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Coffee beans in Kona, Hawaii

I have been trying to quit coffee.

My last successful attempt at this was after I finished university. The year after my degree was relatively java-free. This ended abruptly with the first day of grad school. I haven’t been a student for a year now, and a few months ago I decided it was time to abandon this addiction. It’s failing miserably.

This month we have been focusing on workspace.  I just realized that mine is severely hindering my efforts.  Yesterday’s schedule:

9:30 - Met with the lovely Mhairi Petrovic of Out Smarts to chat about Loaded Bow at Bean Around the World coffee shop.

11:30 - Arrived on campus 2 hours early for a meeting. Decided I would prefer to sit in Boulevard Coffee than in the office.

1:30 - Went to my meeting.  The Chair decided we should leave the office for the meeting.  Back to Boulevard.

3:30 - Teach.

5:30 - Kevin comes to pick me up.  We have an hour to kill before we have to meet friends for dinner.  He wants to read and I had work to do.  Back to Boulevard.

So no fewer than 4 stops at the coffee shop yesterday and all under the pretense of work.  I like coffee shops because I am surrounded by others working for themselves.  I feel a odd sense of solidarity among these entrepreneurs.  So I have a new plan.  I have given up lattes for regular coffee.  Baby steps, right?

 Kevin after too much of the stuff in Spain

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