alpharaposa | Hello, caffeine

The cub is teething again (another tooth poked through this week, one of the tardy incisors). He woke up this morning at 4 am. This by itself isn't that unusual, but he normally settles back in to sleep within a few minutes. This morning, he tossed and turned and protested even when snuggled or held until finally falling asleep again at 6 am.

By then, I was awake and would have to get up soon to get ready for work, anyway, so once the alarm went off and we all grudgingly stirred out of bed, I sifted through the pantry, looking for a bag of black pekoe or Irish Breakfast tea.

Nada. All I had in caffeinated teas were loose leaf.

Ah, well, if I must indulge, I must. So I fixed up a mug of Keemun using an odd, floating duck infuser (gift from MIL, who buys things like that).

I really missed the taste of tea. I haven't had any of my lovely tea in months, since I nurse the cub and the younger the child, the longer caffiene lingers. He's old enough that I could pick up the habit again, but I hadn't bothered yet.

Also, if you're completely off caffeine, when it hits your body, certain systems decide to move. O.O

So, hoping to make it through a day of work on one mug of caffeine. I don't have any backup here, and I don't drink coffee.