Intervention, Party of One

It snowed yesterday - our first measurable snowfall of the year.  Of course it was, like, a coating.  But that was enough to make life sorta miserable when it came to commuting.  Especially when it's the first snowfall of the year and everyone's super uber overly cautious because of it.  But that's neither here nor there, and not the point of this post.


The point: I was walking rather cautiously to work from the train, knowing that there was still a slick coating of snow everywhere and knowing that I am, in fact, the Klutziest Person in the World.  This has been proven by a crack team of medical specialists and will soon be reported in top medical journals. 


So I wasn't in any hurry. 


On my right shoulder was my enormous and completely packed bag.  A bag which contained among other things my wallet, phone, journal, makeup, train passes, pasta salad for today's holiday luncheon, and my contribution to a gift exchange*.

Notice the placement of the cup next to it so you can get a sense of scale and the sheer enormity of this beloved bag.  That's how dedicated I am to reporting hard-hitting issues.


In my left hand was this:

That's right.  A venti non-fat, no-whip peppermint mocha.  Nectar of the gods.  And only one sip had been stolen from its papery vessel at this point.


And as I walked, I had one thought:


If I go down, I have to save the coffee.


Yes.  The coffee.  Not the bag, containing most of my life.  The coffee.


And now I'm thinking I have a real problem.


But you know what? It's all good.  Because one of my New Years Resolutions is...


Going cold turkey on Starbucks and, in fact, coffee in general.  I know I can do it because I have in the past, and the longer I go without it, the less I want it.  All I need to do is decide, every morning, that I'm going to walk right past the coffee stand.


Hold me.




*A $15 giftcard to...Starbucks.  Intervention, anyone?


Funny thing: Two friends happened to post about their relationships with coffee today as well.  The Empress is giving it up after a long affair, and Jenny has been a little, well, jittery lately.  Check them out and get ready to laugh and empathize!