This past Monday I said goodbye to my job as a barista, and hello to my new job as a supervisor. In the Starbucks world once you become a supervisor you are no longer considered a barista. However, in the textbook world I will forever be a barista as long as I am with the company because I will still be making beverages for customers, but I now have a few extra tasks and responsibilities added to my day. I digress…
In typical Brittany fashion I spent the days leading up to this change enjoying the “carefree” barista life both in and out of work. I spent my days exploring, eating, meeting blog friends, and drinking good coffee. My kind of perfection.
{ Exploring }
A 9.5 mile hike through the Olympic Forest with perfect weather, and good company.
{ Eating }
Whole Foods in Seattle carries baked goods from my favorite local bakery, and naturally I had to hoard them stock up.
I balanced out the sugar with vegetable rolls.
{ Meeting Blog Friends }
After years of blog reading, texting, letter writing, package sending, and patience, I finally got to meet my Canadian soul mate, Britta.
We met up at the Starbucks Roastery, because…Seattle.
What a gem. We drank great coffee and talked like old friends.
Side note: The coffee I had at the roastery (photo above) literally blew my mind. This roast has a medium body, & a low acidity giving it a sensationally silky mouth feel. The chocolate notes were the strongest I’ve ever experienced in a coffee. It was like the beans were flavored, but they weren’t. What a beautiful coffee.
{ Drinking Good Coffee }
Good enough segue? As if that Brazil reserve roast wasn’t good enough, I snagged myself a bag of Pike Place Reserve beans from the first Starbucks store in Seattle.
Not to be confused with the traditional Pike Place roast served at any and all Starbucks locations, these beans are ONLY sold at this location, and one other store a block up from the original Starbucks. Darker than the standard Pike Roast and SO much better. It’s a real treat when I get this as my weekly coffee markout.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a French press of Pike Place special reserve to drink while I enjoy my day off from training. Back to the grind tomorrow.
Q: How do you like to spend your free time?
Blissfulbritt 
68 thoughts on “Bye Bye Barista”
CultFit
Wishing you the very best!
Lety C
Congratulations on your new endeavor! You’ll do great they chose well.
pickyrunner
Whattt congrats on the supervisor role! I can’t think of a better person for it 🙂 And super jealous you got to hang out with Britta. And go hiking. And basically explore the places you do.
rgemom
Congratulations!! What a great way to celebrate/prepare/enjoy your freedom. Cheers!
Heather @ HeatherRunsFast.com
I like to spend my free time reading your blog! Congrats on your promotion girlfriend!!! I’m pretty much jealous of this whole post: job promo= more $$$, beautiful hike, scrumptious noms, meeting a blog friend and delicious coffee?! Could we trade places for a bit? So happy for you 🙂
Brittany
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Mom, Miles, and Mishaps
Congrats on the promotion!! My free time?? STARBUCKS…as I am obsessed!!
Britta
wahooo!!! Oh it happened, and it was so good. Maybe Flying Apron will ship to Canada. Or maybe I just need to visit again 😀
So excited for you to be a badass boss at Starbucks ❤
Shawna
yayyyy and best of luck and i know you will be amazing. i still cannot read your blog without wanting to be there with you, hiking and coffee drinking and all sorts of Seattle-ing. we need to make this happen!
B
That hike looks beautiful! And congrats on the promotion!
Laur
“Movin’ on up to a deeee-lux apartment in the skkkyyyy” Congrats on the position! Who is the man hiking with you??! I’m probably jumping to conclusions, but you never know! Lol
Brittany
He’s a fun new friend I met at a vegan cafe. 😉
kathy at real talk
i’m going to look for that coffee at my local coffee place – it sounds amazing!!!
familyrulesbyplainjane
So cool that you and Britta met in person and neither of you turned out to be an axe murderer! On a lighter note–the chocolatiest coffee I ever drank was in Vezuela and I was too young and inexperienced to properly appreciate it or find out what it was. But I still remember it with love!
Amy
Oh my gosh, I was so worried when I read the title of your post because I thought you were leaving Starbucks! I’m really glad it’s just a slight change of title instead. I wasn’t ready to stop living vicariously through you and your coffee-filled life! Hopefully I can get back to drinking mine again soon. 🙂 P.S. You totally need to come down here soon so we can spend time at my parents’ cabin and hike all over Tahoe!!!
