Hello, I have returned! I have been extremely busy as a full-time work-from-home mom. I have been focusing on spending the little downtime I do have reading, with my daughter, and on my own. I honestly was struggling to think of where I wanted to go with my blog, so for a year, I posted [...]
2017 was a year of many changes for me. I got engaged, I moved super far away from the midwest, where I'd lived my entire life. I joined a book club in my new town. I left a job that made me unhappy and started a new one that allows me to work from home with [...]
I've been following Lu Ann Pannunzio's blog, The Cup of Life, for a long time. She's always been one of my biggest blogger inspirations because of her writing style, gorgeous photos and passion for tea. I recently started reading her book, and it's really made me think more about my day-to-day steeping experiences. "Tea-Spiration" is [...]
Good news! I made my reading goal for the year. Up from last year's 15, this year I've read 30 books. Having this goal has reminded me to read, and brought a lot of joy into my life. Now onward to today's post! I read a lot of books, but not all of them bring [...]
This photo is bliss. A warm slice of homemade banana bread straight from the oven (the ultimate comfort food to me), Lauren Graham's awesome journal-style book "Talking as Fast as I Can" and in the spirit of Gilmore Girls, a cup of coffee (yes, this tea lover does enjoy coffee on occasion). I'm going to start [...]
This week I finished "Wild." The beautifully written memoir by Cheryl Strayed tells her roller coaster story of her multi-month hike along the gorgeous Pacific Crest Trail — as well as the events that inspired her journey. The book starts out with 20-something Cheryl reflecting on her life with her mother — discussing her childhood [...]
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