The Caffeine Update

Approximately one year ago I decided to give up caffeine. One of the main reasons was that I wasn't sleeping well so I was hoping that I would sleep better if I didn't drink caffeine.

This year I have decided that I need caffeine back in my life!! :)

I'm still not sleeping well (I have a lot of trouble shutting off my brain at night) so obviously caffeine was not affecting my sleep. Also, without coffee and tea, I was running out of things to drink (I love water but will drink too much sometimes so I need alternative beverages). So I was turning to sugary unhealthy drinks like Sprite and Lemonade and I have decided that it would be much healthier for me to return to my 0 calorie tea and coffee drinking habits!! Also, last winter I found it was hard to get through the Illinois winter without my coffee so I'm excited that this winter I will be back to drinking my cup of Joe. A final reason, dumb as it may be, did I really think I could get through the process of writing my dissertation without caffeine?!! I was pretty worried about that!

(Please note: I have no doubt I could have stayed off of the caffeine, but I like to justify things so the above are my justifications. I do not necessarily need to justify my return to caffeine, but for some reason I always feel a need to justify things - like purchases, I must always have justifications for purchasing clothes, etc.)

Let's just say, my pumpkin spice latte this morning tasted incredibly delicious!!! And I bought some Starbucks coffee yesterday (Karen, you sure you don't want to work part time at Starbucks?! I could use free coffee again!!) and I cannot wait to make some at home tomorrow while holding my online office hours!!

Hello caffeine! Welcome back!!

Smile: Yay for a week with my hubby!!

Frown: Boo for having to be in class (I may or may not be in class right now!) instead of spending the day at home celebrating his birthday with him!!