Coffee and a Conversation

As Told Over Brunch is a home for intelligent discourse from the twenty-something perspective - so the stuff you gossip about over mimosas on Sunday morning or over takeout on your friend's couch when happy hour ends too early. We love chatting about our lives, whether it be the relationships we’re building (or destroying), lessons we've learned at work, struggles at school, growing pains we've felt, or even the food we’re talking over.

What's the Cure for Foot-In-Mouth Syndrome?

December 21, 2016 by Sara Woznicki in Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara, Young Professionalism, life lessons, Life In Your 20's

I talk a lot, which statistically opens me up for more air time for me to say something inappropriate. Or rude. Or something I didn't mean. Or something that I don't realize is bad until it's out there.

I've actually been focusing on this as a 'room for improvement' area in my life. When I'm comfortable, I just say things without caution. It's both a blessing and a curse, because sometimes it's really funny. And sometimes it sucks all the air of a place.

I Should Stop Talking

June 13, 2016 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Humor, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

Yesterday I was checking out at a store when the cashier asked if I was a rewards member. “I am,” I told him, “but I can’t find my card.”

“Don’t worry. Can I have your phone number?”

I began to recite my number when the cashier went on: “Numbers are useful for stuff like this. And for stalking.”

A chuckle died in my throat.

Afterward, I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. He had been trying to make a joke—a very bad joke—but who hasn’t been there?