Associations are revealing.  This morning, as I was drinking a cup of horrid office coffee, my brain leapt from the specific brand and flavor of coffee my mom drank when I was growing up to a seemingly unrelated bit of biographical information about a photographer I’d researched while working on a...

(Editor’s Note:  If you’re new to the column, be sure to catch up on all things cupcakey here!) I’m somewhat irritated at present. Hey, that’s an authentic, actual condition!  That’s my current state!  Not the one I was going for, but honest, nonetheless. Maybe recognizing and acknowledging...

Gayle Etcheverry's Cup of Tea I haven’t been sleeping well lately. My 3 year old daughter just began sleeping without diapers, and I spend most of the night planning strategies for middle-of-the-night sheet and pajama changes that will result in the least amount of lost sleep. I lose sleep doing...