Thursday, September 29, 2005

Un - Caffeinated

F decided that we should forgo coffee and drink orange juice with breakfast this morning.  I readily agreed because I had thought the same thing yesterday.  And it was my turn to make breakfast this morning and coffee is not my strong point.  If anything I would say it is a weakness for me.  Literally.  My coffee is weak.  I have been doing better, but I am sure a reprieve from my coffee is always welcome. 
Apparently the lack of coffee preparation completely threw off my breakfast making abilities.  I almost overcooked the bacon, and cooked it so quickly that I didn’t get the muffins toasted before it was done.  I then dumped bacon grease all over my hand attempting to pour it into the grease cup.  That felt good.  Because I had cooked the bacon on too high of a temperature my eggs got done even faster than normal. 
It was almost a relief for me when all the breakfast making duties were completed and I could sit and eat.  Everything turned out fine, the eggs weren’t overdone (which is the most important part really.) But it was a struggle for me.
The lack of caffeine has affected the rest of the morning for me.  And is still working against me.  Usually I am raring to go when I get into work.  I get lots of stuff done first thing.  Not this morning.  I had problems getting my keycard out of my purse.  The doors wouldn’t open for me.  I got to my desk and almost spilled my purchased coffee on my computer.  Ack!  I’m going so slow a snail would beat me. 
The lesson here?  Only attempt the minimum amount of anything until safely hopped up on the required coffee.  Do not attempt to go without on a work day.  Ever. 
I’m addicted to caffeine.  I think as long as I can safely admit that to myself I’ll be better off…