My breakfast

Hey everyone!
Today I'd like to share with you a little recipe that I have been using to help cleanse my body.  I have been looking for a way to eat healthy first thing in the morning, yet it be packed with tons of nutrients, antioxidants...and it be VEGAN!  It only has 4 ingredients, and the last ingredient is optional.

1/2 - 1 tbsp MATCHA (with Matcha preparation tools ; will list in the preparation section)
8-16 fl oz. HOT WATER (purified)
1 tsp - 1 1/2 tsp APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
BROWN SUGAR OR RAW HONEY (about a pinch or 2, depending upon how sweet you want it.  This ingredient is optional.)

TO PREPARE THE MATCHA
Here are a few facts about Matcha.
Here are a few facts about Apple Cider Vinegar.

Let's begin!
1. In a separate cup, heat your water, or CHANOYU.  Chanoyu means hot water for tea in Japan.
2. While your water is heating, put your Matcha in your teacup, or whatever you are going to use to prepare it in.  I recommend that it be a wide surface.   Traditionally, you would use a CHAWAN to prepare it in.
3.  Taking a spoon, measure out about 2 tbsp of water and place in your bowl.  Using your CHASEN, or bamboo whisk (If you don't have a Chasen, you can use a small whisk or the back of a spoon) to create a paste, or if you used too much water, a concentrated liquid.  Some people only use this step for crazy energy bursts.
4.  Add your apple cider vinegar and sweetener.  Adding it at this stage ensures that everything will be combined properly.
5.  Slowly adding your water, use your Chasen to combine.  Using a chasen will create a foam on top.  Make sure that you are not touching the bottom of your cup/bowl/etc. because that could mess up your whisk.
6.  Add the rest of your water, and repeat #5.

And taste.


On another note:
1. A friend of mine will be visiting from California for a couple of weeks, so January is going to be pretty crazy. I will try to do another couple of posts this month, but I cannot make any guarantees.  I will, however, be doing an Imbolc post this year, so that is something to look forward to.
2. I also understand that most of my posts lately are Pagan related, and I feel good about the direction it is going in.
3.  There will be a design revamp in a few weeks or earlier.

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Inspiration

Sitting in my living room, staring outside at the very foggy and overcast morning, my concentration is broken by my 2 year old tabby cat Pazuzu chirping at my 1 year old Siamese main-coon mix kitten Emily.  She is on the table watching the birds fly by.  I am thinking to myself, what is going on with Pazuzu this morning?  She is always very chirpy and talkative, but it is almost like I am understanding a cat conversation.  I am a human, keep this in mind.
This brightened up my morning, and I am sharing this on my blog in the hopes that it will make your day as well.

Well, it's 2014 guys!  And I am writing my Happy new years post about a week late, like other posts on here.  I honestly believe by writing little tidbits from my day that it will get me in a blogging mood to do bigger mass posts like I usually do.  Thing is, they are intimidating me and stressing my nerves way more than I would like it to.  So, that is my plan.  Of course there will be posts about certain things, but I will take inspiration from my favorite blogger Terri Windling.  She writes every morning, and reading her entries makes me more inspired.
Speaking of inspiration, I will be starting a spring garden this year!  There will be a plentiful amount of vegetables, fruits, and herbs!  The herb garden will be a witchy garden, and most of the herbs & plants will be used for medicinal and holistic purposes.  This is going to be a great year guys.