It was a crazy weekend. It's almost nice to be back to work.
I remember back in 2020 when I decided that I was not going to survive the pandemic without Dr. Pepper. LOL so melodramatic. But it started 3 years of drinking soda whenever I wanted. I dislike diet soda. I drink Dr. Pepper because it’s cold, sweet, and carbonated. I did try a few zero sugar variations of different sodas and they all seem to leave a bad aftertaste in my mouth. The problem is that it sneaks up on me and before I know it I’m drinking a lot more than I want to without even enjoying it. So I decided to go back to my old rule of soda on holidays, birthdays, and a few special occasions. That way I’m not telling myself none ever, but limiting because I don’t need to be drinking it all the time.
I think between Christmas and New Year’s I drank so much Dr. Pepper I was sick of it and I was only drinking it out of habit. I would probably say Jan 2 and 3 were a little bit hard because I was used to getting one at work in the afternoon. And then I kind of forgot about it. Since then, it’s been easy. Part of the easy is probably because I haven’t been out and about much, with the snow storms and cold weather. I haven’t been tempted to stop anywhere. I had my soda for the MLK holiday and it was nice, but I didn’t feel like I really needed it. Then I had some this past weekend. My mom was in the hospital and I was a little stressed and had stopped somewhere for lunch and told myself I could have one. Ha ha it burned going down. So right now I’m not even missing it. Maybe when it gets hot, I will? I'm not sure if I've noticed any positive side affects from not drinking soda. I have too many other bad food habits. But in my mind, I feel better.
Even though it's definitely still winter, I feel like now I am past the hibernating part of winter. I still stay inside for the most part, but I'm not craving that dark, cozy part of fall and winter that I love. I will still hibernate a little bit more, but the changes of seasons will be coming before I realize it. Time goes by so quickly, even as days move slowly at times.
I've booked myself another vacation with the same company I used when I went to Egypt. Just Canada this time, but we'll be riding a train for a few days through the Canadian Rockies. It's not something I would have planned for myself and the trip is only a week. I think it will be fun. While there are some things I definitely enjoy doing by myself, I'm not sure that long distance travel is one of them. And that's ok.
