Up Late

[swestrup]

I was up late last night (New Years and all that) so I slept in today and got up late. Does that mean they cancel?

In any case, there is coffee, there is trifle, there is left-over champagne (which seems oddly appealing and decadent right now) and there are various other sorts of real food hanging around to munch on. I'm spoiled for choices right now.

I woke up this morning with a headache again, but this time it was a caffeine withdrawal headache. All of the espressos to kill the migraines have got me dependent again. It looks like its time to start weaning myself back to decaf again.

Once upon a time it took a lot of caffeine for me to get dependent. Now it seems much easier. I think this is all part of the fact that I've been noticing I get more sensitive to the stuff as I age.

Now I'm off to start the year. So far *checks outside window* its bright and sunny, with a hint of slush.

Comments

[designergirl.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering why you deprive yourself of caffeinated coffee? How many coffees would you have in 1 day? My limit is 3, which is why I don't mind drinking caffeinated coffee.

I suppose there is the issue of getting dependent on it. I personally don't look at it as a dependency but rather something to enjoy throughout the day.

Happy belated New Year by the way!! *<|=)

[swestrup]

The amount of caffeinated coffee that I can safely drink without it affecting my sleep has been steadily decreasing over the last 15 years. It used to be that I could drink coffee and it would merely help me stay away if I was trying. Later it would keep me up if I had any before bed. Later still it would keep me up if I just had some at supper. Now if I have any much past noon it will keep me up all night. I can see the trend, so I've decided to reduce the amount of caffeine I normally imbibe so as to slow the trend as much as possible.

[designergirl.livejournal.com]

Fair enough! I've found that if I am trying to stay awake it doesn't matter if I have 2 cups of coffee or more, if I am tired, I will have to go to bed. It used to keep me awake when I first started drinking it and now, even if I try, it usually doesn't effect me anymore. Rather, it makes me jittery but not particularly more "awake" or "alert".

I can't imagine not starting my day without a coffee! So I'm not sure I could switch to decaf!