Glass Slippers: Carlie From The Duplechin Daily

Happy Teatime Thursday, everyone! I am Carlie (soon-to-be) Duplechin, and I blog over at The Duplechin Daily. Many thanks to the lovely Candice for letting me guest post today. Isn’t she wonderful? 

I want to share with y’all a song that once described a season in my life. It’s a time period I think we all go through – looking and searching for that special someone you were meant to be with. That significant other you wish you had in your life. Finding L-O-V-E.

And then realizing we just need to be patient and trust.

I remember getting The Civil Wars CD for Christmas last year, hearing this song, and getting thrown back to the forgotten, awkward years of junior high school. In the 8^th grade, I had made a list in my journal of the qualities I wanted in a future husband and prayed that we would find each other. Then I waited.

It’s amazing what patience and trust can do for us. We wait patiently and trust that everything will be all right.

Whether we are single, dating, or married, it’s good to reflect on the beautiful people we have in our lives…or the people who aren’t in it yet. Believe that all things work together for our good – not only in relationships, but in life as a whole!

It’s crazy how life can end up, but no need to worry. 

Cinderella didn’t worry about losing her glass slipper or the size of her foot

It just fit.

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Thank you so much Carlie for being here and sharing your heart on Teatime Thoughts! I'm so excited for the two of you! Make sure to keep up with Carlie on her blog as she prepares for her upcoming wedding! 

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Teatime Thursday For Two

Current Favorite

Lindsey: Tazo Lotus

Candice: Ginger Lemon

Teatime Thought 

"Where there's tea there's hope."

-Arthur W. Pinero

Fact of the Day 

Only half of those aged 16-24 regularly enjoy the quintessentially English breakfast tea compared with nine in ten of over 65s, researchers found.


Got any favorites?? We'd love to know, leave them in a comment!


Happy Thursday!


xoxo,
Candice & Lindsey

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Teatime Thursday: Q&A Edition

Current Favorite: 

Spiced Chai

Teatime Thought:

"Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude 

and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, 

lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties."  

CONFUCIOUS 

Fact of the Day: 

80% of office workers now claim they find out more about what's going on at work over a cup of tea than in any other way.

Thanks for all your questions! 

 Happy Thursday & hope you're having a wonderful holiday season!

-Candice

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Teatime Thursday

Back by popular demand, (and more time on my end of things!) here's this week's edition of Teatime Thursday favorites vlog style!

My favorites: (similar) comb, lipcolor, chapstick/miracle, scarf

Current Favorite: 

Spiced Chai

Teatime Thought:

"Come and share a pot of tea, My home is warm and my friendship's free."

 Emilie Barnes, Author

Fact of the Day: 

Afternoon tea (because it was usually taken in the late afternoon) is also called "low tea" because it was usually taken in a sitting room or withdrawing room where low tables (like a coffee table) were placed near sofas or chairs generally in a large withdrawing room.

Happy Thursday!

Don't forget to share some of your favorite things from this week with me!

-Candice

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Teatime Thursday

 I didn't have time to make a video for you, as this week seems to have flown by, so I have this ridiculous photo of me to hopefully suffice for it. :)

Here's a few things that have been making my week:

1. Glittery nail polish by SinfulColors in I Miss You

(Perfect shade for fall, and has lots of sparkle!)

2. Cashmere Sweater Coat from Lilly Pulitzer

(coziest thing in the world..I wear it to work all the time!)

3. Fluffy Fur Pillows from Target!

(I have 2 in Cream..best. thing. ever.)

Current Favorite: 

French Vanilla

Teatime Thought: 

"Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! 

How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea." 

-William Gladstone, British Prime Minister.

Fact of the Day:

Tea is grown in a total of 36 countries around the world. The most famous tea producing regions are India, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Kenya, Japan, and Taiwan, and lesser-known areas include Bangladesh, Uganda, Malawi, Turkey, Iran, Argentina, and Brazil.

 

Got any favorites you'd like to share?

Happy Thursday!

-Candice

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Teatime Thursday

Find my favorite tea, book, eyeshadows!

Current Favorite:

Blueberry Green Tea by Yogi

Teatime Thought:

Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities, will always be the favorite beverage of the intellectual.
--Thomas de Quincey 

Fact of the Day:

Tea can be a fantastic addition to your beauty routine! Cool tea bags placed on the eyes can reduce swelling, redness, and can even help to cool and soothe a sunburn! 

Happy Thursday!!

-Candice

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Teatime Thursday

(I love the faces that it stops on, don't you? haha)
Ok. here's some favorites: Ashley's blog, blush, eyeliner, tea

And as usual,

Current Favorite: 

Yogi Green Tea Energy

Teatime Thought: 

Though I cannot sit and chat with you, 

the way I'd like to do. 

Please brew yourself a cup of tea, 

I'll think of you, you think of me. 

-Unknown

 Fact of the Day: Approximately 85% of tea consumed in America is iced.

Happy Thursday!

-Candice

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Teatime Thursday

(Not sure why the video is a tad blurry..weird!)

Find my favorite things  here, here and here 

Current Favorite:

Red Raspberry

Teatime Thought:

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. 

 ~Thich Nat Hahn

Fact of the Day:

98% of people take their tea with milk, but only 30% take sugar in tea.

Happy Thursday!

-Candice

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A Very Special Teatime Thursday

I have a fun surprise for you guys today! Hope you enjoy!

Find our cute earrings here

& check out Cecilie Melli's Facebook Page

Find our favorite reads here, here & here

Current Favorite Tea:

Lisa: Green Tea with Lemon Twist

Candice: Raspberry Peach Iced Tea

Teatime Thought:

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.  ~Author Unknown

Fact of the Day:

Drinking tea, 2 -3 cups per day, could add years to your life.

Happy Thursday!

-Candice (& Lisa)

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Teatime Thursday

It's that time again..

Current Favorite:

 Spiced Chai

Teatime Thought: 

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." 

 ~Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

Fact of the Day: 

Tin boxes were too expensive, so New York importer Thomas Sullivan looked for a cheaper way to send his tea samples to clients. Wrapping the tea in gauze "packets" seemed the perfect answer, but his customers were befuddled by the new "packaging." Instead of removing the tea, they plopped it, gauze and all, into boiling water. Without realizing it, Sullivan had created the tea bag!

Happy Thursday!

-Candice

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