In each breath exists a space For You to fill with grace. Grace. “I do not think it means what you think it means.” At least, I don’t. The words “space”, “breath” and “grace” stretched around my brain until they stilled into the rhyming couplet. The word has its linguistic origins in ‘gratus’ meaning: pleasing, thankful. …

As a cup of tea is perfectly enjoyed after a good meal, I finished the foodie novel Delicious! and followed it up with The Daily Tea, a magazine for tea enthusiasts. It is a hefty 144 pages of mostly content, akin to a short book rather than your average fashion mag. I read most of …

I always feel I have to have a good reason being at Starbucks. Indie-Locavore guilt. This time it was because I was buying a gift card for my nephew who lives far away. I get him a Starbucks gift card so he can have a treat on me, and there’s always a Starbucks somewhere. Since …

Focus.My adult piano student noticed an injury on my finger due to being distracted while cooking, and told me her new mantra is “focus and finish.” I have decided to try it.The key word is “finish” because I have no problem jumping into a task with full enthusiasm, but I am often distracted and leave …

Asking the right question. Gosh darn, that’s difficult! The start of all problem solving is figuring out what the real problem is. I know this. You know this. We all scream for good tea! Um…Let’s just say, for strictly arguments sake, that I would like to make this blog successful. This would be a problem …

(Using up another sample from their catalog, the more-than-coffee-caffeine tea was tasty and effective. I had a migraine coming on, and caffeine can sometimes squeeze it shut before it gets a hold of my entire being. I had been saving the sample for just this occasion. It helped quite a bit, and the pain never …

Tea on sale. Does it influence you? I appreciate sales because they help with the decision making process. There are just too many teas to choose from. Yogi brand is on sale at my co-op this month so I bought plenty of immune booster blends, and tried some random ones too. Chicory root and carob are …

Reviews are fun because I get free stuff, but not so fun because then I have to actually review it- get all judgemental on people. I try to focus on positives and what my audience needs to know, not my whimsical personal opinion.I review books and games for GeekMom, and our general policy is not …