Coffee anyone?

So, it was an interesting week.  I won't recount the whole thing because I have a general aversion to all things regarding the inner workings of the human body.  So, I'll summarize with this: two trips to the ER last weekend (me), resulting in admission, surgery, two fewer ovarian cysts and one less ovary.  No worries, they were all benign.  In hindsight, I should have had them cut the cord on the remaining ovary and solved any future birth control issues while they were in there.... I guess that was a missed opportunity.

But the point here is that I was forced into unplanned caffeine withdrawl.  Luckily, tylenol administered directly into one's veins is moderately effective in the pounding headache department.  However, now I'm faced with a quandry.... to begin again, or not?  After 5 days with no coffee, coke, or black tea, I have to ask if I want to restart the habit.  And I don't really know.  I did have two baby cups on Thursday and Friday, and a full cup this morning - so maybe that question really is already answered.

I enjoy taking a mug of coffee with me to school each day.  I can sip it in the morning (rather than being tempted to snack), it wakes me up, keeps me away from the tooth-dissolving sodas, and I love the smell.  However, it stains teeth, gives pounding headaches when you skip it for a day, and possibly disrupts my sleep.  Ack.

Maybe with Brian's new tea's I can switch over to that.  Or maybe I can limit to a small cup a day (which is supposed to be good for you, right?).  Or maybe I should just use this as an opportunity to go without for a month and then decide (once the habit is fully broken).  Choices, choices. 

(Also, thanks to my friend Leslie who was a great emergency kid-watcher, and Bruce and Sue who were great emergency visitors/cleaners/laundry doers/drivers).