I wish I had invented Starbucks

Every time I go there I think, look at all these people, like myself, who have gone out of their way to spend their hard-earned money on overpriced coffee drinks. Yesterday, we were on our way out of town and stopped by the grocery store just for Starbucks. As I was running in to grab two tall extra-hot vanilla lattes, I saw a man carrying two Starbucks cups back to his own car.
Anyway, tea is fulfilling my caffeine needs most days. Lately I've only had lattes when we are away from home.
I am almost out of black tea. I haven't bought any more because I'm trying to make the switch over to green tea, and just get more sleep. I have LOTS of green tea. The problem is I don't like it as much. We'll see.

six days in a row

Today is Saturday, and I stopped for a latte at Caribou as we were heading out of town for a trip to the Reiman Gardens at Iowa State University. We went there for the butterflies, but the gardens were amazing as well. My husband, who has recently become addicted to vanilla lattes (through no fault of mine) wanted Starbucks, so we stopped there too before leaving town.
Anyway, the latte was sort of a treat and this was the first one I've had all week. I call that progress.

maybe it's not hopeless

So, I tried this new thing, called sleep. It has really been helping out with my ability to resist lattes. And the absence of a late afternoon latte has been helping out with my ability to fall asleep.
All I can say is, this is my fourth latte-free day in a row, and this without my even really trying.

Day ???: an update

Lately I have just given up on my quest. I was having a latte nearly every day, and I didn't even care. One day, I decided a latte didn't even sound good. I didn't get one. Maybe I'm over it, I thought. Next day, it sounded good again.
However, I'd have to say that overall I have not been craving lattes as often. It may be the fact that winter is (finally!) over. Iced tea sounds a lot better.
I have this crazy idea that if I actually got enough sleep I might (a) make better decisions, and (b) not need as much caffeine. I'm going to (for the millionth time in my life) start making an effort to get more sleep.
I'll let you know how it goes, and how the latte-resistance is going. But, maybe not every day.