Caffeine Addiction

I know it's true, and probably you know it's true too; caffeine is addicting. Some people say if they try and quit drinking coffee they get terrible headaches, and that's why they can't quit. But no such excuse for me as I can go a day without my regular 3 to 4, or is it 5 cups of coffee a day and never get a headache.

I start the day, EVERYDAY, with my cup of home-brewed latte-cum-flat-white. As much as I hate it, on work days I then drink 2 to 3 cups of the ridiculously bad office coffee with nasty powdered creamer added because there's no way I'm going to pay for a Starbucks across the street that tastes just as bad, and I am just feeding my addiction anyway, right?! And then as soon as I walk in the door after riding my bike home from work, it's straight to the espresso machine on my counter top so the machina can warm up while I take the dog for his walk. Dog walked, garden watered, followed by the reward of a cup of espresso-based whatever-I'm-in-the-mood-for. Blissful!

So it was with relish that I read this blog post by Anne Aitken Worth entitled The Caffeine Effect. When you think about it, caffeine is such a powerful drug - we know from our own experience of it; be honest now. But like all drugs used for pleasure, it is best used without going overboard. I mean, have you ever experienced the restlessness and anxiety that comes of O.D.-ing on caffeine? As much as I love my coffee, I hate it when I cross that line, that hand-trembling, anxiety-ridden line of more caffeine than is good for me.

But just like smokers who can't quit and know they could do so much more with all that money going up in smoke, my regular deliveries of un-ground green and roasted beans from an array of suppliers just keep on coming, and would be one of the last things in life that I could kiss goodbye.