Saturday, February 25, 2006

Caffiene Cut Countdown

Ok, so the first day of the Caffiene Cut Countdown was a complete failure. Darn it! I'm really trying to drink less coffee, well espresso really. So I had my customary latte this morning, I don't think I'll ever give that one up, and I had full intentions of having a steamed milk this afternoon instead of a latte. I had a good feeling that I would make it through the day without having another cup. Even though my meds that I take at bedtime leave me groggy for most of the morning I really thought I'd only have my morning latte and that would be it. I got to work, feeling groggy but functional and optimistic that my first day of caffeine cut countdown would be successful. Well, I blame it all on the coffee addicted doc that I was working with today. He always has me go and get him a coffee at some point during his day. Since when are nurses, in this day and age, doctors servants who run errands for them and fetch them their coffee?? That's another story entirely but anyways, 10am rolls around and he offers to buy coffee for the office manager and myself, of course I had to go and pick them all up. How could I say no to a free coffee? I mean, it's free and the bakery downtstairs has excellent coffee. It's organic and I think that's what makes it taste so good cause I don't normally drink filter coffee but I like theirs. Anyways, it's all his fault. I had to go down and get him and Laura a coffee how could I not get myself one? It would be sacreligious, or something...and it was very good. Then 3pm came, when I usually hit a wall and NEED a caffeine fix. I figured that since I'd already ruined the caffeine countdown I might as well completely abolish all thoughts of not having coffee. So I went down to the bakery and had a vanilla latte. However, I only had two shots of espresso, not three. Good for me. At least I cut down on something. Gotta focus on the positives cause that's what's going to get me through. And I was going to get a ginger cookie but decided against it! So that should count for something cause I love ginger cookies especially with vanilla lattes, it's my favorite thing in the world and I said NO! Good for me. Hmm...I really need to drink less espresso. Maybe tomorrow, but tomorrow is my day off so I get to sleep in and I usually only feel like I need one latte, albeit a triple shot, on my days off. It's when I'm at work that I have a problem and having a bakery downstairs with fabulous coffee doesn't help, and I get discounts there! Gosh this is going to be difficult. I need a twelve step program.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I say you go on a caffeine binge, to the point where you are absolutely sick of coffee!! I LOVE coffee, but honestly, after hanging with you and Jen in Vancouver, I have only had 1 starbucks since....I usually have at least 5-7 a WEEK!
LOL
Good luck girl - and I'll keep my eyes open for a 12 step program ;)
Jen