ESCAPE - an act of breaking free from confinement or control. At work, we've been partaking in weekly "chocolate meetings". When I was first asked to attend I thought to myself "how pitiful that they need an excuse to have chocolate in the middle of the day." But I reluctantly agreed to attend anyway. I was asked to bring a unique type of chocolate bar so I brought Mango Sunset #ghirardelli and hoped for the best. They decided to meet at 4pm. Normally around 3pm people start to get the mid afternoon-snack-rummage urge. So 4 was perfect. We met in a small conference with each of our prized chocolate treasures and glasses of water in hand to share with others. It was surprisingly insightful to speak about work and no work subjects with people I usually don't engage with and avoid on my walk to and from the restroom. The chocolate associated with conversations of normal office politics and pop culture gossip was perfect for a late afternoon break. I absolutely could not live without them now. Maybe I should start wine meetings at home weekly. Alone. With a whole bottle of wine. Alone.
