Candice: I’ve had a hell of week, starting off with a drive to Hull which I thought would never end and ending up with a trip in an Ambulance to A&E for me and the little one. She’s fine but it was a bit of a shock.
So I come to Friday, before three days off work next week, and am playing catch up. This week, and with the dark days too, I think I’ve been running on adrenaline, caffeine and sugar.
I’ve got a stinking cold to, so there was I supping tea and taking a cold and flu tablet this morning (active ingredient, Caffeine) and I though, need to be careful here Nolan.
What did we do before stimulants? A few years ago I worked out that my regular stomach problems are related to too much caffeine, so I cut it out. The terrible headaches and other effects of going cold turkey made me realise that it is not a good thing to be reliant on.
However, recently I seem to have become more reliant on it again, which I initially put down to new job. But actually I’ve worked out I probably always do in the darker months, as I get a level of SAD.
So, I’m not going to beat myself up about it, but as long as I don’t end up looking like the side of a house, and getting the jitters, I’ll keep eating the sugar and taking the caffeine until the world gets a bit brighter.
nolanparker 
I love the smell of coffee and coffee but it gives me a migraine so I stick with tea which is OK at home as we have imported supplies of Yorkshire Tea but when out and about it’s a bit difficult as the French don’t really do tea so it’s fizzy water.
I get the blues in the winter, especially in the mornings but it’s not dark until around 8 plus we’ve had four days of glorious sunshine and lunch on the terrace so I’m feeling a bit more cheerful – spring is on it’s way.