When I introduced my themes for the year I mentioned the one of my goals with the theme of JAVA was to move away from chain coffee companies and start embracing local coffee shops. I am a little over 4 months into this switch… and I have learned a few things during that time that I hope will keep me going strong with this goal… Continue reading
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Coffee shop joys
Remember back “in the before times” when it was totally normal to spend hours in a coffee shop catching up with friends and family or getting work done? I had a whole draft I’d update to eventually share on the blog and the draft was called “COFEE SHOP COMPLAINTS” and I’d add to it any time I was trying to work and something would be horribly distracting. Here’s how far I got before the pandemic hit: Continue reading
Entertaining Simplicity
You may remember a post last month where I talked about maybe giving up Entertaining as one of my “E” focuses for this year. I have done some more thinking about that and am really grateful for the feedback I got. Continue reading
Year End Wrap up: Drinks
Ah drinks…Did you notice that this particular focus fizzled a bit? I learned some things about myself through this though. Continue reading
My Last First Date…
One of my regular readers (who also happens to be my sweet cousin!) asked me, after reading about some of my dating nightmares, what my first date with my husband was like. This post is a much belated response to that question… Continue reading
Coffee & Jesus
So I don’t consider myself a “mommy blogger” even though I write a lot about my experiences with my family which includes my two children. I’m happy to know that I’m reaching lots of people who are not parents as well as fellow parents who may understand some of the specifically toddler or baby centered posts more acutely. In that same way, I don’t consider this a faith blog or specifically Catholic blog, but I will never shy away from the fact that I am a person of faith and that my whole lens of how I view the world is through the perspective of faith. But today’s post is going to be a little more direct than usual. Continue reading
Delight: the simple things that have made my week
If you’re like me, you are ready to move into your weekend!!! So here’s a short and sweet post about what’s been keeping me going: Continue reading
Bring me ALL the coffee! (aka We’re Still Adjusting…)
March has been a bit of a bumpy road. I think I had this idea that by now I’d have a solid grasp of all our life changes and be back to “normal” and ready to do all the things. I couldn’t have been more wrong… Continue reading
Create: Sharpie Mugs!!
Valentine’s day is less than a month away, and if you are trying to brainstorm something unique and fun for a loved one (romantic or otherwise) I have a fun, easy craft to share today! Continue reading
Basics: Food, Drink, Shelter
My toddler has been going through a sleep regression. And it’s tech. So up late, up early- coffee has been my most basic day to day survival and parenting tool. I know this is normal, and it’s not my son’s fault that he’s going through a rough transition of milestones and teething and the weather changing, so taking sips of coffee before I say what I’d like to impulsively helps all of our quality of life stats. Continue reading
Alphabet Resolutions 