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Ms. Moxie
I guess I should update this, since I’m no longer a barista. I feel like I’ll always be a barista in my heart, but alas it was time to head back to the corporate world. So who am I now?
coffee-lover, serial dater, writer, mama to the pup, loyal friend, over-analyzer, broken-hearted sap, neurotic, messy, lover of all things pink, longing for a food blog…and a real kitchen!, self-righteous, wanna-be activist, online dater, ACLU supporter, lover of the gays, wishing I’d get knocked up, accessorizer, pottery painter, cupcake baker, attention-seeker, camera whore (i have over 2000 pictures I’ve taken of myself on my blackberry), pool lover, gastric-bypass success story, celibate purely by accident, therapy supporter, passionate, day-dreamer, soul searcher, member of the Rainbow Coallition, financial professional who looks adorable at work, midwestern transplant to the south, former daily pot smoker, patio dweller, living in the stupid suburbs of the city I adore and just trying to find love in this crazy world.
from the blackberry self-photo shoot in my favorite city park
My baby Puff...who has much longer, fluffier hair now
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My life was, in fact, saved by MyBux, and so the title – saved by the brew. Always a coffee lover, it seemed the logical choice when I decided I needed to tackle my social anxiety head-on by working in the public. I also needed the 30% discount to counter my $200 monthly TheBux budget. I chose the sweetest Bux in the city(now known as MyBux), applied to work part-time nights and weekends while working from home as an analyst during the day, and changed my life.
I have heard a lot of people talk about theBux changing their lives, and some cite corporate values or things of the like. The people changed my life; MyBux changed my life. TheBux didn’t change my life, it was only the vehicle delivering the growth. After losing my sweet corporate gig in May due to downsizing I decided to spend the summer on the patio of MyBux getting to know people and learning to feel more comfortable with myself. And now I feel like I’m a new woman.
This is my journey. I write everything here in this blog from my blackberry. My laptop is only used to add pictures later. I’m always striving for self-awareness and gaining part of my insight and understanding through writing.
But sometimes I’m just here to tell the story…
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btw- where are you?
whoops! I just realized that you’re probably wanting to keep that private. My bad. See….I’m still new to this bloggy thing.
Nahhh I gave up on the anonymity many many moons ago when I started posting pics :)
I’m in Atlanta…or the burbs of. I Looooove Atlanta, hate de burbs!
I know I only found your blog thru Buff-Tober but I’m loving checking in and reading your updates! And, I definitely plan to go back and leaf through the archives on my days when I am at the office and looking to invest in some serious time-wasting. Not that your blog is a waste of time – just that its contents are vast and I don’t like doing work. ; )
Hot-lanta! Well by golly. Does anyone still use by-golly? Oh well, I’m using it today. I must agree with Anne above, I just recently found your site, but it was through one of Boosy’s random posts. Both Booshy and you are in Atlanta – what a coincedence. Where are my Austin, TX people!?
This is an awesome blog!
As a fellow ‘bux lover, I can relate to the coffee thing… and even to some of the other bizarre things on here :)
Hey, I just found your blog today via booshy. Seems like you have a pretty interesting story to tell, so I’ll most likely be back to read more. I’d definitely like to know more about what you did (or are doing) to overcome social anxiety. I have it pretty bad myself and just got off meds because they did nothing for me except make me gain 20 lbs. Anyway, it was nice to read your blog a little today. See ya later!
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Stupid as it may sound the biggest help for my social anxiety was when I got the part-time gig at Starbucks. I realized through talking to tons of people that pretty much everyone feels the same way….no matter their walk of life. And I was empowered to speak my mind, be myself, feel confident…
I still struggle with it on a daily basis, and I don’t think the meds help it at all, but it’s sooo much better than it used to be. My therapist loves to remind me of the time I told him 5 years ago about how I was so scared to walk to the bathroom in a restaurant by myself….now it’s nowhere near that severe.
My best advice is to just push your limits in every way you can. As you see that you can survive the moments that seem so scary it all becomes sooo much easier.
And yeah – I have the 20 lbs from the stupid drugs, too. SUCKS.
like I said, I like your story. Anyone who hasn’t been with the ‘cool’ crowd while growing up can relate, I think.
Congrats on getting over the anxiety, and your advice of pushing limits is spot on.
I am not a blackberry person, so it is beyond me how you are able to type an entire blog via your handheld device.
So… I just spent a good hour of my life reading through your posts, and I’m definitely a fan. :)
Thanks! I like wasting people’s lives with my tales ;)
Your blog is so cute! I love it :)
So, I googled ‘baristas intuition’ (for a crap load of reasons, although in the end only out of curiosity) and your blog came up first. It’s great, and I feel like you’re down to earth and fun. Love your writing style. Intriguing and relatable.
~Delian