There was free specialty coffee (from a brand new coffee maker) and donuts today at work. I was all set on not delving into the candy drawer today, but then of course I had to have a donut.
I also had a delicious Milky Way latte (yes, they have awesome drinks like that). Now, I usually try to stay away from caffeine (except in chocolate of course). It makes me feel different. In a bad way. I usually burn my tongue on hot coffee. Espresso makes me wide-eyed and jittery. It dehydrates me (I'm obsessed with drinking water). Overall, I just know it's a bad habit.
But today... well, today the caffeine had all of those effects, plus the bonus I never think I need but apparently do: energy. I was so totally on top of things. I didn't take my lunch break until 2:00, and although earlier in the morning I was itching to read Harry Potter (and the Deathly Hallows, of course) for that hour, while heading down to the Weatherbird Cafe for lunch all I wanted to do was go for a long run.
Imagine that! A craving for a run right when I can't go on one. But it was fine, I thought, because I still had HP and all the deaths and hallows (that's not a spoiler... I'm only on page 200) to look forward to during lunch. And of course right after work I will hit the dusty trail and run for a nice 30 minutes, I said to myself.
But of course now that I'm almost off work, I am only craving another donut and another dose of Harry Potter. Why can my cravings for runs not come at times when I actually can act on them? Today it's because of that demon called caffeine. It's positive effects have worn off and now I remember why I don't drink it in the first place.
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