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(Note: This is a photo heavy post.) I do one or more of the following to relieve stress: I get a massage, go shopping, do yoga, enjoy an aromatherapy bath and/or shop some more. However, from my experience, the best medication for stress is still going on a nature trip. And the best thing is, you can do it free! There's something about becoming one with nature that makes you forget all your worries. Thankfully, in Canada, nature is just close by anywhere you go. For weeks, I've been thinking (non-stop) about finding an interviewee for my project at my other job -- to the point that I get restless and feel sick to my stomach. So last weekend, to momentarily take my mind off the project, I decided to do something I always wanted to do and invited our  friends,  Ate Shayne and Ate Sheena (whom I will also refer to as the Rollan sisters for brevity), to go on a hike with us at Dundas Peak, which is just a few minutes drive away from home.  I have seen so ...

photo by Thessa Sandoval I'm a certified tea lover. Truth is, I used to ignore tea. I have an overly sensitive tummy and when I was younger, my  lola  (grandma) often told me that drinking tea would do my tummy some good, but I didn't take her advice. I started loving it when I moved to Canada. Since it's freezing cold there, especially during winter, a hot drink in your hand is a staple. I don't drink coffee and I can't have hot chocolate all the time (because, as I've said, my tummy's ultra sensitive and having hot choco all day will set it off like a ticking bomb), so my last option is to have tea... and that's how I fell in love with it. It's true, love can be learned.  Hihi .  I love it so much now that I would visit the Vintage Tea Room on  Locke St. in Hamilton  with my friend Ayeza and pay for tea reading afterwards!  "Tea Freak" image source: downthatlittlelane.com.au my friend Ayeza and I share the ...