Busy Day

Todays Day:
6am - my morning walk to work.  I work at my school's coffee shop in the Student Union Building.
10am - got off work!  I usually have a class at 1030 but it got cancelled today!  So instead I headed to the library to read and research for a paper that is due Thursday
130pm - Walk to my Family Finance class.  It starts at 2 but I sort of like getting there a little early.
320pm - Walk to the SUB and begin writing my paper.  I met a friend in there and got to talk for a little bit.
5pm - Walk up to Subway(we have one on campus which is very convenient)  and have dinner with my friend.  I stayed there after she left and continued to write my paper
645pm - Meet a friend and we drove to our church.  I am in a group called Redemption Group at my church.  It is ALWAYS a blessing to go and dig deep with our group.
930pm - Group ends and drive home
10pm - Take a shower and just chill for a little bit

It is pouring and super windy outside right now!!  I always go to bed hoping that it will not be that way in the morning when I have to get up and walk 20 minutes to work.  I plan on writing more soon.  I am sorry I have been so MIA this quarter.

Coffee House Adventures

Because I have been working at It's A Grind Coffee House for a few weeks now, I thought I should update you on how it is!  First, I must say that I love working there!  It is my favorite job I have ever had.  So a couple of mistakes/funnies I want to tell about.  One happened this morning when I opened.  I got there at 5am and It was my first time actually opening the door and dealing with the alarm.  I typed in the wrong code and set the alarm off.  My co worker said that she has never experienced it before which got me a little worried.  She said the police sometimes come and charge a big fine if they are false alarms.  Fortunately nothing happened and I certainly learned my lesson!  That will never happen again  :)
The next one involved me and another co worker.  We were cleaning the syrup bottles and one of them fell off the counter, broke and got everywhere on the floor.  Broken glass and sticky syrup!  We had to sweep and mop and then the other person had to clean on his hands and knees because it was just so sticky.  Of coarse, that one as well got fixed and everything worked out just fine.
I have experienced other mishaps as well.  Small ones like messing up a drink and having to redo it.  At the moment, it seems like a big deal but then a few minutes pass and I realize that it happens and I am still learning.  I really enjoy working with my co workers!  All of them are so nice as well as our customers.  I loved coffee shops before I started working here so I feel like this is the perfect job for me!
My favorite shift would have to be the 5 am shift.  This sounds crazy but I do really enjoy it.  I get up at 4 in the morning which I thought would be so hard and it is not my favorite thing in the world but once I get to work, I wake up, get some coffee flowing through my body and forget all about it.  I also really like how fast the shifts go by.  There are people that come in consistently throughout the shift at a pretty steady pace so there aren't moments when I am just waiting around or doing boring odd end jobs.  I get off at 1030 in the morning so I work a full shift and then come home and have the whole rest of the day to get things done that I need to!  It is really great!!
Another great thing about working here is that I absolutely love coffee.  I love espresso as well and being able to use coffee and espresso in so many different ways is so much fun!  I get a free drink while I work so free coffee or tea every day is the best!
I would have to say my favorite drink to make would have to be an Iced White Chocolate Mocha.  Their are so many aspects to making it, getting the chocolate, espresso and milk.  It is easy yet complex!  Love it  :)
Very blessed to have a job right now!  And a job that I love  <3

Today's List

Things completed today so far:
- Work from 5am-1030am
- Met my sister at the gym.  Walked on treadmill for 30 minutes and then did an hour pilates class.
- came home and made lunch.  A veggie burger and a nectarine.  I also made a coffee drink to keep me awake!
- Hung out with my sister and chatted.  Much needed!
Things I want to do today:
- Read a couple hours
- Finish making baby shower invites(I am throwing a baby shower for my cousin)
- Clean my room

I love to do lists!!!  :)
Happy Tuesday

Needed Changes

Since starting my job, I have failed to continue with some other important things this summer.  This includes reading, keeping my room and things organized, journaling and spending time with God.  Because I have been really tired when I come home from work, all I am motivated to do it sit on the couch and watch TV.  Friday was a little different.  I was rushed when I came home from work because I had a skype date with a friend from Seattle.  Then I went to the gym for just a little bit.  After that I came home and watched TV because I was very exhausted.
I have noticed a lot thought that the more I watch TV, the more exhausted I am.  I want to try and go to bed early(around 10pm), wake up around 6am and be productive with my days.  I really need to get back into reading and baking and doing other important things rather than wasting time watching TV.  Exercise is a whole other story.  I get unmotivated to exercise the more I am out of shape.  Now that I am pretty out of shape, I need to make my self go to the gym and run because the more I go and do it, the more I enjoy it.  I am really enjoying working at the coffee house!  Because that gives me a little structure in my days, I need to focus on creating structure for the rest of my time.
I am still in the beginnings of reading 2 books, Spoken From the Heart and Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God.  After I finish with these two books, I want to begin reading youth novels and kid's books to prepare for teaching.  I want to begin building my library for when I teach in the next few years!
Lots of things to reshape in my life but they will all improve me as a person which I want!
God Bless and Thank You for Reading!!!

It's A Grind Coffee House

I have been working at It's A Grind for 4 days now and LOVE it!!!  It is a coffee shop, where I belong  :)

I will post more about my first few days later.  I have been so busy!

Working Woman

As many of you know, I am now a working woman.  I am still a student but now I am student with a job.  I work for my school's catering company which has actually been a very fun job!  I work random hours throughout the day but am given lots of time for studying, sleeping and class.  That is the nice thing about working on campus.  Along with that, I am also learning a lot about hosting events, the proper way of setting and designing a table and so on.  This is my fourth week on the job and I just got paid.  Now I have not worked a paying job since the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school.  During that time, my parents still provided me with money for the things I needed, I had a car and I didn't have anything I was saving up for.  So, stupidly, I spent my money on things I didn't need.  Now, my parents still provide me with money for food and the essentials(just for this year but come next year, I will be paying for all of that), but knowing how hard I worked for my money, I put it straight into my savings.  Now part of the reason is because I am saving up for an iphone which I will buy when I get home for summer(22 more days!) but the fact that I have worked for my money, spending it on things such as clothes or going out to dinner doesn't seem as though it is worth it.  I am very happy that my attitude toward money has changed and a lot of it is probably due to that summer when I spent it all and how at the end of the summer I felt like it was not worth it.
I am now in the process of applying to a few summer jobs as well as volunteer positions.  I am praying that I will get one and that way I will have money with I will be saving up for next year in college where I will be living in a house off campus!!  I will have more bills than I expected but if I learn how to manage my money well, it should be no problem.