Make Time for Friends

Everybody knows that a good friend is a friend for forever.

Chances are, your friends know everything about you, and the best friends know even more, like that time last year... You've had lots of fun times together, and yeah, a handful of not-so-fun times, but they've still been there for you. Always.

Today's society and culture doesn't really provide for good, quality time spent with friends. You work long hours and spend even longer hours stuck in traffic. At the end of the day, you only really have time for you, and even then it's just to slouch on the sofa and eat and sleep.

But, that's not the life you want, is it? You want to spend time with the people you love, the people you can really talk to. You need to unload every once in a while. And why not once a week?

Set one day a week aside for friends. It doesn't have to be a whole day, just a few hours. And you will not regret it. Just being able to bitch about that girl at school or work immediately cheers you up, because that's what cheers everyone up. Maybe meet up in a cafe and grab a coffee or, better yet, a tea. Or meet for some window shopping or even real shopping (lucky you!) because your friends will be honest when your bum looks big in that skirt or dress. Why not crash at one of your houses and share a bottle of wine? And then, when you're rather tipsy, order a take-away and stuff your faces.

If you have seperate groups of friends, then you'll just have to try harder: either bring them together or set aside different times for each. Your choice really.

You don't want to lose the people you care about, your secret confidences, your friends. So don't let it happen. Even if it's just a chat on the phone, don't let your friends disappear from your life, and don't let your life take over and stress you out.

It makes everything better

Oh yes. Tea, it would seem, is the antidote for all of the worlds problems. So why not try it for yourself and see what happens. You're sure to smile!


Are you cold? Have a nice cup of tea.

A man getting you down? Have a nice cup of tea.

Fell unutterably depressed? Have a nice cup of tea.

Work piling up all around you? Have a nice cup of tea.

The apocalyse rearing its ugly head? Have a nice cup of tea.



Add some honey for extra sweetness and a slight sugar high. Or have some biscuits. Hey, you could even go all out, go the full hog, and enjoy Afternoon Tea. John Lewis does an absolutely fabulous example of this comfortably quaint tradition, and it's rivals Fenwicks are not far behind with the quality and taste.


But you don't need to spend that much on enjoying a good cup of tea. You don't even have to wear the Regency style dresses. A large box of Yorkshire Tea tesbags will only set you back a few pounds, and it's dark yet subtle falvour is fabulous. Just throw the tea bags in a teapot while you cut some scones and get the clotted cream out of the fridge.


Whittard of Chealsea is a little more expensive, but the exquisite leaf blends are really something else. The Jasmine is my favourite, I enjoy watching the little flowers hydrate and expand in the strainer. If you want to really indulge, they even do a range of flower-based teas, where you can watch a full bloom literally bloom in your tea cup. Magic.


If traditional black tea is not your thing, Alwnwick Apothecary do a simply fabulous range of handblended green leaf teas. My particular favourite is the Detox tea, with nettle and dandelion. You don't even have to travel to buy them, as they are now avaliable online. Just search on google.