Writer & photographer with a penchant for chips. I'm endlessly inspired by my child-of-immigrants upbringing, culture, travels, food, and natural elements.
Am I the only one who feels like they need another month before business planning for 2018? I went from -15°F/-26°C in Chicago to 50°F/10°C in SF. My body is still mad at me. Hitting literally close to home this past week has been
It’s the last issue of the year! I’m writing this in a Chicago suburb as it is -1°F / -19°C. I left the house for 30 seconds to put mail in the mailbox. I hope you find some helpful links in here. Nothing is *too* robust, as
A little self-promo time: I’ve been nominated for a Sprudgie in two categories: writing & social media! I’m honored to be in the writing category among so many friends. Even if you don’t vote for me, which I’m cool with, a vote for Meister, Ashley, or
In my non-coffee life, I saw the Avengers trailer this morning and got *really* excited. Not just because I’ve been watching all the movies and related TV shows, but also because I’ve been playing the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 game on the Nintendo Switch. When people ask
This last week has been a doozy. I haven’t been feeling the greatest, health-wise, and SCA’s poorly worded announcement & “policy” reverberated through the industry. Ironically, my planned blog post topic today was supposed to be around values – standing up & speaking out – and how that can be
It’s finally fall! Which, in SF, means absolutely nothing. I recently returned from trips to Chicago and Portland, where the colors were changing and there was a nice crisp in the air. It made me think that I might need seasonal changes after all. – Jenn Why You Should Have
Uh whoa - my previous issue sent with all sorts of errors (pictures appeared twice, sections mixed up) and no one said anything! Either you’re all very forgiving or you didn’t notice. Sorry about that, not entirely sure what happened there. I’m sending this issue from Chicago
It’s been a heck of a week/month/year in the US. The only thing that is truly keeping me going is the day-in, day-out repetitive work that I *have* to do. That’s all. I hope you find something helpful in this issue! – Jenn Building a Coffee Community
I am back from Taiwan and still recovering. Jet lag is more than getting over a time difference. It’s also getting back into your daily routine and getting a good week’s worth of sleep. Both of which are my current goals. – Jenn This is a non-exhaustive list of
I’m sending this newsletter from Taiwan! It’s about 91ºF and a feels like temperature of 103ºF (80% humidity). I have nothing else to say here, because the heat has taken away most of my lucid thoughts. – Jenn How to Find and Keep Sponsors for Your Coffee Event [BYLINE]
As of the last newsletter issue, I’ve successfully sent out this newsletter twice a month for a whole year! This is pretty huge for me, as 1) I thought newsletters were too much work and 2) I tend to get “busy” and forget to follow through on personal project
Hi to my new subscribers! If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you’ll notice some design changes. I unexpectedly had to upgrade to the Pro version (which allows some customization) after Barista Hustle featured this newsletter in their latest issue. I woke up that day to
