I Got the Job!

Today is the last weekday I get to lounge around in my underwear. It was my last chance to sleep in and take full advantage of being the only one in this house who has no weekday obligations. And here it is, before 9AM and I’m sitting in front of the computer. (Usually I can stretch the sleep-in until at least 10 or 1030.)

I haven’t been sleeping well. I have to wake up every few hours to pee, like an old lady. And it seems if I don’t press the ‘v’ key hard enough, my words turn into Korean. So because of the not sleeping, I’m usually pretty tired in the morning, making sleeping in a total breeze. Maybe later this morning I’ll have a nap.

Yesterday the job I was waiting on phoned and offered the job. It’s a good thing, too, because it was driving me crazy thinking that after dangling it in front of me, after acting like they really liked me, that they didn’t want me. I’m not sure what the holdup was – I’m sure it takes some doing to get authorization for new hires or something. Maybe they spent a day calling my references. In any event, I’m starting monday morning.

I quit coffee again. I forgot to write about it the first time. I quit coffee earlier this year because I was concerned that my body was dependant on it. After a couple of days of headaches, the pain was gone. I felt better and slept better. I got out of bed and didn’t have to un-grog myself. I liked the idea of not having a coffee craving every afternoon at 2PM. Then I started working at a job that wanted me to be there by 7:30. 7:30, and it wasn’t like it was close to my house or anything. Obviously I started drinking coffee again. But I don’t think I was as needy that time around, because when I would take a day off here and there, there would be no withdrawal headache.

Then I quit again. For the most part I don’t even miss it anymore. The first time I quit, I had a hard time dealing with mornings. With the ritual gone, I felt like I was supposed to be doing something – something other than sipping water from a nalgene. I longed for a warm cup of coffee, if only to warm up my chilly fingers. Eventually I learned about decaf, but even that isn’t worth it most days.

I think I’m extra sensitive to caffeine. Yesterday I got a decaf peppermint mocha latte at starbucks in the afternoon. That evening I had a lovely caffeine headache. So I’m thinking either the girl missed the “decaf” part of my order, or the small amount of caffeine in the drink was enough to upset my head. I didn’t have trouble falling asleep, so I’m leaning towards the latter.

Anyhow, my point – other than to avoid being kicked out of holidailies, like I manage to do nearly every year – is that 1. I now have a job. and 2. I have successfully quit coffee, but am afraid that now that I am going back to work, I will once again fall back off the wagon. I’m pretty determined, though. Lots of people get through life without caffeine. All those mormons… I’ll let you know how it goes.

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