there is a women who comes into toomers coffee everyday, usually in the morning, and gets the exact same thing every day. 16 oz. espresso ice rage, with an extra shot, and a sunrise muffin. the exact price of her breakfast is 7 dollars even. sometimes she gets a breakfast sandwich, making her total around $11 and some change. every day. EVERY day. 6 days a week, thats roughly $45 a week on avg. lets be generous and say 50 weeks a year. $2100 a year. she loads up her card every week and a half with $100. its insane. and thats not counting the days she comes in twice or buys food for her office. she buys A LOT for her office. its crazy how much money this women spends. she is a wonderful women, i am not judging her character. she really is so so sweet. but i just wonder how anyone could do that. but then if you really think about how much do we all do that? how many times a week do you go to starbucks or the local shops around you and put down $5 for a drink that last you 10 minutes and 3 hours later crave another. the coffee industry in america is kinda stupid. i love coffee. i mean i LOVE LOVE LOVE coffee but think about how we have changed it. how we have made it into another something that doesn't really improve our lives, but adds pounds and takes money from our wallets, and really keeps us from doing a lot of good.
i'm gonna try and give it up sometime soon. not now, but soon. really, i am.
another thing thats been on my mind is receipts. my purse is filled with them. not that i spend a lot of money and therefore get a lot of receipts. but its like mindless. i get a receipt from dinner sometimes two and they go right into my bag. why two? why one? why not ask me if i want one, and if i do then use the paper to do it. i feel like i am wasting unnecessary energy and trees every time i buy something. i do online banking. really online everything. all of my bills, all of my statements. its all online. it saves so much paper.
i'm ranting about things that bother me.
i love ginna. she is so funny. ha. she told me to write that. if you don't know her, know her. now. really seriously add her on facebook and start a conversation. i really do love her. she is one of the most inspiring people i know. her life is a reflection of who God is and what He can do in someones life. if you wanna see God's working and see how a relationship influences the day to day, look at her. and consistent. she is always there for me when i need someone to talk to or to laugh with or just to sit in an empty living room and do nothing with. i love that we can be together and not even talk and yet she is still comforting me. the secret to me and ginna's relationship, its totally given by the Lord.
i met ginna when i started working at toomers in november. she was the first person i worked with and it was amazing the connection we had. we had so much in common and everytime we found out something else we shared it was like God was saying, "hey here I have a best friend for you." the first few months at toomers i don't think i stopped laughing the entire time. it was uncontrollable. there would be time i would be doubled over in the back kitchen laughing so hard i was crying over absolutely nothing. but something about ginna makes me that way. incredibly happy.
this is why i love ginna caldwell.
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