Coffee, coffee shops, and then some—it's really just an adventure with coffee!
Less than a week ago, I was sitting in the little nook upstairs while I waited to watch the arrival of my new baby nephew. It was surreal, drinking coffee thinking about not only the life that was about to take it’s first breath outside of the womb. But I also had the realization that …
During my most stressful moments in college, I would bypass the coffee maker and ignored the Starbucks’ aroma with a cup of Ginkgo Biloba Tea in hand. While the first couple days of doing so would drive me crazy—Coffee is addictive after all—by the end of stress week, my chest pains and jittering tendencies had …
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My immediate supervisor has been one of my biggest supporters when it comes to this blog and if you remember from a previous post, she gave me a coffee mug along with a gift card to her favorite coffee shop in Milwaukee, Roast Coffee Company, for Christmas. She also attached a loving note that said …
While training at the main office, I saw The Coffee Bean’s sign across from Dunkin’ and yet, I still stayed my distance all the while curious. But then we started working within the schools and I decided to act on my curiosity. Back when I rode the bus, I ended up transferring busses right next …
In November, a friend of mine and I decided to take a chance and meet up for a coffee. We’ve both been going through a lot after moving to a new state and needed a friend. This single coffee date with a work friend has so far turned into a beautiful friendship along a string …
During the uncertainty of my go-to coffee shop, I explored other shops of course. It’s kind of my hobby. So later in the summer, I went to Alderaan—a Star Wars themed coffee shop. Walking there involves going down a hill and going up that hill on the way back so since it’s started snowing and …
In July, Brendan and I moved across Lake Michigan to the city of Milwaukee as our first major move as a married couple. After some tears were shed and the in-laws left us in our new place, we eagerly went down to the closest coffee shop. I say “we” but what I really mean is …
After years of watching my father-in-law drive me to work while balancing a mug filled to the brim of steaming hot coffee, I decided that I could too. In a rush to get ready for the day, I realized I didn’t have any available clean travel mugs after I had already made my coffee. And …
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Drunken Coffee…. Irish coffee…call it what you will but it will always be my staple for brunch. It took me no time at all to admit that I love brunch, but it took me moving to a big city to really experience a good brunch experience. Maybe I just hung out with people that never …
Between all of the professional and personal goals I’ve been setting for myself I’ve come to realize my end goal—having a coffee shop of my own. Not just a regular for-profit coffee shop but a café that provides another public space for people to come and be productive however they please. I’m talking about creating …
