1. Pouring milk for a latte and realizing you steamed just exactly enough.

2. When a customer jokes with you and it’s actually funny.

3. Catching a cup that you knocked over before it hits the floor so that you don’t have to go get a new one and write it all over/remember all the specifications.

4. When you pull the mats and there’s no water underneath.

5. Having a customer tell you that you make his/her drink the best.

6. Realizing it’s only a doppio or an unsweetened iced coffee.

7. Having a real conversation with a regular.

8. The moment your first caffeine of the day kicks in.

9. When one of your fellow baristas stocks the lids for you, without you having to ask, just as you use the last one.

10.  Cleaning the bar and seeing it immaculate after the rush has passed.