I always have a drink by my side, no matter what I’m doing.
If it’s morning, it’s likely to be coffee—it takes one or two cups to get me up and running each day. I rarely have more than two coffees, although I might have another if I go to a cafe. I might then treat myself to a Chai Latte … but cafes are usually for meeting up with friends or writing, not reading.
I switch to green tea in the afternoon and evening, and water the rest of the time.
My husband works for an international company with operations in China, so I’m currently drinking some Lychee tea he brought back from a work trip. It’s a lovely green tea with a hint of sweet lychee. (Note that the Dragon tea did not taste of dragon—not that I know what dragon tastes like!).
I usually have a glass or a bottle of water with me all the time. I drink a lot of water—I definitely drink my eight glasses (two litres) a day, and it’s often more. Why not? Our tap water is as good (i.e. tasteless) as any branded bottled water, and it’s free. And calorie-free. We have a Soda Stream, so sometimes I’ll have plain tap water, and sometimes I’ll use the Soda Stream to add the bubbles (but no flavour).
My reading times are usually evenings or weekend afternoons, so I’m usually drinking water or green tea by then. Maybe one, maybe the other, maybe both. Often both.
