I hope I’m doing this in the right spot, it’s been over a year since I last posted to the blog (LOL) & to be totally honest, I don’t remember how to create a blog post on this thing any more! So, here’s hoping!
Anyway, as promised in the title of this blog post (well, hopefully, it will be a blog post), an explanation. First, what do I need to explain? I’m behind. Very behind. I realize this is probably nothing new to anyone, because I’ve been behind for quite some time! But, I’ve fallen even further behind & as I type this, I’m currently 3 months behind on getting subscriptions out. I’m just now processing my first tea of the week for the month of OCTOBER. A quick glance at the calendar will tell you that it’s now mid-second week of DECEMBER so – yeah . . . behind! Very behind!
So, what does that mean, exactly?
Well, for those of you who subscribe to the 52Teas tea service, you’re probably well aware that I’m a bit behind on getting subscriptions out. If you are a subscriber, I apologize sincerely for my delay – I’m about to explain why in a bit. If you’re not a subscriber, well, why not? It’s a great opportunity to get freshly blended, unique blends delivered to your door on the monthly – well, up until recently, anyway. So, even though I am a bit behind, please subscribe! Because . . . even though I am behind, I do absolutely, definitely, truly appreciate your support as a subscriber & I can use all the support I can get . . . & I promise to get caught up as quickly as I possibly can without sacrificing the quality of tea that I’m sending out to you!
Anyway, back to why I’ve been behind. Well, for those of you who are familiar with 52Teas, you are probably aware that this is a 1-person operation. Just me. That’s it. I take care of everything – from the tea concepts, developing the tea recipes based on those concepts, blending the teas based on those recipes, taste testing & tweaking the teas based on the taste testing, packaging the teas once they past the taste tests & fulfilling orders (& subscriptions) & shipping them out to YOU! I’m the one who does all of that, so when something happens to me, things get delayed.
And – well, that’s what happened. Something happened to me. What? I developed a really bad case of cellulitis. Don’t worry, it’s not contagious or anything! But it is EXTREMELY painful & it has caused me to make several trips to the emergency room as well as the doctor’s office. Because the pain is in my legs, it makes it difficult for me to stand for long periods of time, so, that has caused me to fall behind on everything & because it’s that magical time of year (aka holiday season) – it’s not exactly been the best time for me to be slowing down.
Now that I’ve managed to get all of the 12 Teas of Christmas boxes out & most people have received them – I have been working very hard on getting the weekly teas caught up. But I’m very behind (as I mentioned above) & I’m currently working on October teas. I am planning on getting these teas out to you (my health willing) on December 16 (this upcoming Monday). Once those are well on their way to you, I’ll be working on November & December – I’ll be most likely shipping out November’s & December’s Teas out together in the same package & by the time those teas are on their way, I will be working on January’s teas & it will be the beginning of January at that point, so hopefully, I’ll be at least a little bit toward the concept of “caught up”.
So, this countdown is to include October’s & November’s teas – rather than calling them the “tea of the week for the week of October __ or whatever, I feel like it will be better on my mental state to just calling it a countdown to catching up! Less stress. So, I hope it makes sense to you.
Thank you for all your support! I truly do appreciate it – especially during times like this! ~Anne