tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post946884348833300353..comments2023-06-05T05:10:41.865-05:00Comments on My Writing Loft: The 40-Year-Old Coffee VirginKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01709542174278486434noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-15390756356586251922010-04-04T20:55:24.281-05:002010-04-04T20:55:24.281-05:00Hello! I found you on The Secret Life of a Pastor...Hello! I found you on The Secret Life of a Pastor's Wife and thought I would follow and say hello!<br /><br />My husband and I just quit drinking coffee and we are almost 40! We quit during a sickness but realized that we were addicted. <br /><br />After some research, it's not necessarily the coffee that we were addicted to. It was the powdered creamer made of high fruictose corn syrup. It is as addicting as drugs. <br /><br />Since then, we switched to decaf and use half and half. I drink only a couple of cups a week instead of a day.<br /><br />My perfect cup: medium roast, a bit of raw sugar, 4 drops of stevia, and a splash of half and half. Mmmmmmmm. I also love flavored lattes at the cafe.<br /><br />Good to meet you and read your blog.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />Janet<br />www.homeward4.blogspot.comMiss Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823824102742294403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-33579382138286787202010-01-26T23:59:59.567-06:002010-01-26T23:59:59.567-06:00You most certainly do NOT have to drink "grow...You most certainly do NOT have to drink "grown up" coffee. No way no how. I like mine like this: <br /><br />Girls Raised In The South(GRITS)mug, which holds about 14 oz, filled 2/3 of the way with coffee that has been sweetened by 2 teaspoons of sugar. Then I fill it the rest of the way with 1% milk, add a tiny dollop of whip cream and enjoy. :)DC Belle on Wheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141868811765067702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-52218516510075756972010-01-05T18:27:51.234-06:002010-01-05T18:27:51.234-06:00I'm sure you're allowed other vices instea...I'm sure you're allowed other vices instead of coffee to keep you going.... whatever works for you. :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-33062660513054729172010-01-05T10:20:01.031-06:002010-01-05T10:20:01.031-06:00I'm a coffee lover. Give me a standard cup of ...I'm a coffee lover. Give me a standard cup of regular joe or a gourmet blend any day!!Chelle Sandellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813658527826989105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-59588556409673010902010-01-04T21:58:49.052-06:002010-01-04T21:58:49.052-06:00Anything hazelnut. One level spoonful of sugar and...Anything hazelnut. One level spoonful of sugar and two splashes of half-and-half--ditch the reduced fat creamers and use the real thing.<br /><br />Oh, and buy yourself a New Years gift--a Christian Writers Guild coffee mug. Take my word, you'll somehow feel inspired to write more when that cup is full. On days I avoid writing, I can't even bring myself to look at that lonely cup. Shameful. ;)Brock S. Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718214541048130039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-59361638221308870382010-01-03T05:28:48.250-06:002010-01-03T05:28:48.250-06:00Two packs of Splenda (or one pack of Truvia) and e...Two packs of Splenda (or one pack of Truvia) and enough cream to make it creamy looking! <br /><br />I think I've been drinking coffee since the time I could hold a sippy cup to be honest with you. Even when I don't drink it, I'll pour myself a cup just to smell it. It reminds me of my grandma.<br /><br />I hope you don't decide to take up all the habits that are associated with the writer stereotype - you'll end up sitting in coffee shops, wearing a berret, with a cigarette hanging out of the corner of your mouth, coffee nearby, hunched over your laptop nervously watching the other guests to see who's out to steal your latest idea! LOLAnysia Derorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551941107037416182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-54240600304436584892010-01-01T18:49:52.754-06:002010-01-01T18:49:52.754-06:00Coffee does seem to be a requirement for writers. ...Coffee does seem to be a requirement for writers. I like my coffee weak with lots of cream and sugar. Like you I like the smell, but dont' stomach to strong, dark roasts well. <br /><br />At home it's 1tbsp of coffee, 8-12 oz water, 1 tbsp hazelnut creamer and 2 packets of fake sugar stuff.<br /><br />At work it's approx 6oz of Java Gold, 2-4oz of hot water(depending on who in the office made the coffee that morning) 1tbsp hazelnut creamer and 3 packets of fake sugar.<br /><br />The work coffee is definitely stronger than I make it at home.Tammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049355043795581765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-79587516936225402802009-12-31T11:55:40.155-06:002009-12-31T11:55:40.155-06:00YOU are NOT 40 yet, give yourself time, the whole ...YOU are NOT 40 yet, give yourself time, the whole month & few days - it might grow on you! I love the new Chai creamer, makes it easier for me, I don't have to make tea, then add everything one at a time, all there in one bottle.The Thomas Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681361609503110352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-20583169601118991212009-12-30T23:57:30.354-06:002009-12-30T23:57:30.354-06:00Love your post! My favorite "roast" is F...Love your post! My favorite "roast" is Folger's at home in my Mr. Coffee pot. Starbucks: caramel macchiato--triple venti (that's the large size w/3 shots of espresso). Coffee in the morning, coffee in the evening, gotta have my java at all hours! <br />I also love hot tea and recently was given a darling little individual-sized tea strainer and some loose tea. The apricot brandy is my favorite! (Right now, anyway!)<br />Thanks for posting on Facebook that you were blog hopping--I decided to hop over here and am glad I did!<br />Blessings, my friend!Shauna Renee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/17708088343838291339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-45653469929574327832009-12-30T22:41:10.347-06:002009-12-30T22:41:10.347-06:00Oh you are too funny. My Granddad started me drink...Oh you are too funny. My Granddad started me drinking coffee when I was just a wee one. Drove my mother crazy. I think that is why he did it. But way back then it was Folgers instant (mixed up strong) with lots of sugar and evaporated milk. Now I like it best when I grind my own beans and brew it up in a French press. I like a variety of flavored beans but even enjoy French Roast. I drink mostly decaf just so I can sleep at night. I can drink it black but there is still something about lots of sugar and evaporated milk that I love. Guess it reminds my of my Granddad.Lavonda Pflughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537591041005129720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-64378863852028233322009-12-30T21:04:11.398-06:002009-12-30T21:04:11.398-06:00Like yourself Karen, I love the smell of coffee. H...Like yourself Karen, I love the smell of coffee. However, I love the coffee as well.<br /><br />My fav is SB's tall decaf Americano no room. I like all coffees but that is what I order. I like a cappuccino sometimes but all that foam - yuck. But it seems I only get a half a cup of coffee that way and it costs more than the regular cup of decaf. Go figure.<br /><br />(My SB's doesn't have the french vanilla so I drink the instant capp from the store. Not great but palatable.)<br /><br />I still just like the decaf coffee. (I'd drink the leaded coffee but I am borderline glaucoma.) I have to stay away caffeine, get exercise, and get more anti-oxidants in my diet to alleviate the pressures. (One out of three isn't bad. LOL)<br /><br />Fun blog.<br /><br />Keep writing GBY Karen and yoursJames Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05608122989130160872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-58258678356728540922009-12-30T15:37:02.446-06:002009-12-30T15:37:02.446-06:00Tim Horton's large, hot, black, double cup, do...Tim Horton's large, hot, black, double cup, dome lid. Sorry, I love the taste of black dark roast!Lori Stanley Roeleveldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100003378571490221noreply@blogger.com