthwhile. I feel like to reach that level of satisfaction I’m craving I’d have to either actually be “advancing” throughout the company/have some level of authority or be doing something that’s going to create amazing experiences/stories or just be a really unique job to begin with. And, I’ll be honest I miss working so close to home as well…
I just applied to work at an Offsale/liquor store – I feel like that’d be the kind of unpredictable work environment I’m craving. It’s also a lot closer to home, and the hours would be 6PM to 3AM which is a lot more my style too. The other job I’m looking at is working for an inventory company. I know I’d probably hate the job itself, but it’d mean travelling and never working in the same place and that sounds appealing right now too…
But damn; I feel so dissatisfied right now. I have for a long time – the same way I did before I moved here, but I feel like I kind of have the chance to do something about it now? It’s the money aspect that scares me though: I’m in a pretty secure spot right now and doing something else… Well, there’s a risk to that.
PS. I bumped my rating up a bit.
I sent the sample because I remembered reading a note where you mentioned wanting to pick up more to try it in a different way. So I figured I would help you out with that :P