Some of my favorite things, carrot juice.

About a year ago I stopped drinking coffee. I had already been caffeine free since 2001 (when I had my first child), and found it wasn't as hard as I imagined it would be to stop drinking coffee drinks. I used to drink decaf coffee filled with cream and sugar, several times a day. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with doing so, but my teeth whitened up and my stomach settled down once I stopped!

One of my favorite replacements for an iced coffee on a summer morning or afternoon is carrot juice. I know I've talked about this before, but I was just talking to one of my best friends about it and thought it was worth mentioning again.

This is my favorite brand and can be found just about anywhere. It has a lot less sugar than the smoothies you'll find on the market (14 grams per 8 fluid ounces), but is still sweet.

The first time I tried it, I was like, "Oh, not for me!" but now I love it. Your taste buds really do adjust!

Some of my favorite things, tea.

Sometimes I just need to CHILL OUT.  How about you? When I'm feeling stressed, I like to relax with a hot cup of tea, however uncool that makes me :)

 Here are two of my current favorites, both by TAZO.

I get several boxes of it at at time whenever I go to my local Target, but they also sell and serve TAZO teas at Starbucks (which bought out the company). I first tried Tazo Rest years ago after a yoga class and fell in love. It's more perfumey than what I usually like, but there is something about it that is so delicious and different.

Who couldn't use some calm in their day? I drink calm at night.

What are some of your favorite teas? Educate me :)