"tale as old as time"

At the end of a really bad day, the one thing I know I can look forward to is a nice cup of Chai Tea. Nothing soothes the soul quite like something hot. Whether I’m feeling blue or down on my luck, it always does the deed. But the days, which I found are the trickiest to cure, are the days when I actually get mad. Now, these come few and far between but when they come, they come with vengeance.  On occasion, I can get irritable and snap when I don’t really mean it. Sometimes it’s at my mom, my brother or I, even, catch myself talking back to the TV. It usually occurs from some frustration that manifests itself until it finds a scapegoat.

I find though, if I don’t blow off my steam, I always feel full to the brim, ready to bubble over. That’s when I discovered a ritual that usually breaks me out of every funk. Chai Tea and a Disney classic. I channel my anger towards the villains, Gaston, Ursula and Scar. Childish, I know, but who can be mad at Timon and Pumba, or Mushu? A silly cure that was developed by accident.

My family and I spent Christmas Break at the happiest place on earth, Disney World. However, the turn of events weren’t so happy. We all had high hopes that we would be able to escape the New York blizzard to sunny 70-degree weather, but unfortunately we were faced with a cold front. We woke up to 23-degree weather, the coldest it’s been since the 1973, a fact that my dad made sure to tell everybody. The first day I moped around at little bit, disappointed that I couldn’t wear flips flops or enjoy the sun.  That’s when my mom, cousin grandma and I went to Down Town Disney to do some retail therapy.

That’s where I discovered the perfect mug:

 

That morning I was a beast. I woke up to an empty hotel room to find my family had left to eat breakfast without me and gazed outside to see the Palm Trees covered in blankets. But instead of letting it grow, I let it out the minute it happened and began to move past it. This mug is so perfect because it reminds me that sometimes it’s okay to be a beast and have a bad day, but at the end of it all you should be able to see the beauty of the situation. Looking back at that vacation, I had a great time regardless of the weather. And even though, I was wearing a hat and gloves in Florida, I was with my wonderful family in the most magical place on earth and that was the beauty of it. So when your having a bad day, remember that it’s okay to be a beast at times, but when you’ve let your fuel out, kick up your feet, pop in an old Disney VHS and enjoy the beauty of life.

My grandma, cousin Bella and I in front of Hogwarts!

 My family at the Gaylord Palms.

"Keep Calm and Carry On"

My Cup of Jo(anna)