Brittany
Nope, still living the Starbucks dream. For now. 🙂 YESSSS to that cabin.
Aja
Congratulations on being promoted! That’s exciting even if you will still technically be a barista. My friend works at the Whole Foods in Seattle. I wish I had a Whole Foods less than 2+ hours away.
harveylisam
Congrats on the promotion! The hiking pictures look beautiful. I want to go hiking. Right now.
Jess @hellotofit
Ahh, congratulations on your promotion!! Very happy for you 🙂 depending on my mood, I like to spend my free time by: taking yoga, eating something (not too healthy) with friends, blogging, or sitting couch-potato style on the couch while watching a show with eyes glazed over, mouth slightly open.
Brittany
Haha, love this comment.
Kelsey
How do I like to spend my free time?! It is a loaded questions but I’m up for it. I love dates with friends, going to CrossFit, watching movies or Netflix, reading blogs, reading books, organize (#nerd). Overall, I just like doing the fun little things in life I can’t do while sitting at my desk from 9-5…except that I catch up on blogs during down time (which is a lot this week)…shhh, don’t tell.
Heather P. at Fancy Alter Ego
Congratulations on your new role! I think the Roastery is the perfect place to meet up with people, as long as it’s not too busy (it does get pretty loud sometimes)!
Someday I’m going to have to pick your brain about hiking trails – there are so many here it’s overwhelming!
Brittany
We went on a Sunday, and it was definitely the busiest I had seen it! Yes, you MUST get out and explore your area.
Jessica
Congratulations on your new placement! That is so exciting and you will rock it. Free time is best spent reading or exploring.
Rach @ This Italian Family
Hooray for meeting blog friends! Love that shot of you two! 🙂
Also, hooray for the new change! You are going to be the best supervisor ever! 🙂
wheremyfeetare
Congratulations! Sounds like an awesome way to spend your last carefree days as barista. I like to get outside in my free time for a hike, run, bike ride. I love my French press; I think it makes coffee taste so much better, especially dark roast. Good luck on your promotion!
earthlyradiance
Congratulations on your promotion!! How exciting! Free time is happily spent laughing with friends, reading, laying on the beach, hiking in the redwoods… XO
Arman @ thebigmansworld
ahhh congrats! does this mean I get free turkey sandwiches and extra sexy coffee?
Brittany
Only if you come to Washington. 😉
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables
I’m with ya on meeting up w blog
Friends! I’m lucky there are tons in Virginia!
Ellie
I spend my free time riding the bike, reading and now hiking with a new friend. I wish I could visit Seattle and see some of your beautiful hikes! They look amazing! Congrats on the promotion!
brickhousechick
Congrats on the promotion, that is wonderful!!! 👍👍
herbieontherun
Congratulations on the promotion! I love meeting bloggy buddies. I’ve had the privilege to meet a handful of them over the years, and it’s ALWAYS a good time!
Food, Booze, & Baggage
Congrats Brittany!! Those baked goods do look tasty!! Your hike looks so nice and green.
Melanie
Congrats on your promotion! That’s so exciting! That’s also exciting you were able to meet a blogging friend. How fun! Those veggie rolls look fantastic too. Yum!
dolthack
I spend (some of) my free time stopping in at my local coffee roastery hoping one day that they will have Ethiopian Harrar on the shelf again! Talk about a great coffee with flavor notes that don’t come from flavoring! I should know better than to follow a blog that make me jealous every time I read it – I makes me spend (some more of) my free time wishing I were hiking in The Olympics again.
Brittany
Ethiopian, an African coffee. Does it have flavors of berries or citrus? A bright coffee perhaps with a tangy acidity? I always love good coffee talk. 🙂
Jane
A great hike and yummy food. Sounds like a great way to spend free time! That’s two of the things I enjoy also, as well as reading lovely blogs such as yours. 🙂
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
Kiiiind of had a mini panic attack there when I thought you were leaving Bux. Phew. Don’t do that to me. Congrats on the new position, lady 🙂 And… a better Pike’s?!? Can I come live with you and drink all your coffee?
