I Love my Starbucks!

There are 3 different Starbucks that I frequent not to mention the 2 B&N stores that sell Starbucks products. However, the one that is the closest to my place of work is by far my favorite! They have great seating plus a nice little fireplace that is cozy during the winter. However, the biggest reason they are my favorite is they also have the nicest staff working there. Not only am I greeted but they talk to me, ask me how my day is... comment on either my jewelry or something else. They are just very personable. Plus, they give me free stuff!

A couple of months ago, I was stuck behind a woman trying to buy 15 gift cards for $10 each but purchasing them with other gift cards. The cashier ran into a problem because apparently you can't use more than a certain number of gift cards to make a purchase. To make a long story short, it took a loooong time for them to work out the problem and "cheat" the system. I wasn't in a big hurry that day and waited my turn. When I finally got to place my order, I was offered a coupon for a free beverage of my choice on my next visit. And when I used it, I actually had a 3 drink order, 2 talls and 1 venti... they gave me the venti free instead of one of the talls.

Now fast forward to last week... I stopped in before taking some GS cookies into work to distribute. I had quite a bit of singles, 5's and 10's on hand so I could make change if need be for the people paying for cookies. The manager noticed my money and asked if she could buy 2 tens from me. Sure, no problem... I still had the ones and fives for making change. When I picked up my drink, she gave me yet another free drink coupon for "helping" them out. WTH? All I did was give her 2 tens for a twenty... no biggie. But heck yeah, I took the coupon! :)

Then this morning, the cold weather had returned. So as I left work at 5 a.m. I stopped in at Starbucks for a Venti Non-fat, SF Vanilla, Chai Latte and the manager started talking to me and then offered me a "broken" donut. She said it was fresh, she just couldn't sell it. Well, okay... I just started exercising again... and not very much either, but of course, I took it. Come on... it was free! You never get anything free anymore! And it didn't hurt that I had just gotten off work... let me tell ya... that donut was gone by the time I hit the second traffic light.

Starbucks... for me... its a Good Thing!

Food/Mood Log - 08 FEB

Food Intake:

Turkey Sandwich on toasted whole wheat w/tsp mayo
Slice of Starbuck's Marble Loaf
2 - Steak Fajitas w/ cheese, tomatos, lettuce & sour cream on whole wheat tortillas
Slimfast Blueberry Muffin Bar

Starbucks Venti Chai Latte (w/skim)
Mug Green Tea
8 0z skim milk

Water - 80 ounces (slightly flavored w/lemon propel powder)

Exercise:
BodyRev Essentials DVD
Legs, Abs and Arms (2 wts on each)

1 HR walk

Not a bad day... however, the food intake is low because this was a work day...or should I say night... So I started counting my day from the point that I woke up which would've been noon (so technically turkey sandwich was my breakfast). Wait til you see my log for the days that I work...OUCH... somedays, like Sunday I am up 24 hours so the food intake on those days will be hefty!

As for my mood, it was a fairly good day. Had some feelings of guilt when I received the mail today... a donation that I was trying to contribute to was returned to me since it wasn't received in time for the big send-off. So I felt lousy that I didn't get to participate in that endeavor, however I am working something out to make up for it... that helps to get rid of the guilty issues.

Temper control issues were good today... lost it once mildly with K1, because he made a remark/noise implying that I didn't "understand"... helped to remind him that I was his MOTHER and did not deserve that kind of treatment (didn't threaten the "I brought you into this world and I can take you out" comment... it wasn't nearly that serious). But other than that didn't scream or yell... :) ... at the kids... plus, it was their early day home from school which meant that I had an hour more of their precious time... and all of this on only 4 hours of sleep.

Took some relaxation time today... got in some reading time and of course, a Starbucks visit. I know I should delete them or at least limit those trips but I love that place. Plus, today's trip was with K2 & K3. We went right after a library trip... it was COLD outside and we all had books... so we sat and enjoyed our "treats" and read for a bit. I love these times so nope, can't do it... not getting rid of them... but okay... maybe I can get rid of the Marble loaf. I will go to their website and see if they have nutrition info listed for their products. I probably don't want to see it but I really need to.

Now I am off to shower and read a bit before bed. Good day!