I CaN't BeLiEvE I'm PoStInG ThIs

But I know if I don't, I might revert and decide to not follow through with the huge decision I made yesterday.

It all started as I was perusing some blogs on infertility. I was looking for some of those fun blingy things to put in my sidebars (and I found some, btw...check 'em out...aren't they fun and blingy?).

I "happened" upon a blog about a woman who had once struggled with infertility and our stories and reasons behind our struggles were the same. We both dealt with hormone problems, but never could pinpoint the exact issues. As I read, I learned some really interesting things, more of which I'll talk about later.

But one thing that really stuck out to me was her paragraph about caffeine. I've always heard it's a good idea to limit, if not eliminate your caffeine intake both before and during pregnancy. I did this for a while, but honestly when things didn't work out, I got so frustrated and decided I deserved AT LEAST to be able to enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning if I wasn't going to be able to have a baby (can anyone relate????)!

My caffeine intake usually consists of 1-2 cups of coffee in the morning on most days, plus some iced tea in the afternoon. Coffee every day, tea maybe 3 days a week.

After reading this article/blog, I have decided I need to take the leap of faith again,

and...

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give it up!

I decided this yesterday and today was my first day with NO COFFEE!

Yep, cold turkey!

And I have to admit, I'm dragging this afternoon, but I know it will be worth it.

p.s. Has anyone heard of Estrogen Dominance? If so, would you leave me a comment. I'm curious. Thanks!

The Best Part of Waking Up...

is Dunkin' Donuts in your cup! Okay, so Folgers would probably not be happy with that little ad lib but I just had to tell y'all about my new favorite cup o' joe! First of all, I have become a coffee addict of sorts. It's not that I have coffee all day; in fact the opposite is true. I wake up, get ready for work and when I get there the first thing I do is start a pot of coffee in our "lounge." I put quotes around that because it isn't actually the teacher's lounge. It is an office in the science lab that I and a few of my cohorts have turned into a mini-kitchen; we have a fridge, microwave, coffee pot, and snacks galore! It is heaven!

While we were in College Station in the Fall visiting friends, we were introduced to Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Wow! It is fantastic! I don't really know what it is that makes it so delectable, but I literally crave it while I'm driving to work and I am not a happy camper on days I don't have time for a cup; oh, who am I kidding, those days don't exist because I would scour the earth (or at least the main building at school), before I went without one!Every morning I enjoy a cup of coffee plus two Altern packets (Splenda for you high rollers) and about 1/8 c. of fat free half and half. Yep, I like me a morning milkshake, people!

Now, those of you thinking, "Wow, a Dunkin' Donuts in Childress, Texas?" just whoa that horsie up. No such, not ever, only in my dreams. However, the geniuses at DD have decided to market their "stuff" to local grocers, so visit your nearest Super Wal-Mart, HEB, Albertsons, etc...and you too can be starting your day off right!

Another recommendation for coffee is Folgers Cinnamon Swirl! We've been sippin' on this for the last week or so and it is a very close second to my love of DD. Oh, and I forgot to mention my suggestions on flavors from DD are Original Roast and Hazlenut. Both a sure bet.Saturday night was our Sunday school Christmas party. We always bring one nice gift and one gag. So, I thought the best gift would be to wrap up...or sack up, in my case...a bag of Dunkin' Donuts coffee and a nice travel mug. I even added a package of gourmet hot chocolate in case the crazy who picked my bag didnt' like coffee. Well, the person (ahem, man) who picked my bag opened it and announced to the whole room, "Coffee? I don't even drink coffee," (did he NOT see the hot chocolate, hello?). Anyway, his wife quickly said, "Yeah, but I do," and grabbed it from him. Whew. Glad someone has some common sense in that family! Please know this is all in jest because we love that family and love to give the hubby a hard time. He was just being himself and we all just laughed at him like we always do.

So, I hope you all have a chance to build a fire, curl up on the couch with a good book (or the remote, whatever floats your proverbial boat) and sip some hot Dunkin' Donuts joe!

I'd love to hear your favorite coffees and give them a try, so leave me a comment and give me some suggestions!

**UPDATE** Friday at work, I happened to pick up one of those peppermint candies that melts in your mouth. You know, the ones that come in big tubs at Sams or Costco? Anyway, I dropped one into my coffee and let it melt. It was DELICIOUS! Try it!