Since June of 2023, I’ve adopted the habit of going out for coffee on the weekends. On Saturday or Sunday I would try a new café. Now, I go almost daily. It’s an expense I initially felt strange about, but it’s about more than drinking a coffee. Lately, I’m almost always at The Colombian on 99th. I look forward to a quiet, meditative morning. I get to know the baristas and it feels like a community. I journal, work, people watch, and feel inspired. It’s a simple pleasure.

This is an investment in my happiness.