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National Sleeping Day | Really. And I’m Going to Take a Nap Now

Dear Kid,

It’s National Napping Day!

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

OK, it’s not. It’s Fatigue Syndrome Day.

Not Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which is a real and significant disorder and should be treated by medical professionals.

Just Fatigue.

As in, eyelids shut. As in, head nodding during class. As in, I’ve been staring at the screen long enough and it is time for some zzzzz.

Life is something that happens when you can’t get to sleep. ~Fran Lebowitz

That about sums it up, doesn't it? What I learned about Bulletproof coffee. DearKidLoveMom.It’s not easy getting enough sleep when you’re in college.

Heck, it’s not easy getting enough sleep when you’re not in college. (My wonderful purple Fitbit is kind enough to remind me daily.)

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one. ~Leo J. Burke

According to My Friend the Internet, there is a good bit of evidence showing that we don’t know how to sleep correctly. Which is weird since it’s one of those things we’ve been doing since birth.

Consciousness: that annoying time between naps. ~Author unknown

Turns out that we were better at sleeping before electricity interrupted things.

B.E. (before electricity), people would go to sleep shortly after sundown for their first sleep. They’d get up for a while in the middle of the night (probably to check the chickens) and then settle down for their second sleep.

Unless they lived some place hot, in which case they only tossed and turned in the heat and then took a long siesta to make up for the lack of sleep.

Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation. ~Author Unknown

For those of us that are required to jump leap slither out of bed each morning in order to go to work, caffeine is a friend. An important friend. An enabler.

Happy Good Morning.

The best cure for insomnia is a Monday morning. ~Author Unknown

I don’t know what that makes Thursday morning. We can talk about it after my nap.

Love, Mom

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Why It’s Not Possible to Get from Here to There | And a Meetup

Dear Kid,

I love my phone. Even with the huge spider-web of cracks, it’s purple and it lets me text and make calls.

But that’s not what I wanted to tell you about.

What is caffeine and why are you talking so fast? DearKidLoveMom.comLast night I went to a Meetup (yep, I’m cool and I went to a meetup) at Ahalogy (yep, I’m hip and I was at Ahalogy) where I met Susan (WHAT a generous soul—you can find her at www.workingmomsagainstguilt.com) and Amy (who was the cheerleader for some new ideas for me which will probably keep me awake for the next three nights—you can find her at www.ahealthylifeforme.com/) and a bunch of other people (you’re going to have to pile on the mom-love to get mentioned) and where I drank too much caffeine (if I didn’t care so much about punctuation this entire blog would be one sentence because that’s how it is in my head).

I did not eat an entire pizza while I was there (I had one slice) and I did not eat a cookie while I was there (“a cookie” means an entire cookie and these things were big enough to feed a small nation so I had a part of a cookie). I did get to show someone photos of the giant quarter. And I got to learn a lot about social media, blogging, and how to do things that will embarrass you greatly. But again, that’s not today’s topic.

The point (and yes, my dearest, there is a point) is that Ahalogy’s offices are located in a part of town I don’t frequent. Actually, it would be more accurate to say it’s a part of town I don’t ever.

The cracks have nothing to do with why I can't get directions on my phone. DearKidLoveMom.comSince I had no idea where I was going, I looked up directions before heading out. I am on top of things.

Only I forgot to write down directions to get home.

And for reasons that escape me entirely, I haven’t figured out how to get my phone to give me directions.

You—I know—have no problem with this. You say, “Phone, I need directions to XYZ” and it gives you clear and concise directions. Dad says, “Phone, I need directions to ABC” and poof! there are directions to ABC.

I say, “Phone, pretty please, might you take a small bit of your data and show me the way home?” and my phone laughs. Generally it guffaws. Last night it giggled so hard it fell off the seat, landing in my purse where it glowed contentedly the entire way home.

Fortunately, I have an excellent sense of direction so the 23 minute trip only took an hour and a half.

Did I mention my phone is purple?

Love, Mom

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Huffington Post Errs on Coffee | Breaking Caffeine News

Dear Kid,

It's always coffee time. DearKidLoveMom.comI love the Huffington Post. They generally have all kinds of great stuff—interesting, well-written, factual, fun.

But the latest article about coffee (click here to read it) is just plain crazy talk.

Not all of the article is absurd. Some of it is spot on. For example, it says that a cup of coffee at Stbx (Starbucks for the uninitiated) is about double that of a cup of coffee from Dunkin’. I’ve said for years that Starbucks decaf has more caffeine than most regular cups of coffee, so I know they’re right.

The problem is that the article starts off by saying that one is not supposed to have coffee first thing in the morning. Says your aunt in Cleveland, “I started twitching when I read that…”

Well, yeah.

The article says you should wait until about 10am to have coffee because that’s when your cortisol levels start to dip.

