That didn't take long

Today I imbibed my first cappaccino in weeks. Tasted just as good as ever. Did notice that my energy level dipped about 90 minutes later...

Betrayal, Part Deux

I'm undermining the premise of this blog once again. I haven't had a sip of coffee in more than a week, which is about two decades in caffeine addict years. Almost two weeks ago, I was taken ill by the worst bout of influenza I've had in five years. I couldn't eat for three days, let alone drink coffee. Which means on top of the fever, chills, coughs and excruciating bodily pain, I had a splitting headache from caffeine withdrawal. Yes people, I suffer withdrawal symptoms when I don't drink enough coffee. I said I'm an addict.
So when the plague passed, I didn't pick up the coffee again. It's always refreshing to drop caffeine. I can go to bed at 11 and get up at 6:30 and not feel exhausted. I don't crash at 3 p.m. when the caffeine levels in my bloodstream dip to dangerous levels after a morning of slurping cup after cup. I'm not so irritable. In so many ways, my life is better without coffee.
The bad part is, I've had a nagging headache for almost two weeks. So I know I'll go back to that sweet, sweet nectar sooner or later.

Hey, ma!

This just in from the Middle Kingdom: My mom has joined the ranks of bloggers. Check out her new site, Among the Chinese.

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