National Coffee Day

Did you hear Monday was National Coffee Day?

Wait...why did you just post a picture of water? Hang on...hang on.

I choose to celebrate National Coffee Day by not drinking coffee. (Honestly, it was just a coincidence.) Why? You may ask. I started drinking a cup of coffee everyday a bit ago and recently I had the thought that I don't want to be addicted.

The thought of being addicted to anything terrifies me. I don't want anything to have that sort-of control of my body. I just don't want to.

So I started this week by passing on coffee.

Monday I had a headache all day. That's when I was glad/mad I was cutting it out (for a bit). I'm still going to drink coffee, I just don't need it everyday. So I decided Monday I wouldn't have any coffee until Friday.

What did I find? Coffee is definitely a comfort to me and Tuesday when it was so cold and I got to work, I filled up my coffee mug with hot water and it was almost as good ;) And no headache Tuesday...whew. It could have been a long week otherwise.

Once I found my hot water trick, I was golden.

And today I enjoyed my cup of coffee.

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