A month without Coffee

I picked the shortest month for this challenge though it is a leap year.  I honestly didn't think this would be as tough as it was.  There were times in the first two weeks where I was completely flat without coffee and just felt so drab.  Almost immediately I noticed that I was more grounded and a better listener.

I eagerly look forward to a steaming hot cup of my favourite beverage tomorrow.

Pros
More regular energy
More calm
Better listener

Cons
Flatness without it
Gets ideas flowing
A jolt of energy on demand

 

Update:

October 3, 2014 - As an update to this post. For the past several months I have been cutting my caffeine intake by having what's called a half-caf. It is coffee that is half decaf and half regular. At home I pre-mix my beans before grinding. Most places I go to are able to accomodate the request. It is really easy to do and I would recommend it!



New Year, New You

I have set up a series of challenges for the New Year.  The way it works is that each month I will take on a challenge for that month.  At this point I have selected the challenges for the first six months.  They are as follows:

January:  2 hours a day/maximum recreational computer use
February: No coffee
March: Daily cleanup (15 minutes/minimum)
April: No meat
May: New recipe each day
June: Daily random act of kindness

I will post updates along the way.  I encourage you to try similar challenges even for just 30 days.  I welcome your comments on the challenge and also if you have simple recipes for May or ideas for random acts of kindness.  I put these down the list so that I would have time to gather recipes and ideas.

Here is the video where I lay it all out:

I'd also encourage you to view the video that inspired me to this challenge.  It is a 3 minute TED talk by Google's Matt Cutts on the 30 day challenge concept.

Best wishes for a great New Year!