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☕ My Morning Drama: A Tragic Coffee Tale ☕🎭

Morning drama

☕ My Morning Drama: A Tragic Coffee Tale ☕🎭



Determined to save money 💰, I decided to boycott overpriced coffee—especially with that 4.5% train ticket price hike 🚆📈 looming over me like a bad omen. So, like a sophisticated adult, I turned to my fancy Delonghi coffee machine ☕✨, ready to brew myself a glorious, barista-worthy morning pick-me-up.


But alas! Mornings and I are mortal enemies 😵‍💫. My brain, still booting up like an ancient Windows XP system 🖥️🐌, got distracted. By what? Who knows. The point is: my precious coffee was left abandoned in the kitchen 😭.

Never mind! I thought. Costa is on the way to the train station—problem solved! Feeling smug 😏, I parked my car, strutted into Costa, ordered a “medium” latte (because calling it a grande makes me feel ridiculous) ☕, and begrudgingly handed over £3.90 💸.

Caffeine secured! ☕ Victory! …Or so I thought.

🚗💨 Next distraction: a battle for parking spaces near the station. The tension was palpable 😨. Drivers engaged in a gladiatorial duel ⚔️, their eyes locked in an unspoken agreement that the closest spot is worth dying for.

Morning exercise


Caught up in the drama, I lost track of time ⏳. 10 minutes until my train leaves?! 🚨 Panic mode engaged! I sprinted out of my car like an action hero in a low-budget movie… leaving my freshly purchased coffee behind 😱.

Deep breaths. Stay positive. 🌿✨ There’s another Costa at work.

Upon arrival, I confidently marched to the college cafeteria 💪, threw another £3.90 into the caffeine abyss 🕳️💸, and ordered another coffee. Surely, this time, I’ll drink it.

But fate had other plans. 😑

A student stopped me for a chat 🗣️. Deep in meaningful conversation, I completely forgot to collect my coffee. Again. 🤦‍♂️

And now, the great dilemma: go back for my coffee or print my lesson resources? The photocopier queue was growing like a monster from Greek mythology, slowly devouring the morning’s efficiency 👹.

The decision? Instant coffee. 😭 A tragic fall from grace. ☕💀

I grabbed a sad, uninspiring mug of instant coffee, kept one eye on the printer queue, and rushed to the classroom 🏃💨.

And then… the final betrayal.

In my rush, I left my coffee in the kitchenette. 🤬

Defeated, I reached for the emergency bottle of water 🧴 in my lab and started my lesson, my soul yearning for the coffee that never was 😩.

Now, let’s talk about my genius “saving money” plan.

Did I save money? No.
Did I somehow spend £7.80 on coffee I never even drank? Yes.
Did I also waste my glorious home-brewed Delonghi espresso? Absolutely.
So, in total, I have wasted three coffees and £7.80 in my valiant quest to be financially responsible. I have, in fact, invented a new way to lose money. 💀💸

The real question is… do I risk trying to “save” money again tomorrow? 🤔
Or do I just accept my fate and set up a direct debit to Costa? 🤷‍♂️


Now it’s your turn! What’s your biggest “saving money” fail? Or do you have a morning drama story that beats mine? Tell me in the comments—I need to know I’m not alone in this struggle! 😂👇

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