Cortisol shmortizol. That only makes sense if you sleep until 10am or so.

I know there are people who don’t need coffee first thing in the morning (looking at you SLB).

I know I certainly don’t need coffee right away. (HA!) It’s a choice. A lifestyle choice. I could happily wait until at least 10 minutes after falling out of bed for my coffee.

Otherwise,

Don’t Mess With The Caffeine Addiction!

Love, Mom

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How to Tell You’ve Had Too Much Coffee

Dear Kid,

Yesterday I talked about how to know if you haven’t had enough coffee (11 Ways to Know You Haven’t Had Enough Coffee). Today, I thought I’d tell you about the flip side: How to Know When You’ve Had Too Much Coffee.

For example: When you’re shaky and jittery—and you can’t blame it on anticipation of the new Star Wars movie, you might have had too much coffee.

It's always coffee time. DearKidLoveMom.comOr when the nurse tries to draw blood and gets pure Arabica, you might have had too much coffee.

Stay warm with a cup of caffeine! DearKidLoveMom.comIf there’s no more coffee in the house. Or the coffee shop. Or the store. You might be drinking too much coffee.

Love me some coffee. DearKidLoveMom.comOh, who am I kidding. There is no such thing as too much coffee.

What a dumb idea.

Love, Mom

Share DearKidLoveMom.com with a friend. You can wait until you’ve had a little coffee; I’ll still be here.

More Mom Thoughts about coffee.

11 Ways to Tell You Haven’t Had Enough Coffee

What Time Is It? (Clocks and Other Coffee Considerations)

Spilled Coffee That’s Worth Crying Over

Study Shows Coffee Evaporates Faster Than Other Liquid

Blue Ref Jerseys, Know It Alls, and Coffee

There Is No Coffee in TEAm and Other Caffeinated News

National Coffee Day, Caffeinated Squirrel, and 7 Facts About Coffee

The Best Time for Donuts

Parsley, Sage, and Findlay Market

College Breakfast and Better Breakfast Month

The Universe Handed Me a Gift (Didn’t See This One Coming, Did You?)

Do You Have EE? How to Tell and 5 Ways to Treat It

Considering Housewarming Gifts

Seven Kinds of Cups (Bet You Don’t Know Them)

 

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11 Ways to Tell You Haven’t Had Enough Coffee

Dear Kid,

It is possible that some days you’ve had enough coffee. Today, I’m not there yet. I’ll get there, because I’m determined. I’m just that sort of mom.

In the meantime, here are 11 Ways to Tell You Haven’t Had Enough Coffee. (I’ve provided pictures in case you haven’t had enough coffee either.)

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you can kill people just by looking at them.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you can kill people just by looking at them. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when breathing requires all your concentration.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when breathing requires all your concentration. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when deciding which King to move in Solitaire is too daunting a decision.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when deciding which King to move in Solitaire is too daunting a decision. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when curling up with the puppy and going back to sleep is the only option.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when curling up with the puppy and going back to sleep is the only option. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when numbers look like little people dancing.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when numbers look like little people dancing. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when your eyelids weigh 50 lbs. Each.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when your eyelids weigh 50 lbs. Each. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when getting up seems so difficult you spend 5 minutes willing the coffee pot to deliver your next cup.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when getting up seems so difficult you spend 5 willing the coffee pot to deliver your next cup. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you ignore your cup and start drinking out of the pot.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you ignore your cup and start drinking out of the pot. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when someone says, “You look like you need a cup of coffee. Can I get one for you? My treat.”

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when someone says, “You look like you need a cup of coffee. Can I get one for you? My treat.” DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you can convince people not to argue with you with one word: coffee.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you can convince people not to argue with you with one word: coffee. DearKidLoveMom.com

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you’re a college student and it’s finals week.

You know you haven’t had enough coffee when you’re a college student and it’s finals week. DearKidLoveMom.com

I’d write more, but my coffee is ready. Thank heavens.

Love, Mom

Share DearKidLoveMom.com with a friend. You can wait until you’ve had a little coffee; I’ll still be here.

More Mom Thoughts about coffee.

What Time Is It? (Clocks and Other Coffee Considerations)

Spilled Coffee That’s Worth Crying Over

Study Shows Coffee Evaporates Faster Than Other Liquid

Blue Ref Jerseys, Know It Alls, and Coffee

There Is No Coffee in TEAm and Other Caffeinated News

National Coffee Day, Caffeinated Squirrel, and 7 Facts About Coffee

The Best Time for Donuts

Parsley, Sage, and Findlay Market

College Breakfast and Better Breakfast Month

The Universe Handed Me a Gift (Didn’t See This One Coming, Did You?)

Do You Have EE? How to Tell and 5 Ways to Treat It

Considering Housewarming Gifts

Seven Kinds of Cups (Bet You Don’t Know Them)

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