Oh the pain of doing the right thing!
I’ve recently given up drinking alcohol and coffee. Well not quite, I’ve given up that second strong skim flat white I have when I walk into the office and stuck with the freshly brewed coffee I have in the mornings at home. This will soon turn to decaf, as soon as the packet of coffee is completely consumed.
And, I’ve given up all kinds of alcoholic beverages. Red wine with dinner once a week is OK; but that’s it. No more. Maybe a glass of bubbly if someone is celebrating. I’ve cancelled my wine club subscription, packed away the good wine for a really special occasion and banned myself from that ‘wind down’ glass each night. I do 15 minutes of yoga instead. This is serious.
I started this healthy lifestyle two Mondays ago; but today I’ve hit a wall: with less than my usual amount of sleep last night and a schedule packed with things to do, I’m feeling cranky, my mood is very low and I just want to crawl back into bed.
I’ve not succumbed to coffee yet. I believe this is a turning point; if I live through this, I can make it! I’ve got a big bottle of water and have just inhaled a tub of vanilla yogurt (low fat and lactose free), that gave me about 50 minutes of energy and I’ve wasted it on a conference call and I still have three big things to tick off my to-do list today: finalise a newsletter, write an appointment announcement and update content on the internet. Oh, and did I mention the two conference calls I have scheduled for this afternoon?
Still, I sit here, wallowing in self pity that I can’t have my favourite hot beverage and my eye lids are half open.
Add to that, when I opened my tub of yogurt this morning, little bits splattered all over my top and suit – I smell like a bit of vanilla.
I ought to really get a move on and get my work completed. I don’t think I want to carry to Friday these outstanding tasks..
On the side, I’m looking up alternatives to coffee on the net; chai is supposed to be one of them but I’m not sure…
I’ll blog again once I’ve found my alternative. For now, there’s a newsletter that needs finalising!
