Ode to Coffee
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As I was sipping my piping hot, freshly ground Starbucks House Blend, I thought, “ahhhh”. I’m not sure what it is about coffee, but I love it. Caffeinated or not, I love coffee. The smell, the taste, the culture. I need it, have to have it, would hate to live without it.
I am from a family of huge coffee drinkers. My parents always had a pot of it going. I loved the smell, but hated the taste of it (they drank it black). When I was 19, my boyfriend at the time drank it and, wanting to impress him of course, I started as well. My love affair with coffee continued long after college and long after the boyfriend. What a wonderful courtship it has been. I’ve always been happy to drive out of the way to hit a new coffee shop or try out a ‘flavor of the week’. When a Starbucks moved into my sleepy little farming town, WHOA! You would have thought they put a mega mall in town the way everyone was talking about it.
Besides the wonderful smell and strongly bitter taste, it DOES have some good health benefits. Did you know that some health experts say that people who drink coffee on a regular basis are 80% less likely to develop Parkinson’s Disease? WebMD also goes on to say that it “lowers your risk of diabetes, cavities and colon cancer. It can uplift you and treat headaches. There’s also some evidence that coffee may help manage asthma and even control attacks when medication is unavailable. Overall, the research shows that coffee is far more healthful than it is harmful,” says Tomas DePaulis, PhD, research scientist at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Coffee Studies.
So there’s that.
My career has revolved around coffee. I can always rely on my faithful cup of joe to get me though the next resume, next article, next blog post, and so on. Every job interview I’ve been on, there was a stop to pick up a coffee beforehand. Every workshop I’ve done was with coffee in hand (or somewhere in the room).
Career and Coffee seem to go hand in hand in my life. So, here’s to you coffee!
Written by Erin Kennedy, CPRW, CERW - Visit the website to hire executive resume writer Erin Kennedy, CERW, CPRW
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Bring on the mocha! Nice to read about some positive impacts from the brew.
Very enjoyable and interesting blog. Neat!
Thanks for stopping in at the clik, too.
Thanks! I know. Coffee has gotten a bad rap. I was sad to see Cuppa Joe go…
Maybe I’ll see you at Starbucks or Coffee Tree Cafe sometime?
–Erin
Hi Erin, I hope we are in the same place sometime soon. I love coffee too and the best part is when I read you check out the flavors of the day. I know people who love coffee but only regular unflavored coffee. If you serve them a flavor, they are disappointed. I will drink either but at my house, you almost always get a taste of a flavor or at least unique coffee. Right now, every month we get two bags of beans, one is African Skies and the other I forget, but they come from Just for love coffee and help to fund the adoption of a friend’s child from Uganda. It seems natural combine my daily habit with helping someone reach their goal.
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Hi Julie,
Yum! How nice that a portion goes to help children in other countries.
I just recently started ordering Gevalia after having it at my friends house. I love it! So smooth and yummy.
Yes, some day we will have to meet and chat over delicious coffee!
Don’t know how I will live without coffee, notice “good coffee”, 3-4 cups of a day, not more. Scientists till now arguing about coffee, don’t know what to say – just drink it
What can be better than sit on your favorite armchair, drink quality coffee and read good book. Erin, I understand you completely.