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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

My Friend , My Confidante

I tried to quit it. January resolutions left me sipping hot teas and day dreaming of my bitter, caffeinated friend. I will be honest... I didn't last too long and now I'm back on the hard stuff. I even traded in my old coffee maker for an espresso machine and now lattes are my twice daily indulgence (and the one extra I had at dinner this evening with my mom).

I did switch to half-caff, though. That's something, right?

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Nahuatl · 679 weeks ago

The same here, I'm back on it. Love your cup.

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MamaAsh Grove · 679 weeks ago

Oh Julie I too have tried. I love tea very much, but it is no substitute for coffee!! I have decided to enjoy two cups of good strong coffee each day, and no more. Half caf is definitely something, good going!

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lucinda · 679 weeks ago

How interesting! Me too, after the holidays and part of the new year resolutions, I determined to clean up my diet.I was off coffee for , uh, about 6 weeks. I drank a lot of teas, and juice in the morning....but ugh, nothing was quite the same. It's true, the coffee feels like a dear friend ! I limit it to one large cup. One thing I learned from Ayurveda is to put a dash of nutmeg and or cardamom in the coffee and by their practices , this counters the negative effects of coffee on the system. It has become a pleasant habit to add these spices to the coffee and it helps me think it is "now okay" ! And , well , in the end, there could be a lot worse things to "indulge" in !!!

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thiscosylife 81p · 679 weeks ago

Oh, Lucinda,you've just added fuel to the fire! My afternoon cup is definitely going to get a little spicy now. :)

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Gesche · 678 weeks ago

Why do I never think about the spices? I love it so much and if it helps to neutralize the negativ effects of coffee, even better!

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Laura · 679 weeks ago

oh coffee, how i love you too ;-)

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eidolons · 679 weeks ago

I used to drink at least a pot of coffee a day. I'm down to a cup or two of french press a day (with the random treat of a soy mocha from EarthFare once in a while). I will never give up my coffee. Never ever. Come on, I even have a tattoo of a coffee cup for pete's sake! (:

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thiscosylife 81p · 679 weeks ago

Haha! I wear my passion proudly, too.But mine is a yarn ball and knitting needles!

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Cecilia · 679 weeks ago

Ah, my poison is tea. Regular Ceylon tea. I tried green tea, peach tea, peppermint tea, chamomile tea, decaf, low caf...it didn't take. I'd be lost without my tea.... ;)

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Cecilia · 679 weeks ago

Ah, my poison is tea. Regular Ceylon tea. I tried green tea, peach tea, peppermint tea, chamomile tea, decaf, low caf...it didn't take. I'd be lost without my tea.... ;)

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tara · 679 weeks ago

I am envious of your espresso machine and your mug.

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Rachel · 679 weeks ago

Your mug rocks! I have a new favorite too, one that says "Forth, and fear no darkness!" in Elvish around the rim :-) For those days when a little coffee isn't enough, and I need encouraging words too, lol. Most days I just drink one 6oz cup with breakfast, but some days I have a little something in the afternoon too. Particularly when we have to go out to run a bunch of errands and my path crosses a Starbucks... their lite mocha Frappucino is my current downfall... but it's got way less fat/calories than a regular, and I like it better too cuz it's not so sweet, so that helps, right? Still full of caffeine though. Sigh.

My espresso machine is still packed in a box. I'm almost afraid to unpack it, lol. One of these days.

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m. bloom · 678 weeks ago

I'm with you sister re: the coffee thing... a cup in the morning, another in late morning and usually a little pick-me-up in the afternoon. Quantity-wise, it's not much (esp. since we drink half-caf around here) but it's an addiction... a serious addiction. There's no giving it up for me, though sometimes I'll substitute in a cup of Pero on days I'm trying to be virtuous.

mmmm... coffee. If it weren't midnight, I'd have a cup right now!

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thiscosylife 81p · 678 weeks ago

Haha! No kidding! I had to fight the urge to have one before bed last night.
xoxo

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