By 8:35 a.m. the third alarm is snoozed and grumpily she wipes the crust out of her eyes, sits up, curses the world and runs to the shared bathroom.
Trying to open the door, she stops because it’s locked, which mean someone is in there before her, which means it’s another Monday she’s going to be late to class. …show more content…
“I have tried to will myself out of bed on Mondays, but for some reason me and Mondays can’t seem to agree with each other,” McNeil said.
After brushing her teeth, washing her face and grabbing a Nature Valley’s oat bar, McNeil leaves Roddey Apartment by 8:50 each Monday.
Finally, crossing the street to make it onto Scholar’s Walk, there is a green and white sign McNeil sees that assures her Monday isn’t actually all that bad.
With more irritated, coffee loving, need a Monday pick me up students standing in line at Starbucks, McNeil said she usually gets her order in by 8:56.
Ordering a grande coffee and snagging a fruit yogurt, McNeil is content to start her day.
“I got to have my coffee,” McNeil said. “Without it, I’m no good to anyone, and there isn’t any need to go to class because I won’t be able to function.”
Much like McNeil, Winthrop employers suffers from the same problem, needing a coffee to officially start their day.
Starbucks worker Daniel Stoutherds said he sees groggy people come in Starbucks every Monday demanding both ice and hot