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Coffee is not a bedtime drink

Today was a good day. But why don't I have the discipline my husband has? I got up early but was too distracted to make coffee, so I had my daily coffee at 3pm... and I'm finishing it off now at 9pm. Mmm, and to make it worse, I was so tuckered (without my coffee) that I napped at lunchtime. It just feels so "right" to enjoy a cup of coffee at least once a day, so I couldn't say no. But I'm hoping I won't be lying awake at 2am, too jazzed to sleep.

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Thanks for your comments, guys! What do you know? I slept okay despite all the caffeine. Maybe I was just exhausted by that time!!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Diane on 23rd September 2008
Hi Diane,
Funny you mentioned this ... I guess you and I could make a 24:7 team if we both have coffee at the same time: you'd be up all night and I'd be asleep almost immediately. ha ha ha!
Few days ago I told a colleague of mine - I was supposed to have a coffee with at 10:30 am - that we need to hurry up for I need my coffee to calm down (I was already very agitated from not having coffee before 10:30 am). So, you can imagine the rest.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Lorena on 21st September 2008
I don't drink coffee, but caffene puts myself and my 2 daughters asleep. We don't know why but it has the opposite affect on us. When I was in college I could drink 2 cans of mountain dew and then go to bed and sleep. Stress is what keeps me awake, not caffene.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by sew4heaven on 17th September 2008
Ooh. I'd be up all night if I had coffee that late - even decaf, which has just a smidge of caffeine. Sometimes even a dark chocolate bar will keep me up.

Sleep is really important to me. Hope you're more awake today.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Gina on 17th September 2008
I agree completely! For me, it's very important to keep a regular sleep schedule. I try hard to go to sleep at the same time every night, and wake up at the same time every morning. At night, I always sit in my comfy couch and read something until I get drowsy. Steady sleep helps me stay alert at work and not need to take naps. And I think it's just good for mental health. So I've been very careful not to drink caffinated coffee in the evening. I've also had to give up alcohol completely, even though I love white wine, because even one glass makes me drowsy and then it's hard to get to sleep at the right time. Maybe I'm being a bit of a fanatic about this -- I'm not particularly a healty-life-style person and I badly need to diet -- but I find it's worth it.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by dlweinreb on 17th September 2008
I think we must be sisters - I am right there with you. It is just "right" to have coffee every day! Did you sleep? I've gotten to where coffee is one of my favorite bedtime drinks - it's about the "ahhhhhh" when I drink it, more than the coffee buzz!!!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by thequeenmommy on 17th September 2008