Do you remember this post?
I was delighted that the days of my bitter captivity were over. Done. Gone away forever, or so I thought.
But a dreadfully inconvenient thing I shall refer to as the Sodium-and-Caffeine Monster declares that I partake of much too much sodium, and it punishes me by causing my hands to become distractingly hot, like someone is holding them over an open fire. As you can imagine, that's not a particularly pleasant feeling, and I often have to take an icepack to bed if I don't want to toss and turn and burn for many minutes before sleeping. And then wake up in the night, holding my hands under cold water for a long while, hoping for relief.
My point is, it's reached the place where Something must be done to conquer this Sodium-and-Caffeine Monster, and I really want it conquered before Camp, because Camp with normal levels of body temperature is bad enough, but Camp with uncontrollably burning hands doesn't strike me as the way I want to spend a hot week in June.
Really, I'm supposed to give up salt and sodium+caffeine filled drinks, but as I just simply cannot imagine food without salt, I am only giving up all caffeinated drinks, including sweet tea. Basically, I can drink water, juice, and lemonade.
This is sad.
My popcorn will be lonely without its dear companion, Dr. Pepper.
Chips and salsa will look on me with scornful eyes when they find themselves devoid of Sprite. (Or Dr. Pepper.)
And I am very much afraid that my sauteed vegetables won't even speak to me when they discover sweet tea with lemon, (or Dr. Pepper,) is no longer welcome at my table.
Last night, I drank two Dr. Peppers as a sort of farewell to happiness until the end of summer. If there isn't a HUGE difference by then, I'm going to call my Doctor a liar and take up my beloved caffeine with the same vigor as before.
Now, here goes.
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6 comments:
::bows head and takes a moment of silence::
I am soooo glad I've never liked Coke (soft drinks would be more accurate, but just sounds so . . . dorkily exact). This will save me from a lot of withdrawals in my life. I hope.
But I think I would shrivel up and die without any salt. Ironically, cause isn't shriveling things up a primary use of salt? I'd rather give up my sweet tea than salt.
Surely, surely, this doesn't include hot tea. Katie without hot tea sounds so sad.
no, no. It doesn't include hot tea. For one, I don't drink more than a pot every two weeks or so during the summer, and two, lots of my teas are not caffeinated.
I would say "I told you so" but I'm fairly sure it's one of your sisters that would apply to--I lose track
i'm sorry. you can do it! :)
i would say i'd do it with you... but i love my dr. pepper. sorry.
sprite doesnt have caffeine! i wasnt allowed to have caffeine when i was little. so im well versed.
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