So Long Starbucks: Day 21

That's right, people! I'm still on my plan and sticking with it (for the most part). This week I am drinking 1/2 caff in the morning and I am making it all day long! I am amazed! I am still having an extra cup or two on the weekends because this is when I do all of my photo shoots. Saturdays are busy days for me! This past Saturday, I had a great time taking pictures of my one and only little nephew, Landon. He is PRECIOUS! I seriously could eat him up! I can't wait to show y'all some of pictures I took. After his 3-month shoot, I headed on over to a wedding where I was second shooting with one of my dear friends, Christen Byrd. After the wedding I went home and started editing. I love this job but seriously, people, I have been keeping Starbucks in business. Have you checked out my photography blog? If not, head on over there and "follow" me! I heart followers!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Well, it's official! Fall is here and I could not be happier! Pumpkins. Mums. Football. Changing Leaves. Amazing Weather! Who could ask for anything more? It's starting to look like fall around the Buie household. This week the pumpkins came down from the attic and onto the mantle. Real ones will be bought soon for the front porch! But the #1 way you know it's finally fall at the Buies....

Conner has been in his LSU jersery for the last few weeks! GEAUX TIGERS! We decided that Scooter is an Arkansas fan and Conner is an LSU fan since the Buies are a house divided when it comes to football. I guess I need to break down and buy Scooter an Arkansas jersey, huh? ;)

Happy Fall, Y'all? How are you celebrating these cooler days lately?

This is the latest picture of my little nephew, Landon. I think he is the cutest baby I've ever seen and I just HAD to share this picture with you all. He LOVES bath time! :)

Wondering how I'm doing with my "So Long, Starbucks" plan? I'm on Day 12 now and I've officially gone from 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day, down to just ONE cup a day! (except for Saturdays, I allow myself an extra cup because I usually have several photo shoots this day and could use the extra caffeine)

I am now going to start drinking half-caf for a few weeks and crossing my fingers the caffeine headaches don't come back! :)

Just a Tuesday...

Hey there. Nothing special going on in my life... I'm working on the last few drops of coffee in my coffee cup. They are left over from my 8am cup this morning, my ONLY cup today, thank you very much. I think this is day 6 of So Long Starbucks and I am still weaning myself off...slowly. Today is the only day I haven't woken up to a pounding headache, but I went and got a cup of coffee anyways. (probably shouldn't have) Next week, I start drinking half caf... pray for me.

This past weekend, B & I went back to our alma mater, OBU, to watch a football game. Seeing as how B was grad. assistant on the football team and a former player it was hard for him to just sit and watch. Every play he yells and tells the players what they should be doing as if he is still coaching...it's really quite cute. ;) B didn't think it was cute when they lost though. I heard the word "stupid" and "retarded" a few times on the drive home. lol

taken by Dr. Kluck

B's college roommate, Brent, came up to visit for a few days as well which is always a good time. We get along so well. B's name is also Brent, so you can imagine the confusion of having a roommate also named Brent - which is one reason why MY Brent mainly goes by "Buie" or for the purpose of this blog, "B."


I did manage to injure myself this weekend. Apparently, the coffee gods are cursing me because I am drinking less coffee these days. When I opened the door of my car, my favorite coffee mug came rolling out and landed on my driveway in about a million pieces (ok, really it was about 10). I picked up the pieces and headed inside to mourn the loss of my favorite Seaside mug that was purchased last year on our Florida vacation. When I entered my kitchen I slipped on what I thought was water. I looked down and saw blood... oh so much blood! Apparently, a piece of the mug had cut my pinky toe and it had been bleeding all the way from the driveway to the kitchen and I didn't even know I had been cut! I do not like blood! It's a good thing our guest for the weekend is a doctor...
Well, I'm still alive... and it looks like we're gonna have to make another trip to Seaside to get another mug. ;)

So Long Starbucks:: Day 2

I woke to a dull headache that lasted literally all. day. long. Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way. I'm kind of an all or nothing person when it comes to...well, anything really, so why would coffee be any different, right? I made it to about 11am and my boss comes in with a steaming hot cup of Joe and my knees buckled and I think I got a little light headed at the thought of that warm intoxicating aroma. Yup, that was it. I headed down the hallway at work and poured myself a cup of coffee.

Maybe I'll just wean myself off....very slowly.

:)

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On another note:: this is also Day 2 of no chocolate for me! Yay me!

So Long, Starbucks: Day 1

If you follow me over on my photography blog, then you probably saw my recent post about one my great loves, coffee. I finally admitted that I am in fact an addict. I love everything about it:: the smell, the taste, the coffee shops atmosphere... Sigh... Well, I suffer from Fibromyalgia (among other things but that's another post...) and everything I've ever read, especially lately, says that caffeine is one of the major causes for fibro flares up. I have tried before to get off coffee but have failed time and time again. :( It's just so yummy. So this time I thought I would blog my no-coffee journey sort of as an accountability journal. So cheers to no coffee! So long, Starbucks! By the way, I picked a REALLY bad day to start this because I go to Starbucks every Friday. I think I'll go get a de-caf. :) Is that allowed? I'll have to read up a little more on the detox thing.