Are you tired of me trying to guess what day it is yet? Word off the street is, it’s somewhere near the beginning of the week… time to grab a cuppa caffeination and uh, stay right where you are, I guess?

Are you missing your old routine? Are you missing the little tidbits of normalcy that used to seem trivial, but now seem like a lifeline attached to reality as we knew it? For example, the casual coffee run. I’m even missing getting together with a friend to line up for twenty minutes for boujee coffees that we undoubtedly paid too much for. (Insert a comment about millennials and their priorities here.) In the absence of the daily rituals that fleshed out our former routines and brought a sense of comforting reliability to our world, I would like to suggest the creative invention of something new to temporarily take its place.

Sadly, a lot of coffeeshops are currently closed, and many of us are being forced to reconsider how we are allocating our resources. (And unfortunately those $7 lattes may not necessarily fit into the most sensible daily budget.) But good coffee is good coffee, man. Those cravings are not going to go away. With a little extra time on your hands, why not learn to make your own bomb ass cold brew? You can easily make boujee coffee your way AND save a bunch of money doing so. Better yet, because everything is better with a little magic, you can infuse your custom-crafted libation with an enchantment for an extra kick.

To make your cold brew, you need coffee grounds. Coarsely ground coffee is ideal, but I have also successfully used espresso powder and it’s delicious. You’ll want to have a large container for your brew, something for stirring, and compostable or reusable cold brew coffee bags (you can order compostable ones or reusable cheesecloth ones on Amazon). I use a big Mason jar and compostable coffee bags (Millennial moment).

The process of making your own cold brew is actually super easy! Just fill a cold brew coffee bag with coffee grounds, drop it in a large jar and add water! (Usually about a 1:5 coffee to water ratio is good, but feel free to play around.) Once your container is full, give it three swirls counter-clockwise to slough off any inertia, and stir clockwise until the mixture looks and feels blended. While stirring, visualize the coffee bringing out the energy and vitality you need to make your dreams come true. Picture it fueling your life force and filling you with the confidence and motivation required to accomplish your goals. I also like to tell it “I love you!” (I really do.) When you are done swirling it around, give yourself a little pat on the back: you are unstoppable!

Let your brew steep in the fridge overnight, ideally for at least 18-24 hours. The next day, voila! You now have an energetically charged empowering beverage that will be the wind beneath your magical wings! Drink up, appreciate, and make magic happen!