It Smells A Lot Like Christmas

I hope you had a peaceful and joy-filled Thanksgiving weekend.  It's Monday and back to work.  Luckily we're still in the holiday season which always helps me to take things a little more slowly during this month.  For some reason, this season always makes me want to focus on being present and in the moment.

I came across this recipe for "Christmas in a Jar".  I am going to make up a batch tonight.  Our sense of smell is such a strong connector to memories and this smell brings back very happy memories for me.  It's from the cute blog, dandee.

 

Ingredients: 

• 5 cinnamon sticks 
• 1 dried lemon slice 
• 1 dried orange slice
•  1/2 cup whole cloves 
• 1 tbs. nutmeg 
• 1/4 cup whole allspice 
• 1 tbs. bay leaf pieces 
• 3 dried apple slices 

Combine ingredients. Add water to simmer on stovetop.