Brown drink

Today is my second day without caffeine. I made the spur of the moment decision to stop drinking the stuff yesterday, when we ran out of my beloved Coke Zero. I don't think I drank a ton, as I've always been mindful of my intake because G's still boob fed. But still, I always found a nice pop or coffee in the afternoon to be just the right pick-me-up after a long sleepless night. And since my nights are pretty much always sleepless, I looked forward to the caffeine.

But now it's gotten to the point that I am up a lot during the night even when G is not, and I can't seem to struggle through an afternoon without beverage assistance. So I decided that I would go cold turkey for a while, and maybe see if that helps. Yesterday was hell, and I wanted to sleep for most of the afternoon. I did take a fifteen minute snooze on the couch before my swim class, and I managed to make it to bed time. I turned in about 9:30, and though I can't say I wasn't up during the night, I wasn't up for as long, so that was good.

Today is another struggle. I'm feeling tired already, and I fully expect a headache by the afternoon. But by tomorrow I should be golden. I still will probably have some caffeine on weekends, but for now I'm just trying to detox. Maybe it will help a lot, maybe not, but I figured I should at least give it a go. Now, I'm off to drink my water. My very large, very flavorless water. Maybe I'll treat myself to a vitamin water later if I'm feeling crazy.