A few changes (and new things) coming up…
Hi everyone!
I’ve got a few announcements to make here, and I’m sure you’ve noticed the most obvious one – a new blog theme!
Yes, I can’t help but change it every so often. I really like this one, though. 😀
Second, I’ve been thinking and thinking (especially after August McLaughlin‘s social media workshop at OWFI) about some things I want to do with this blog, especially things that will be easy, and things I enjoy.
I’ve honestly missed doing the weekly devotionals that I used to do on this blog. But I don’t have the time, at the moment, to write devotionals for every week. I’m honestly so behind on my Bible reading it’s not even funny.
So instead of writing a devotional every week, I’m just going to share something that inspires (writing related or not) me – whether it be scripture verses, a quote, or even a picture. This will begin this coming Sunday (May 19).
I’m also trying to appeal to a larger crowd than just fellow writers, since I imagine I want more people than JUST writers reading my books one day ;). In that interest, I’m going to be starting a couple OTHER features as well.
On Fridays (starting sometime in June), we will have the scandalous posts – Tea Porn. Yes, that’s right – tea porn (can’t wait to see the search hits I start getting for that *cackles*). If you’re a tea drinker, you know what I mean.
If not, well, THIS is tea porn (just watch until the opening credits start):
I kid you not, me, Serena, and Michelle all squealed quite loudly when Sebastian started making tea CORRECTLY. There is a lack of appreciation for good tea in the world, so with Tea Porn, I will attempt to change that.
On Saturdays (starting this Saturday, May 18), I’m going start a weekly post series called “The State of the (Urban) Farm“. I was originally going to do one post on this, with a subtitle of More relevant to your daily life than any State of the Union address EVER, but there’s so much that goes on with growing food and raising animals that it really needs more than one post. For the most part, though, these days will be photo blogs :D.
I’m definitely looking forward to photo blogs of life on the urban farm! As far as preparation of tea…I love me some tea and would love to prepare it properly but my daily cuppa(s) usually looks like this–1. Turn on electric kettle. Become busy doing other things, forget about kettle till it’s gone cold. 2. Repeat step 1 several times. 3. Finally make a cup of tea. 4. Drink several sips of tea, become busy doing other things, forget about tea till it’s cold. Remember tea, stick it in the microwave. 5. Repeat step 4 several times, or until cup of tea is finished. Then take it from the top.
I *rarely* get to make a nice, proper pot of tea. My daily routine is all too similar to yours >_<. Though I do get to finish a cup first thing in the morning. I'm usually non-functional otherwise.
HA! That’s what I forgot about my tea routine…I can’t drink anything caffeinated anymore because it disagrees with Magpie. I knew there was something I’d overlooked, lol. I get to kickstart my morning with Sleepytime! Nothing says ready set snore like a cup of chamomile first thing 😉
Oh dear. Chamomile would not work for me in the morning. It didn’t used to affect me at all, but now chamomile knocks me out flat in half an hour or less. I would get NOTHING accomplished.
I ❤ tea porn! 🙂
😀 I can’t wait to start those posts, hehehe.
Yay for tea porn! The video wouldn’t work for me (boo). Sounds like you’ve got some fun stuff coming up, but didn’t August tell you that white print on black is hard on old eyes like mine. 😦 It gets all fuzzy after about a paragraph. Even with glasses. Getting old sucks. But yay for tea porn! 😉
Here’s the direct link to the youtube video: http://youtu.be/2eWbL7DKTLs
I couldn’t find any white/light color with dark text themes that I liked, believe me, I tried! I’ve been browsing (free) themes for two weeks and, colors aside, this was the one theme that had all the features I wanted. 😦
I’m an oddball, though. White text on black is actually easier on my eyes. It’s glare from white backgrounds that always gets to me.
Oooh, thanks for the youtube link! Weird about the text, but that’s what makes us all fabulous ~ our uniqueness! I do like how you can highlight in different colors, that’s cool. Okay, I’m off to check out the video. Have a great weekend, my friend.
Tea porn! I’m looking forward to seeing your other new things as well, of course. 😉 Especially your inspiration posts.
But tea porn! 😀
Tea porn indeed! 😀
I watched the clip on YouTube and was taking notes! One scoop per person plus one for the pot. Add half a pint… A good cuppa is lovely first thing before writing in the morning. What’s your favorite blend? You also mentioned urban farming. Have you heard of WWOOF-USA? My sister is participating with WWOOF this summer to learn organic farming. Should be an adventure. Have an awesome weekend!
ooooh, favorite blend… so hard to choose!
I’m really fond of Teavana’s White Ayurvedic Chai, or Adagio’s Masala Chai, Harney & Son’s Hot Cinnamon Spice (soooo good!), and one that I can only find at a local coffee shop so far. I need to find out where they get it from, or if I can buy it from them, rather than just ordering it in a cup. It’s similar to Earl Grey, but a bit more delicate, and has rose petals and such in it. I love it.
I have NOT heard of WWOOF before, but I will poke around their website! I’m blessed to have a VERY active local urban farming community with several people interested in eliminating GMOs, etc, and focusing on organic only.
Hope you have a great weekend, too!
I noticed the new blog theme. Very sleek.
And the tea porn made me laugh. I happened to see this episode just the other day on Netflix lol!!