life lessons I've learned from coffee.
8 Aug
I am an idiot in the mornings.
I wake up every morning and make coffee, like many (most?) people who read this blog. Every morning. Every single morning. Yet, despite all of this practice, I still manage to goof it about every other time. How can you goof up coffee? Well, let me tell you.
Step 1 – grind the beans
Step 2 – take filter and pot to sink to clean and fill
Step 3 – fill up tank, replace coffee pot and lid
Step 4 – dump beans into filter (the problem step)
Step 5 – turn pot on and go brush your hair for heaven’s sake.
Wake up and dump the freaking beans into the filter.
So many days, I shuffle back over to the coffee pot, salivating, ready for my morning joe. Pour the coffee and very, very hot steamy water comes out. Awesome. Repeat steps 3-5 and try not to swear too loudly, there are kids in the room.
Lesson: There has to be order to the chaos.
I’ve found that for me to be successful, I have to have a process. It applies to life, business, and even such mundane things as making coffee. Instead of WTF do I keep doing this?! I have to figure out How do I stop myself from doing this? The answer? Reverse steps 3 and 4. It’s that simple, as is adjusting to most things in life. The hard part – Remembering the steps before you’ve had your coffee.
I just so happen to pour the water in the wrong hole on a weekly basis, driving me to have black water and a crying jag. And the saddest thing is that I am addicted to decaf. Werd.
I just so happen to pour the water in the wrong hole on a weekly basis, driving me to have black water and a crying jag. And the saddest thing is that I am addicted to decaf. Werd.
i’m trying to figure out how we can be expected to make coffee, when we haven’t had any coffee to help our brain function. have you heard of kuerig? i.love.it. put in the pre-measured coffee cup. press the button. perfect cup of coffee every time.
i’m trying to figure out how we can be expected to make coffee, when we haven’t had any coffee to help our brain function. have you heard of kuerig? i.love.it. put in the pre-measured coffee cup. press the button. perfect cup of coffee every time.
I guess it’s true, birds of a feather must stick together (quirky bird, meet funny chick). Except I have the opposite problem, I get the coffee in and forget the water. I’ve killed a many a pot. Damn me.
I guess it’s true, birds of a feather must stick together (quirky bird, meet funny chick). Except I have the opposite problem, I get the coffee in and forget the water. I’ve killed a many a pot. Damn me.
Have you tried to do all most of the steps the night before, and use the timer?
Also, make sure each person in the house knows who is in charge of the coffee machine! My husband and I often
double fill the filter, which can be corrected if noticed BEFORE the water drips, and, oh yes, we often have the water flowing
all over the counter and floors as we try to double fill the tank with water, and lastly, oh disaster, if one does not put the pot on the exact spot, we wake up to a brown swimming pool all over the floor and counter!
Now that is fun @ 4 AM on the East Coast!
Have you tried to do all most of the steps the night before, and use the timer?
Also, make sure each person in the house knows who is in charge of the coffee machine! My husband and I often
double fill the filter, which can be corrected if noticed BEFORE the water drips, and, oh yes, we often have the water flowing
all over the counter and floors as we try to double fill the tank with water, and lastly, oh disaster, if one does not put the pot on the exact spot, we wake up to a brown swimming pool all over the floor and counter!
Now that is fun @ 4 AM on the East Coast!