To: Laurie
From: Charlie
Re: “Fat Chance”
So quitting coffee during the week was supposed to jump start another effort to live a healthier life. I’m not quite sure what I was expecting – that maybe without the delicious, wonderful taste of coffee in my system, I would wake up one of these days a completely changed person – you know the kind -- who don't crave sweets or drink coffee and who feel unfulfilled if they don’t get their daily five mile run in before work, who happily snack on celery sticks, don't drink coffee andwho's outfit is always effortlessly coordinated with hair that's always smoothl and perfect no matter what they've been doing.
Have to admit, hasn’t really happened yet. Still just as likely to slurp down extra chocolate-y hot chocolate in the morning as I am to look distrustfully at the celery sticks, and my hair has not been smooth OR perfect once this week, even without the coffee. But I’m working on my running! I still haven’t woken up in the morning excited for my run, but I’ve been trying to brainwash myself so I feel guilty and sad if I skip a run.
NOT ANYMORE.
Got up early the other morning, to fit in the run before work, and about halfway through I stopped to take off my sweatshirt. Managed to lose my balance and, Laurie, long story short? I dislocated my shoulder.
It is almost enough to drive me back to drinking (loving, sweet, darling, delicious) coffee. It might make me a caffeine junkie, true, but it doesn't cause me bodily harm. Think I’m done with feeling guilty if I don’t run every day, and might even be done with it for good. Bring ON that extra chocolate-y hot chocolate!
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