Three leases at $28 a foot sounds great until one shop closes and you're stuck with 1,200 sq ft that nobody wants because it's too small for a chain and too pricey for a startup. Industrial in Aurora rents for half that with 10 year terms, so your five day run was luck, not a trend.

Oh wow, my friend Jen did the exact same thing with her novel drafts and now she swears by her "graveyard" folder. She pulls old scenes back in all the time and says half of them end up fitting better than she ever expected. Trashing stuff forever just feels like throwing away free ideas.

Seems like a stretch to say oat milk changed your whole customer base. Foam texture and heat don't really pull in a yoga crowd, more likely that studio just opened and people needed a spot. Hiring a second barista for $240 a week over slower pours sounds like a choice, not something the milk forced on you.