If someone would have handed me a latte today, I would have taken it gratefully, but I was determined not to buy one. Surprisingly, nobody ever did come up and offer me a latte.
Starting over--one day clean
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One woman's musings on all things caffeinated
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LOOK AWAY!!!!
Why give up overpriced coffee when it is so yummy?
It's true, I do like my soy vanilla lattes. The question is, do I like them five dollars worth?
More than once, I've tried to quit purchasing overpriced coffee drinks and the accompanying overpriced baked goods. Most recently, I added up the average amount I might spend in a month and decided to donate that money to Save the Children, reasoning that the funds would be better spend providing clean water, food, medical care and education for children in Malawi than on soy vanilla lattes and white chocolate mochas.
I stuck with my commitment for a while, but then I started making exceptions to my rule for "special occasions."
Vacations, weekends, hanging out with friends, having time to myself, and being especially tired all counted as special occasions.
Now Save the Children is receiving our monthly support, but Starbucks and Caribou are still getting nearly the same amount.
It's come to the point that I don't even enjoy lattes that much, and I could get my caffeine fix at a much more reasonable cost at home, or even opting for overpriced tea or plain coffee. However, the siren song (or, more accurately, the smell) is hard to resist.
Is it possible for me to give up lattes once and for all?
More than once, I've tried to quit purchasing overpriced coffee drinks and the accompanying overpriced baked goods. Most recently, I added up the average amount I might spend in a month and decided to donate that money to Save the Children, reasoning that the funds would be better spend providing clean water, food, medical care and education for children in Malawi than on soy vanilla lattes and white chocolate mochas.
I stuck with my commitment for a while, but then I started making exceptions to my rule for "special occasions."
Vacations, weekends, hanging out with friends, having time to myself, and being especially tired all counted as special occasions.
Now Save the Children is receiving our monthly support, but Starbucks and Caribou are still getting nearly the same amount.
It's come to the point that I don't even enjoy lattes that much, and I could get my caffeine fix at a much more reasonable cost at home, or even opting for overpriced tea or plain coffee. However, the siren song (or, more accurately, the smell) is hard to resist.
Is it possible for me to give up lattes once and for all?
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March
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- Day 31: three days in a row
- Days 29 and 30: no free lattes, so I'm latte-free
- Days 27 and 28: don't want to let a good latte go ...
- Day 26: one day latte-free
- Day 25: who'da thunk it?
- Days 12-24: every day, twice a day, who's counting?
- Day 11: back on track
- Day Ten: the slippery slope
- Day Nine: failed, sort of
- Day Eight: that was a close one
- Day Seven: one week latte free
- Day Six: not as easy
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About Me
- Ruth
- My house is messy and my kids are picky eaters and sometimes I stay up too late for no good reason and then I'm grumpy the next day. But otherwise we're all pretty happy so maybe I should quit worrying about that stuff.
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