marine biologist takes on coffee culture
I recently sat down with Ella Jesmajian, co-founder of Honey & Roses Coffee Company, for a mini interview. As a customer of Honey & Roses, and a fellow coffee lover, I was really intrigued by the back story behind the business. Furthermore, in a time like this, it’s reminded me how it’s extra important to […]
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One thing that has stayed a constant in my life the last 59 days of quarantine is how important structure is. Whether it’s just having a small to-do list or actually having blocks of time set aside for tasks. I just find that I feel more validated and put together if I have some sort […]
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Let’s be real, making coffee at home can get intimidating. There’s so many different products and techniques to go about brewing at home. You could just go the simple route and use a keurig or another kind of machine that makes the coffee for you but where’s the fun in that? I’m here to help […]
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This is part two of this post about finding validation within yourself. The first post focused mostly on the first step I took on my journey for self validation: self-awareness. As you can guess, becoming aware of your thought processes and emotional reactions to things is the first step to grow beyond them. Last night […]
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Quality coffee is important to me. Also, I don’t want to waste my money on bad, burnt, and watery coffee. We all know that coffee can get expensive too so here are some of the things I really look at before choosing where to spend my money and give my time. I especially look for […]
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I tried this trend a little while ago but it was definitely something different! Basically if you haven’t seen this all over social media its Dalgona Coffee/Whipped Coffee. Theres only three ingredients and it originated in Korea I think. All you need is: hot coffee (or I used hot coffee, my favorite coffee right now […]
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I mentioned I was going to do this sort of explanation post here and this is inspired by my explanation of why I chose New Zealand to study abroad here. Quick back story: I graduated from the University of Maine with a bachelors in Marine Science (concentration in marine biology if that matters) last May. […]
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I am no expert but this is my take on how I make my instagram content look pretty. For reference this is my current feed over on coffeeenut (my coffee blog). I’ve been meaning to put something like this together and there’s more room to do it on here over instagram so lets get into […]
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I’m sure I’m not alone in losing a job during this time. I don’t exactly have a direction for this but here I go. The other day I had a call with my manager at Lululemon (if you saw this post, I go more into my work life and such). I started out as a […]
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Why a good planner can be so important (especially to add structure to your daily life right now): At the beginning of this year I really struggled to find a planner that I liked. So many of the ones I saw in the store were either academic (so I would’ve already missed a chunk of […]
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