Ok, I’m aware that it’s Friday and I’ve been trying to find time to get some information together for the new series. I’m trying to not put myself in the slacker category, but there is definitely a thin line between slacker and too busy to think straight…

This is a picture of the coffee mug which I use at work…sorry it’s ginormous, but you gotta see this…

I work with chemicals on a daily basis and know of the implications of getting them onto/into your body. But the mug is so cute! And accurate. It’s a MSDS (material safety data sheet) of the chemical structure of caffeine, the potential effects on your body and warnings against consumption…there’s a lot of technical jargon, but read Section 3. Legalistically, it’s for anhydrous caffeine, but adding water to stuff doesn’t always make it better. Just ask Gizmo.

I know, I know…as I/you/we say “but it’s just so dang good!!”

So in an effort to pay it forward, I just want to pass along this article on quitting coffee/caffeine. I will definitely be researching it more…I have some fairly serious health issues that are only complicated by caffeine, but trying to stop it cold turkey is worse. There’s nothing in the world quite like a 3 day migraine that doesn’t respond to 2000 mg of Tylenol. So in spite of fibrocystic breasts, mitral valve prolapse and preparing to be a mommy, I haven’t been able to let it go. Behind being in love, caffeine is my biggest chemical addiction! I know better and the fears don’t seem to be enough to sway me…

• The boob issue is complicated by the fact that the more caffeine I ingest, it makes it a little more difficult to be able to tell if the lump is from my daily cup o’ joe or something more sinister…
• The heart thing just sucks because caffeine increases heart rate and with that condition, if mine gets going fast enough, a chain of events can cause the blood to flow backward in my heart. My cardiologist has been fussing at me about this for years, but she wears the most fabulous shoes, so I’m usually happy to see her…
• Yes, I’m ready to be a mom! Not in the “I’m looking forward to not sleeping, gaining weight, waddling around and having a hormonal explosion” sort of way, but more in an ”I broke the snooze button on my biological alarm clock” sort of fashion. Also, my husband is hot and I want to have his babies…

So overshares and rages against the coffee machine aside, I hope that the article on Mama and Baby Love is helpful for you. I think my hubby may be proud…we are trying to move toward a Pure (r) lifestyle as a family in mind, body and spirit. Or he might be mad that we’ll be packing up the coffee pot soon. Meh.

Make It Awesome!