I'm not sure whether I just like the taste of coffee or whether I drink it so much because I need to stay awake later to finish school work... My mom always told me coffee will turn your teeth yellow. Well, maybe...but that's what whitening strips are for! She also told me I shouldn't be drinking so much coffee at a young age (young age being a freshman in high school). I never really asked why. Well I think I know why.
Coffee is addicting! I think I drink on a normal day four cups of coffee (all comparable to grandes at Starbucks). And when I go to Starbucks (which is an entirely different story) I get a venti, my reasoning being that I have so much studying to do that in reality, I think it won't be that much coffee, because a large coffee over a large amount of time makes sense right? But then, I have free refills because I am a gold member... Well, I mean it is free... So why not right? Those days I turn into my jittery self, on which I think my friends can attest, I am even more obnoxious than normal.
See I have tried to cut back on coffee. During Lent, regardless of what my original promise was, I ultimately gave up having more than one cup of coffee a day. And the one cup I did have couldn't have any more than two shots of espresso. I mean it was close enough right? I also rationalized not giving coffee up cold turkey by saying but I don't want headaches, so I can't completely go without it.
Honestly, I think my rationale for drinking coffee is pretty strong! However, coffee tends to hurt my bank account. When I heard Starbucks was raising their prices five cents, I was so angry. I mean what is five cents going to do? Starbucks is a huge company that already charges $2.50 for a medium coffee (nothing fancy, just plain coffee). I am not quite sure why I keep going even though the prices hurt my bank account. Maybe it is the atmosphere... It is my favorite place to study on campus. Or maybe because the Dunkin' Donuts is too far and the coffee from my Keurig isn't strong enough. I'm not quite sure. But coffee, my bank account is angry with you. I mean realistically, I buy a venti iced caramel macchiato which is $5.33 by my house. If I got one every day for a week, that is $37, $2 short of a pair of shoes from justfab.com.
So, yes, while I have OCD (obsessive coffee disorder), I also realize the amount of money I spend and shouldn't be spending on coffee. See, if you didn't believe me before when I said coffee is addictive, believe it now.
