How the Queen Found the Perfect Cup of Tea Author: Kate Hosford Illustrated by: Gabi Swiakowska Today I am lucky enough to have received an advance copy of a children’s book I’m sure you’ll love as much as I did. “How the Queen Found the Perfect Cup of Tea,” is an adorable book with a deeper meaning than what you… Read more →
The real answer is Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. I promise I haven’t left you. As many of my loyal friends and followers know I am a very busy mother, wife, teacher, accountant, chef, chauffeur, and head home sanitation officer, I figured that sounded way better than maid. I am just relived I still have a sense of humor. The truth… Read more →
Lets be honest sometimes we all need a little help getting in the mood. Not that kind of mood silly. Say you’re sitting down to write, what you may need is some “thinking” tea. Perhaps you need a little lift in spirit you may reach for “happy” tea. The real question is which type of tea will actually help you… Read more →
Yikes! 2017 just got started and it already feels like the longest year ever. With planning my daughter’s tenth birthday party and my twentieth wedding anniversary I think I am finally starting to lose it. Both of the parties are so big and elaborate that I actually have contracts for each. Yes a contract for a future ten year olds… Read more →
First and foremost, Happy New Year to each and everyone of you. I hope 2017 will be your greatest year yet. Just remember if you want it, you’ll need to take responsibility to get it. Hope, is all well and good but a solid plan and sticking to it is what will make 2017 your year to shine. Rule number one… Read more →
Best Teas of 2016 Yes, there were good times. However, for me the bad outweighed the good in 2016. I am truly hoping 2017 has some good news for us. I for one, plan on helping to make sure 2017 will far exceed 2016. Nevertheless, the one thing that has remained vigilant is tea. This year I shifted my focus… Read more →
The Bad, The Ugly, A New Hope for 2017? This was one of those years where I found that even a cup of tea wasn’t enough to lick my wounds, lift my spirits, and bring me peace. Let’s face it 2016 was not a good year. Maybe you had an amazing year or even one you could live with. I… Read more →
*Its been that kind of year for iHeartTeas. Holiday 2016 Edition Wait! How did this happen? Christmas is literally less than a couple of weeks away. Time seems to move faster and faster the older I get and the older I get, the more rigid I become. It’s scary what I see when I envision older future self clearer everyday.… Read more →
Just got home from a family and friends vacation to Door County Wisconsin. Imagine quint little towns, adorable shops, plus cheese and wine as far as the eye can see. First the scenery really forces you to relax. It was perfect timing. I needed a mental break from the election. Naturally, we had family time. My little guy below is a… Read more →
Everyone Deserves A Little Froth Let me make this short and sweet so I can go back to my heavenly tea latte daydream. Like most of you, I’m a busy little bee everyday. Yes, everyday! Moms don’t get weekends. Between the hustle and the bustle I encourage all of you to squeeze in just a little time for yourself. This could… Read more →
*Drinking Afternoon Tea from Lupicia Fresh Tea. A robust, yet rounded black tea blend of Assam and Darjeeling. Perfect to push me through when I need to focus. Paired with a dark chocolate peanut butter cup from Trader Joes. That one speaks for itself. Delicious! Believe it or not this isn’t going to be as salacious as it sounds. There… Read more →
Week of July 25-31 2016 Seems until Summer Vacation is over and school is in session I’ll be posting more tea recaps for the week. Honestly these are super fun blog posts to do. It isn’t because they are quicker than most but more because they take me down memory lane. They give me insight into what mood I was… Read more →