Friday, April 4, 2008
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One woman's musings on all things caffeinated
RESIST!!!!
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?
Blog Archive
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2008
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April
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- Day 65: a failed experiment?
- Day 64: resisted for one whole day
- Day 63: guess not
- Days 61 and 62: could I be back on track?
- Days 51-60: a lotta lattes
- Day 50: premeditated latte
- Day 49: a whole week
- Days 47 and 48: maybe there is hope for me
- Day 46: temptation resisted
- Days 44 and 45: wow, three whole days in a row
- Day 43: an easier day
- Day 42: lack of restraint
- Day 41: lotsa tea
- Day 40: one last day
- I'm sitting at about 50 percent
- Days 38 and 39: My in-laws are in town again...
- Days 35-37: three whole days without one
- Day 34: on 4 hours of sleep, what can you expect?
- Day 33: no lattes today
- Day 32: if you plan to fail...
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April
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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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