When writing my memoir, I had to make the difficult decision to not include the bonus nine lunches that I had. These were wonderful opportunities as well! Read on…
Let’s Do Lunch: Week 9
Is the Motown music queued up? Yes? Good. My lunch this week is not the only highlight. It was what led up to the lunch that still makes me smile. Monday, November 11th was Veterans Day. The day to remember, honor and give gratitude to those who either voluntarily or involuntarily served in the military.…
Let’s Do Lunch: Week 3
My lunch for this week was with someone I met through a chance encounter. Her eldest daughter was new to the swim team. One of the coaches said she hoped to join a carpool. I was in a situation where I could help with the rides. Therefore, I offered myself and the other mom in…
Let’s Do Lunch: Week 1
When I started thinking about beginning my new series of lunch blogs, it wasn’t very hard to select this person. She and I are twins in a very unique and wonderful way. We both became mothers on the exact same day, the exact same year and only about 11 hours apart. My son was born…
Coffee Break: Week 51
Terra and I first became friends through the local Toastmasters Club that held meetings at Starbucks. Not only was it a chance to learn to speak in front of others, it was also a great opportunity to hone my writing skills. Often our speeches were already prepared. The environment was a safe one to learn…
Coffee Break: Week 33
My favorite daily comic strip is Pearls Before Swine. Anyone who knows me, knows that I obsessively laugh at the witty puns and general humor of the strip. Occasionally, Stephan Pastis will create a more poignant and thought provoking strip which continues to endear me to the strip. Throughout yesterday morning I began to noodle…
Coffee Break: Week 27
This week’s lunch was with the woman I consider my Solstice Sister. I met Taffy in my early years at Starbucks. Unfortunately, she lost her job during the 2008 layoffs. Over the years we remained friends, mostly via social media. One thing I began to notice on her posts was that she also lamented June 21st…
Coffee Break: Week 11
This week’s lunch I earned. Literally. Alex is my personal trainer. I cannot even count the number of push-ups, squats, burpees, lifts, lunges and ball slams I did to get to this lunch. I met Alex through our mutual friend, Pamela. We always fell into jock-talk and the like. Despite his ‘you should work out…
Coffee Break: Week 8
Back Home! It was a wonderful trip to Pennsylvania filled with quality time and memories made. We are grateful to family and friends for hosting us. This week’s lunch was great fun, filled with laughter and reminiscing. Brent is my former vp at Starbucks and Debbie was his administrative assistant. They were a dynamic duo…
Coffee Break: Week 3
It’s starting to sink in that this is really happening! From time to time I still remind myself that I don’t need to stress about waking up early for a daily commute. So far the most pleasant surprise is the time with my kids. Honestly, I wasn’t quite sure how it would go. I think…
Heather L Cleary 