Off the ‘feine

In order to combat insomnia, I’m ditching caffeine for two weeks retroactive to Wednesday.  I’m not a coffee drinker at all, but this does mean giving up my beloved Peach Oo-la-long tea.  I’m not happy about that.  It’s the most perfect balance of tea and fruity flavor ever devised, with just the right little tad of sweetness.  I think it should win a Nobel Teas Prize.  I think if every person on the planet sipped a bottle of it, war would stop.

I never drink more than one tea a day, though.  This is a practice I had to adopt several years ago in order to prevent caffeine dependency and the associated headaches that would bother me.  Now 1/4 the caffeine of coffee you think wouldn’t be all that much, but apparently it’s enough to affect me.

But now I have to go cold turkey (oh how seasonable!) and let my veins run dry of caffeine for a few weeks.  For the sake of a good night’s sleep, I have to see if this helps.  I’m pretty much on California time right now, despite being in New York.  It’s jet lag at a bargain price.

I slept great on Wednesday night and woke up pretty refreshed.  No problems existing Thursday and got to sleep a little earlier.  Friday, though, got pretty headachey in the evening.  Today, I’m groggy and craving the tea.  Making up for it by drinking lots of water and exercising.

I feel sorry for my friends who have tried to kick the 6+ cups of joe habit.  That’s got to be much worse!