There is something to being lazy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those slugs who can’t hold a job. I’ve always believed in holding my own. BUT. When I am done with work, I AM DONE. And I know HOW TO CHILL.

It doesn’t involve a beer can in one hand and TV remote in the other. I don’t need a spa or Valium. All I want are three things: iced tea, reading material, and sunshine. The location doesn’t matter, but people shouldn’t be around to bother me. Ha.

Chilling is simple. It means stopping and clearing worries from your mind. You aren’t thinking about what you SHOULD be doing. You aren’t thinking about what you did. It’s about simply not giving a crap. About anything. Go away, life, I don’t give a crap about you. You can come back in a few hours.

My favorite place to do this is on our deck. We own a rustic Adirondack chair with spacious arms for a drink and a book.

The seat slants down in the back so your feet are up in the air. Well, at least mine are. This is essential. I feel like a little kid. Look, there are my toes! Whooo!!!

Another sweet thing about this location is the surrounding nature. I may spot a turkey crossing the road. I’ll watch hummingbirds buzzing around the feeder. I’ll hear leaves rustling or squirrels scampering. The sun soaks in, a blanket of permeating heat.

The iced tea part is essential. It has to be TEA, not one of those sugary soda-teas like Nestea. Bleh. My longstanding favorite is Honest Tea. It tastes like tea. Or I like to brew my own and drink it in a tall cold glass.

I set out to make an iced-tea sorbet. I do not own an ice cream machine, so it was a little tricky. Between batches, I wandered into Wal-Mart and pondered buying one. Then I pulled out the directions and I balked. By all means, use a machine if you can. It will take away a lot of guesswork and make a smoother sorbet. Though you may need to tweak ingredient amounts.

This recipe is a lot like making a granita. The sorbet turned out a bit granita-like at first, but the key was to keep dumping it in the blender and freezing. And doing it again until the consistency was smooth. It is a bit of an experiment. It should be consumed right away.

I used Honest Tea Mango Acai White Tea as a base and boiled it. I’d say about two cups.

Then I squeezed in some lemon and added sugar.

The amount of sugar should be at least half of a cup or more, but you can’t lose the true tea taste. This mixture was stirred and simmered a bit, then cooled. It was dumped into a metal pan and went into the freezer.

When half-frozen, I blended. I blended again after an hour or two. And froze. Then blended again and froze a smidge. And ate. Mmm, refreshing. Now where did my book go?