Coffee and the blog= eternal happiness.

On this extremely hot and sunny morning, I decided it's time to write again.

Last week, I had a momentary change of heart about continuing to write this blog when a friend of mine mentioned how "narcissistic" blogs are.  After thinking about it for a few days,  I decided that he might have a point- however, I don't completely agree.  I don't find enjoyment in writing about myself.  I find enjoyment in writing, no matter what the subject is.  I might be natural that my blog topics usually involve me, but that's obvious when they are written from my point of view.  I find other people's blogs very interesting.  Everyone deserves to have an audience.

Anyway, during my brief respite in writing, I also decided to give up caffeine.  Yep, I'm a crazy person.  No tea, chocolate....or COFFEE!! aaah.  Thanks to the inspirational people surrounding me, I managed to stay caffeine-free for a week and a half.  I am just at this exact moment enjoying my first cappuccino.  It might just be the best thing I've ever tasted.

At this point, I would usually go into a whole nutritional lesson about how good coffee is for you, etc.  However, I think I'll spare you for now.  If you're interested, check out hethsfoodonearth :)

I hope everyone is having an absolutely AMAZING day~

Until manana..

Naps not the solution

Yesterday was the second day in a row that I had woken up for work before the sun was in the sky. Now, I usually am lucky enough that I only have to get up once a week to do this. That alone is difficult for me, so you can imagine what doing it twice can do to my mood/eye size. Bottom line: I'm a complete baby when it comes to getting up at ungodly hours of the day.

So, after I got off of work, I went straight home to take care of the dog that I'm house-sitting for. Lilo was not in the mood to play so I sat down outside on the chaise to rest for a bit. I wanted to try and finish the book that I was reading which I couldn't put down the night before. Coupled with the soft cushion and heat, my head began to feel 40 pounds heavier than it ever should. I trudged, more like pseudo-crab walked, upstairs with my book and decided to try a nap...

(SIDE NOTE: Heather does not take naps.)

Now, the last time that I had attempted to take a nap I had failed. Failed. Not only is it almost impossible for me to relax enough/stop using my brain at high speeds...I frankly just feel awful afterward. The only 2 naps that I've ever taken in my life have been after an all-nighter during finals week in college, and then once when I was a baby. This being said, naps just aren't in my vocabulary. So you can imagine what I must have been feeling when I thought it would be a good idea to attempt one.

I ended up passing out on the room upstairs that has the sun directly streaming in to (at pretty much all hours of the day), making it 85 degrees. It was so hard to keep my eyes open..........It felt like 2 days went by during that nap...but it probably was more likely 45 minutes. When I woke up, I FREAKED. WHATTTTTTTT!!! Not only was this not what I had expected, I felt disgusting/awful/lethargic/grumpy/over-heated. I ran into the bathroom and wanted to throw up. Nico had been there and seemed a little concerned about my reaction to (in his case, the daily activity of) taking a nap.

I barely remember the rest of the afternoon at this point. All the phone calls, texts, and conversations seem a little blurry today. I don't think naps are healthy. Why do people enjoy them so much?? My brain had a very hard time functioning for the next 4 hours..even after I went on a 2.36 mile walk around the neighborhood and drank some coffee. And that's no exaggeration.

Naps=bad news bears for Heather