New Experiment Part 1
I've shared it once, if I have shared it 1oo times, I'm addicted to coffee. Specifically if it is made for me at any of the 100 coffee joints within a 10 mile radius of my house and handed out in one of those paper cup thingies with the lid. That's right, I spend the $4+ dollars almost daily to get it handed to me out a window and into my car. It's a habit I can't deny. Particularly when I am dragging my ass into the office (which is more and more these days). BUT today (well this weekend), I am on a mission to change that.
I bought myself a new espresso maker for my kitchen counter. Yup. Had one before. Was great. But decided to upgrade. Mostly because I just kept thinking about the sale Nespresso had going on and was dying for a new machine. One I didn't have to stand by while dripping the sweet caffeine from the spout into a teeny tiny cup that I would then transfer to another cup and then whoosh loud noise of steam and wake one of the two children in my house (not to mention the conference call factor). So, I caved. Err, well bought a birthday present (Happy Birthday to me!) and now all is well in the world. That is, if I can kick the coffee drive thru habit.
And then I decided I'd force myself into making that espresso machine (and accompanying AEROCCINO milk frother) pay for itself. No more drive thrus. No more made-for-me mochas. I'd make them at home each and every morning. EVEN when I was driving that God Awful Drive to work. For a week. Then a month. And then... well, maybe only treating myself once in a while to the Drive Thru Heaven.
I've survived 2 days. Almost caved at lunch when my eyelids just wanted to drop from pure exhaustion, but I kept good to my word. And my pocketbook. Just waited til I got home and gave myself an after work treat. So, until next week, I'll keep you posted. Then maybe for part 2 of this little game, I can give up going out to eat but once a month.
I bought myself a new espresso maker for my kitchen counter. Yup. Had one before. Was great. But decided to upgrade. Mostly because I just kept thinking about the sale Nespresso had going on and was dying for a new machine. One I didn't have to stand by while dripping the sweet caffeine from the spout into a teeny tiny cup that I would then transfer to another cup and then whoosh loud noise of steam and wake one of the two children in my house (not to mention the conference call factor). So, I caved. Err, well bought a birthday present (Happy Birthday to me!) and now all is well in the world. That is, if I can kick the coffee drive thru habit.
And then I decided I'd force myself into making that espresso machine (and accompanying AEROCCINO milk frother) pay for itself. No more drive thrus. No more made-for-me mochas. I'd make them at home each and every morning. EVEN when I was driving that God Awful Drive to work. For a week. Then a month. And then... well, maybe only treating myself once in a while to the Drive Thru Heaven.
I've survived 2 days. Almost caved at lunch when my eyelids just wanted to drop from pure exhaustion, but I kept good to my word. And my pocketbook. Just waited til I got home and gave myself an after work treat. So, until next week, I'll keep you posted. Then maybe for part 2 of this little game, I can give up going out to eat but once a month.
