If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you may recall my prior experiences with organic coffee. The coffee itself was okay, but nothing to write home about. The side effect for me was that after a week or so of drinking it, I was unable to tolerate any desserts. The first bite more »
Category Archive: coffee
May 20
Decaf, Schmeecaf
When I tell you that I nearly titled this post, “What the Hell Was I Thinking?” you’ll know exactly where this is going. So, yeah, I said I was ixnaying caffeine, right? Would you think terribly less of me if I retracted the whole hair-brained idea??? I’ve been drinking decaf coffee for a month now. more »
May 15
Starbucks Stall-Out
A few weeks ago I gave up caffeine. Please understand that I never planned on giving up caffeine, as I really didn’t consume all that much of it. Except on Fridays. On Fridays I went all Venti on the caffeine. (“Venti” is “large” for those of you who do not speak Starbucks. Twenty ounces. Ohhhhhh more »
Feb 22
Crazy from the Ashes
Today begins the liturgical season of Lent for many religious denominations. In my Catholic household, dinner table talk centered last night around what each of us is willing to “give up” in observance of the sacrificial season. Among the suggestions, my wisenheimer kids offered to release their hold on such things as “homework,” “messing up more »
May 06
Day 327: Makin’ Dirt
Victoria saw me digging in my compost pile the other day as I was burying some potato peels. She peered over my shoulder and exclaimed, “Oh my gosh!! Is that turning into DIRT?” “Yes, sweetie. That’s what compost is: plant and vegetable material that biodegrades and becomes nutritious soil for our growing plants.” “Wowwwwwww! That more »
Feb 11
Day 243: Bitter Sweets
OK, I don’t know quite what is up with this, and leave it to ME to have issues, but my organic coffee is doing something weird to me. It’s making me not like sweets. For real. *facepalm* I first tried an organic coffee this past fall (and to be fair, I have only tried one more »
Aug 27
Day 74: Deciphering the Decaf Dilemma
You’re probably wondering if I can actually make a solid change each day and just move on. The answer, of course, is no. Change is a process, and for me it is a long, sometimes painfully neurotic process. I was sharing my decaf idea with mom when she so cleverly pointed out that decaffeinating coffee more »
Aug 26
Day 73: Dabbling in Decaf
Brace yourselves, friends. I think I’m going to have to change my coffee to decaf. Yes, me. The coffee-loving, Starbucks worshipping, have-to-have-it-by-10am-or-else… ME. And the reason really has nothing to do with me. Go figure. For the past week, sporadically, the kids have wanted coffee in the morning with their breakfast. Granted, the mixture I more »
Jun 18
Day 4: One Cup of Coffee (ouch!)
Ugh. This is where it starts to hurt. I need to set an official limit on my coffee consumption. With some infrequent exceptions, of course! For the most part, I only drink coffee, tea and water. Mostly water, which is a plus. But I HAVE to have that morning cup of coffee. Er, I mean more »
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