P.S.2. A friend made me realize I missed mentioning chocolate. So I've decided I'll take this one as a topic for my next entry. Coffee vs. Chocolate ..sounds good? Stay tuned for more information next week. :)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Other options besides drinking coffee...
P.S.2. A friend made me realize I missed mentioning chocolate. So I've decided I'll take this one as a topic for my next entry. Coffee vs. Chocolate ..sounds good? Stay tuned for more information next week. :)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Bad things about coffee ¬¬
This topic wasn’t on my list, but my friends here are telling me to stop talking about the good aspects of coffee and for once write about the negative things. Honestly, I think these will be the hardest entry to write. 250 words of things I rather ignore… but I've got an idea, let’s make this as fun as possible.
3 negative aspects about coffee:
1. CAUTION: HOT CONTENT. Whenever you read this, or whenever you know it’s true, BE CAREFUL. Believe me, you don’t want to burn yourself with it and spend the rest of the day with a scalded tongue or a burned hand.
2. Watch out were you place it. If you’re not careful enough (and considering how sleepy you usually are in the mornings or late at night) you may spill it over your work or laptop. And that’s the last thing we would want to happen.
3. Avoid excess. Coffee might sometimes be useful, but too much coffee can cause you problems: for example, not being able to sleep at night (insomnia) or being hyperactive (jumping and fooling around, doing or saying things you might later regret).
And those are some of the things I could come up with. I hope you are satisfied with the results of forcing me to write about the negative aspects of coffee. Maybe someday I’ll retake this topic and write what the recent studies and investigations done show about coffee and its effects. I’m so sorry if you were expecting something else, I know I promised I would try to be objective in this blog, but coffee saved me today so I’m not saying anything really bad about it for now. :)
XO.
P.S. Make sure your head doesn't get stuck in your cup of coffee. That's also an undesirable situation. :)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Empty coffee bag... transformed into.. a wallet ! :P
First, I found this article on Lifehacker on how to make a wallet out of an empty coffee bag. It gives you the link to the actual page where you can find the steps for making one: Instructables.com. Can you imagine that? First, it’s actually a useful thing, since that way you are not spending on buying a new wallet that will eventually wore out or you might lose and have to replace. This is an easy way to have a cool wallet, different to everyone else’s and I bet it would be even prettier than your actual one. It’s also something you can brag about (if you did it on your own) or give as a gift to someone. It’s especially great for coffee lovers to show their addiction and to receive a subtle scent of coffee smell every time you open your wallet. Isn’t that nice? :)
Here’s a picture of the final product, though you are entitle to try out your own ideas:
Summing up, the steps are basically:
1. Open the empty bag of coffee.
2. Remove the vacuum belly button.
3. Practice folding to make sure you like how it'll look.
4. Sew (or duct tape) the hem.
5. Measure and sew the middle separator.
6. Measure and sew (or duct tape) the ends.
7. Attach Velcro closure (optional).
8. Fill it with money, cards, etc.
9. Make friends with the curious admirers of your wallet!
(instructables.com)
So whenever you feel like doing something with your own hands, this is a really good option that will entertain you for a while. This is perhaps a great example of reusing material and how to be creative with things you may find at home, like an empty coffee bag.
Works cited:
Rogers, Matthew. "Make a Delicious-Smelling Wallet Out of an Empty Coffee Bag." Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done. N.p., 19 May 2011. Web. 12 Oct. 2011.
katmckee. "Make a Coffee Bag Wallet & Friends for free." Instructables - Make, How To, and DIY. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. <http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Real-Wallet-out-of-a-Coffee-Bag-a-few-New/ >