The first thing I do every morning is make my coffee.

Like imagine…eyes half closed, phone gripped in hand, and my mug in the other waiting for the liquid elixir.

Every. Morning.

Years ago, I used to drink my coffee with coffee-mate and sugar. Hmmm…. nice healthy choices, right? Lol… not even close. Oh, and all those years ago, I would’ve had a cigarette (or three) to go along with the jazzed-up coffee…whoop whoop let’s get the day started!!

Oh, how times change.

I gave up the good stuff (coffee mate and sugar) when I went on a strict diet in my 20’s. Now that was difficult let me tell you! (I didn’t give up the ciggies though for another 15+ years–just saying…)

I actually had to stop drinking coffee all together for several months, but migrated back to it as I learned to drink it black.

It took some doing…

That switch was just one of many changes that happened throughout my life and yes, I would consider that coffee adjustment very major in my life… The addiction to coffee mate especially was especially difficult, but I don’t think I could use it now.

SideBar: I was a shift worker for many years and drank coffee like 24/7… I despised the canned milk 🤢 that was at work so powdered-turn-your-coffee-sooooo-yummy🤤 coffee mate was my alternative. I did try the succulent liquid form of coffee-mate a few years ago, but after one cup I knew I couldn’t continue because I’d be right back to where I was.

Do you ‘doctor’ your coffee?

In Canada, our local coffee joint is Tim Horton’s aka Timmies and there’s actually coffee-language… like ordering a double-double which means double cream/double sugar; or TimBits which are donut holes.

It’s also very common in Canada to purchase a coffee for the person behind you–especially in the drive-thru; and often people will simply pay the order of the next person… why?

Well, why not?

I avoided Starbucks fancy-shmancy coffee talk for a very long time… omg… so complicated! I was intimidated by the lingo and how everyone seemed to know it ‘cept me!

Well, I’ve learned now. But it’s funny because at Starbucks I stick mostly to Chai (tea)…

Ahhhhh….. a writer and their coffee.

Happy Monday.

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