On February 1st I thought my treat for completing the challenge, would be a nice coffee out, especially after watching an episode of Location, Location, Location and missing British cups of tea in nice cafes. Only February 1st came and I couldn’t. The very thought filled me with malaise. Partly because this month made me go off coffee, but more than that I felt uncomfortable. I didn’t want to get into the habit of spending without thinking and I just wanted to be home. Eventually, walking in minus 12, with a free beverage after so many stamps card found, grumbling tummies {walking instead of using the car will do that} and a little one needing a bathroom cured that, and we found ourselves in a little cafe, free paper on the table, enjoying a hot beverage and lunch. $10 for mini-tomato pizza slices {which weren’t so mini!}, broccoli soup and a sandwich which warmed our bodies, while engaged in good conversation which warmed our souls.

I chose this image this week because it is so ordinary, yet after the Month of Nothing, a treat I cherished. Spending an hour tucked away in a cozy cafe, paper in hand, wee ones chatting, good food I didn’t have to make {with the pneumonia still plaguing me, I am a tad tired of the routine that is cook, encourage little ones to eat, wash dishes, repeat x 5 per day while trying to recover, and not recovering!}. It is a reminder about the blessing of $10 to spend, and the beauty found in a simple cup of tea on a cold day. This treat won’t be a weekly occurance, likely not even monthly. But in this moment my heart was beating a little bit faster, lost in a magical interude that can only be described as happiness.