Today’s daily insanity is my own!
I am not an early riser… I had to get up and get going early today to get up to an appointment in nearby Boulder City …
I thought I would just grab a cup of coffee from Starbucks on my way seems simple enough right?!
To be truthful… I honestly should not leave my home when I am still tired without having had any coffee… It is bad for everyone involved… Me, especially the first person I meet/interact with, people driving, anybody who comes to mind, etc….
I usually order ahead on the app so it’s waiting for me when I get there … I go inside because the drive-through is always backed up …
Frustration #1 – For some reason the order ahead was not working at the store where I wanted to pick up my coffee
Frustration #2 –
The person driving in front of me was going super slow in the parking lot
Frustration #3 – It used to be when you bought a drip coffee, the cashier would just pour it for you and give it to you directly but evidently now they wait for the barista to do it … it was busy so it took much longer
Frustration #4 –
The cashier heard me wrong … I ordered in Starbucks speak … a Venti bold drip with no room … she rang up a blonde which is more money and not the dark roast I was looking for … irritating
Frustration #5 –
I become an asshole … Rolling my eyes when the barista calls out my drink and I realize it’s the wrong one, but not having enough time to change it out and not wanting to waste any coffee at all, (which I consider a sin) I decide to take the venti blonde brew and bark at the cashier on the way out that she ordered the wrong drink for me …
I get in the car and start driving and realize what a jerk I just was…
I’m pissed off about my bougie luxury coffee not being exactly as I ordered it, as I am driving my luxury car full of gas, to an appointment where I’m going to make a lot of money
Oops!!!
I decide when I see the cashier next time I will apologize and I put everything in perspective… It does help that I am now getting coffee in me …
We cannot be perfect, that is for sure… I’m grateful I can realize when I am in the wrong and then to start getting grateful about how everything is good in my life and not worry about the small things that may frustrate me in the moment
I have a beautiful life and I don’t want to walk around hurting people because I’m either in a bad mood, haven’t had enough coffee, I am tired, whatever …
I wanna make people‘s day better for having met me or crossed my path …
I had to check myself today
I will give it another go tomorrow!!
As a matter of fact I have to leave again fairly early tomorrow morning so maybe I’ll catch that cashier and be able to apologize properly… I will keep you posted