Coffee Break is what would happen if a blog married an Instagram feed. Find my writing and reporting, via lifestyle articles I’ve written, plus photography, yoga and ayurveda, design and style, alcohol free living and my day-to-day life (which will inevitably contain a lot of cat content starring Mac).
The Tacos Al Pastor of My Heart
We moved to New Orleans in 2014 and since then I’ve been on the hunt for tacos al pastor like…
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Slowing Down with an Afternoon Espresso
You won’t believe me when I tell you I didn’t intend for my first post to Coffee Break to literally…
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Sanctuary and Ritual in Meditation
Two appealing aspects of meditation are its portability and affordability. Not only can you do it anywhere, anytime, but also it’s…
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Planting the Seeds: Body Scan Meditation
The first time I meditated, I was in seventh grade. My mom taught me a body scan meditation, because…
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Meditation and Addiction
One of the many reasons I wanted to learn how to teach meditation is that in recent years, studies…
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Metta Gras: When Meditation Meets Mardi Gras
Welcome to the latest incarnation of my blog. Over the years, it has morphed from an etiquette blog, to…
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Fatherly wisdom, Thomas Merton, tea and cats: It’s a Friday round up!
It is 68 degrees and sunny in Houston on this fantastic Friday. My friends and family in Kentucky didn’t appreciate…
Keep readingBudget Elegance: Cooking is a dead sexy money saver
When I decided to become a full-time freelancer, I knew lean times were a comin’. Thankfully, I grew up in…
Keep readingDeadlines and Tarder Sauce
I’m against the wall with deadlines today, so I’m gifting you with the most adorable cat video in the history…
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Last week, I decided to get crafty and make homemade cream of mushroom soup. I found a recipe at SimplyRecipes.com,…
Keep readingSPOILER ALERT: Downton Abbey sobfest
Costume dramas are by far my favorite genre of TV and film. This likely stems from my love of 18th…
Keep readingCrafts, coffee shops and designer Marie Flanigan: It’s a Friday round up!
TGIF, y’all. It was a pretty quiet week by all accounts, but admittedly, I needed that kind of week. Sometimes…
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Throughout each week, I meet with countless editors, public relations and marketing people, other reporters, sources and of course friends…
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Cooking is one of my passions, but far above the making of the food in my list of favorite things…
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Read this blog post, then read some more
There is a quote attributed to Mark Twain that has made the rounds online: “A person who won’t read has…
Keep readingBuddhism, swanky offices, Lance Armstrong and handcrafted furniture: It’s a Friday roundup
TGIF, y’all! This morning, on a whim born of a not-enough-coffee fog after much debate, I’ve decided that Friday will heretofore…
Keep readingDragon player: Feng shui for the new year
Each day, I get an email with a feng shui tip of the day from Astrology.com (Stay with me, those of you who…
Keep readingAfternoon tea at Zhi
One of my favorite indulgences is afternoon tea. There is something about the simplicity of the tea and the decadence…
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Today’s question surrounds cocktail etiquitte. The asker wants to know if when buying drinks for a friend, if the friend…
Keep readingQuestion: Do I have to go to my high school friend’s wedding?
Happy Tuesday! Last week during a small celebratory gathering at Houston’s hippest cocktail and caffeine purveyor, Double Trouble, a friend…
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