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Are you me? Seriously hit all the nails on the head for me. Except my country is not yet currently at war. And I used to go out social dancing and that is basically dead until next year most likely.

I ruined two coffees the other day. Put too much peppermint oil in and screwed it up.

And then I let my coffee friend screw with my grinder/machine settings and it got hosed. ugh.

I really recommend getting a workout buddy and making yourselves accountable. It's helping so far.



> workout buddy

That's the plan, but I also in the most stressful time of the year in terms of work. So it is kind of hard to build new habits.

> making yourselves accountable

Been trying this. I talk to my brother every morning, who keeps me accountable.

It helps, but still rough.

> I used to go out social dancing

Climbing and soccer were mine. I feel you there.

> I ruined two coffees the other day. Put too much peppermint oil in and screwed it up.

There is something about ruined coffee that hits a person really hard.

Be strong mate. Like all things, this too will pass.


Hey, quick question about your coffee – why do you add peppermint oil? And how much do you add? I'm always looking to improve my coffee routine or try new things out. Currently I'm on an iced cold-brew trend because the place I'm in has been in a 40+°C heatwave for the last 5ish days.


I don't have it down yet. I just switched to vanilla to try out. Roomate used to work at BlueBottle. Told me that you really want to stay away from extracts, theyd infuse their own simple syrups with vanilla beans.

I think peppermint oil should work. Would be better if I used peppermint simple syrup I think tho. just more surface area.

Iced coffee might not matter if you're doing a lot of milk tho!

Have you tried making your own overnight cold brews yet?


Yeah, I've been making my own! I just have it black, though – no milk or sugar. It's just something nice to sip on in the morning without having to wait for it to cool. I might try adding vanilla or something to it to switch things up a bit.




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