On my way to work in the morning, I always stop for a morning coffee at one of the local Starbucks by my office, most of the times, it is the one inside the Hospital for Sick Kids.

I like the staff there and always feel that I’m sort of contributing to a good cause as the coffee I buy helps that franchise pay the rent and the rent they pay helps the Hospital stay open and continue their amazing work. Win – win situation.

I also like that particular location for the amazing atrium-cafeteria they have and very often, if I’m a tad early for work, I will sit by the window, drink my coffee and read. It’s a bright room, it’s relaxing, it’s quiet and it’s got this right smack in the middle of it:

It’s the closest thing to Disney World I have in Toronto.. I swear it even smells Disney in there…

Plus, this morning I slipped on a little puddle of water in the cafeteria and fell… I got up and had approximately 13 nurses, 4 doctors and 1 secretary type girl coming at me to make sure I was fine. I motioned to the little puddle and one got on the phone to call maintenance.

I don’t know any safer place to read.

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