On December 1st, Gloria and I made a decision to give up coffee until the end of the year. We are both java addicts, G being Italian and me a child of the tech start-up world. I'm the keeper of the espresso machine in the house and Gloria is a big fan of coffee to start the day. Previous to December first we'd wake up to a pot and often I'd make macchiatos, mochas or cappuccino's for the afternoon, sometimes in addition to an afternoon cup o joe.
So here we are, on day 12, with no coffee flowing through these veins of mine. And that's just fine.
I've switched to tea, chai, hot chocolate (although not so good for the ivory skin). And I realized that there are a wide variety of beverages available that I previously discounted, granted getting hooked on Diet Coke may not be much better than coffee.
I don't know if come Jan 1st I'll dip my nose into a steamy cup of joe, half and half swirling and blending into the chocolate colored elixur. Or will I be content without it in my life? Time will tell. I do know that my next beverage challenge will be to only drink water...
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