Sunday, December 28, 2014

Why I'm Giving Up Starbucks for a YEAR

Kind of....

So I've been thinking about this for the last two months and I'm really going to push forward.  I am NOT calling this a New Year's Resolution because it's not.  It's more like a lesson in discipline.

A friend often refers to herself as the "least disciplined person I know."  I've contemplated her statement several times and wondered how disciplined I am.  And the answer was not a positive as I'd hoped.  I am disciplined in certain areas of my life, but when it comes to coffee, especially Starbucks coffee, I am so undisciplined it is not even funny. 

Over the past year, I have often used a "bad day" as an excuse to get a coffee.  My definition of a bad day varied widely.  So what it really came down to is that I wanted a coffee and I found any excuse to get one.  My bank account can't afford my "bad days" anymore.

Now the reason I am saying "kind of" is that I am allowing for a few exceptions.  For example, when we go out of town, we often get a coffee on the way out.  This is allowable.  Or if Ryan and I go on a date and end up talking over coffee, that is allowed also.  But by and large, I will not be stopping by Starbucks as part of my weekly routine (I used to stop every Thursday before Moms group).

I am committed to becoming a more disciplined person and the only way to start is to give up the hardest habit I have. 

See ya later, Starbucks.

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