Brittany
No lie, I’ve thought about sending you a bag because I know you like the traditional roast so much. Not sure if you’d like this one though. I say we give it a try. I’ll message you for your mailing deets. 😉
An Unrefined Vegan
Congratulations, Brittany!! You are going to be a fantastic supe. And SO fun to meet blogging besties :-).
Hayley
Congrats girl! I love that you work at Starbucks and wait…you live in Seattle? Did I know this? I was literally JUST there and went to a few different Starbucks throughout the weekend. We should’ve had a coffee date!!
Brittany
Whaaaaa!!? Yea I live about an hour outside of Seattle! Next time you come LET ME KNOW!
BabetaRuns
Wohoooo!! CONGRATS!!!
An hour from Seattle? When I was working for Starbucks, I spend three months training in a store in Tacoma :))
Brittany
Ha! How funny, I go to Tacoma often.
BabetaRuns
World is small!!!! I always say that :)))
50statecanuck
Well obviously Britta is awesome…she is Canadian! :)))
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Congrats on the promotion. That is awesome and well deserved.
I want to try this special Pike Place blend. Can we make this happen? Also, blogger meets up are the bomb, especially ones that last for days!
Brittany
I’ll bring a bag (or two) when I visit! 👍
macaom
Congrats!
darwinontherocks
Congratulations for the new responsibilities, I hope you won’t regret it haha ! It’s always nice to meet blog friends
Free time, what is that ? 🙂 I wish I had more free time these days so I could take care of my blog 😀
pangie223
Congratulations! That must be exciting 🙂 The hiking pictures are beautiful!
Leslie @ TriathleteTreats
Very exciting on the promotion!! Congrats!!
Those veggie rolls look amazing!!
So fun to meet a blogger friend!!
Deborah
I think it’s amazing how the Internet connects people. On the one hand it seems obvious, on the other it’s mostly virtual and people meet through a computer screen. A few years ago I met – in person – people I had been communicating with for many months via a writer’s exchange. It was a great experience. New to blogging, I am already amazed to see people from other continents reading my humble posts, and equally amazed to see how interesting and accomplished many of the other blogger are.
Well done on your promotion! And, in a weird way, I am glad blog friends have met in real life.
D
PS: Good coffee is what gets me up in the morning 🙂
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
Congrats on being a supervisor. So excited for you 😀
jennifer prod
aww brit, congrats on the new gig! i would happily go work for you – it actually sounds really fun? hehe, you’re gonna be a great boss 🙂
Lucie Elizabeth (@CollectingLight)
Your blog takes my coffee jealousy to another level! Congrats on upgrading to supervisor, you totally, totally deserve it!
Lauren @ ihadabiglunch
Congrats! you’re moving up in the world 🙂 and I mean that because you spend as much time as possible doing things you love. Exploring, hiking, drinking/obsessing over coffee, meeting new people, eating treats, meeting new people, writing….it’s inspirational! I always look to you when I get nervous that I don’t have a “plan” yet — those without a set-in-stone plan seem to really be the happiest. I think we’re both similar in that way 🙂
The Vegan 8
Congratulations on moving up to supervisor! You ROCK girlfriend! I know how much you love your job, so that is wonderful! Those veggie rolls look amazing too and I would totally justify all the sweets with those too, lol!
Luv What You Do
Congrats on the new role! How exciting! And your hike and blog meet up look fun!
Christina Does It All
Congrats, lady!
melliedee
exciting!! I hope you enjoy being a supervisor!! I am so happy for all that you’re achieving right now. I remember when you wanted to be a dental hygienist!! haha the job you have now definitely sounds much more fun.
Nicole Marie Story
yeah! congratulations! i need you to meet this blog friend! and g money! :):)
Sophie33
Congrats on your promotion! 🙂 Well done you & how cool that you met up with Britta! She has been a long blog friend, like forever! 🙂 yeah!
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di @ life of di.
Whoo-hoo for the promotion! I’m a little late to this post so I hope it has been going well for you 🙂
Natalie @ The Ravenous Mommy
Congrats on your promotion!!!
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