...eating a cupcake

Best thing about closing one night and opening the next?
You know exactly where everything is in the morning and you are so tired that you go to bed at a reasonable hour.

ok, I suppose that is 2 things, but whatever. It is my life and I am exhausted.

So when you close, if any cupcakes are starting to get stale or the toppings got really messed up, or they are just not sell-able, you get to take them home. There were 3 today. So, I gave in and ate one. I threw the other 2 out, but I did eat one.

See, apparently cupcakes are not good for me, so I have been resisting the urge to eat one. (When there was the chocolate covered pretzel a few weeks back, it was hard to resist...but I did). But today was the first time I closed and there it was, the perfect crumbled unsell-able cupcake. Chocolate chip cookie, with cheesecake baked inside.

I gave in. I suppose it is my cupcake indulgence for the month. Pretty good for being a cupcake sales woman and telling people all day long about how delicious they are.
It was so good, and probably worth it. :)

What I really want to try is our Green Tea Cuppaccino. But I would have to buy it....so I have not tasted it yet. One day though.

AND today I got really good tips! Atleast for my job and compared to the usual. I got $17!! See, no one thinks to tip the Barista. But yall, I am in that store, by myself, trying to get your cupcakes, make you lattes and do the dishes and wipe tables at the same time. Sometimes the ice maker breaks, sometimes we run out of nickles, sometimes I accidentally spill your drink and have to starytover.  That smile on my face is all for you customer. When we have a funny conversation, I love it, really makes the job fun and worth while.

Ever since I started working at the Cup, I realized that you just gotta tip your barista, or fro yo server, or ice cream man, or whatever the person may be. Even though they are not your waiter, they are still with you throughout your entire purchase. They are still expected to give you good service and get you your product in just a couple of minutes.
Minimum wage work is sore-feet hard. And sometimes, it is even mentally challenging. Like, how do you make an iced latte when the ice maker is broken and the extra bag of ice is frozen solid?  :)
So now, even if it is just 50 cents, I tip the person at the counter.

And tomorrow, waking up, going to work, opening by myself and getting the store set up in 30 minutes. I got this. :)

I really do actually like my job a lot. Knowing how to work an expresso machine makes me feel kind of powerful actually. Good skills to have.

Well, there you have it. This has been my cupcake ramblings. Confessions of a cupcake saleswoman.
And if this post has made you hungry, well stop by The Cup tomorrow! I will be working. :)

oh yeah, and you know...tip your barista.

Happy Work Day.