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Back in November of last year (2009) I began a new Sunday morning routine. Hot Vinyasa Yoga followed by a Starbuck’s Orange Mango Vivanno Smoothie with matcha. If you have never taken a hot yoga class, picture this… an enclosed yoga studio filled with 25 plus yogis and the heat cranked up anywhere between 95 [...]
Somehow, I have found myself watching Nature on PBS. Today’s episode “Moment of Impact: Hunters and Herds” focuses on how animals both hunt and protect themselves. I am quite amazed as I have just learned in a matter of 20 minutes that eagles have eyes that are larger than their brains. Queen ants reproduce constantly [...]
When destiny meets innovation and passion you get Strip Teas by Kamelia:Luxe – a tea company with a sexy, flirty, bent on tea. Just ask Emily Koteff-Moreano, co-founder and owner, I did. In 2007 Emily’s fiancé Keir Moreano (now husband), a documentary filmmaker, was hired to film “The Meaning of Tea”. Filming of the documentary [...]
A couple months ago, I found myself drooling over a tea mug owned by a fellow tea blogger and aficionado. Chris Giddings also known as the Tea-Guy could not stop singing the praises about his new Libre Glass. I knew then that I needed to try one! Is it possible to steep and enjoy quality [...]
I do not know what it is like to go from middle class to below poverty level in less than 30 seconds. I have never had to sleep on the street, because there was no place to call home. I cannot fathom the depths of sorrow and pain that would accompany the loss of my [...]
