No, not the weather — me!
I spent much of Christmas in a fog with a headache.
There are those who would say it was the wine I drank the night before but not me. I can’t drink wine. Something in it makes me ill the next day — even just a glass or two. That wasn’t it.
I blame my fogginess on Starbucks.
My routine is to start the day with a delightful mocha latte — the large venti size. Then I am good for the day.
My Starbucks is closed on Christmas. Can’t get my fix.
Even though I get the decaffeinated version, Starbucks’ coffee has more caffeine than other brands so I get a dose.
There is also caffeine in the chocolate (or mocha) part too.
If your body is used to caffeine, you can have side effects if you don’t get it – like headaches and fogginess. Cranky might fit in there too or maybe that’s just me.
I searched the web to find an open store and there were three listed. Instead of doing the sane thing and calling to verify (you know with a phone), the beloved husband and I jumped in the car and raced to the store only to find it closed. That happened to all of them.
Dunkin’ Donut was open as was Wawa but no local Starbucks.
Yes, I made coffee at home but it wasn’t the same. We went out for breakfast and I had coffee there (the worst coffee ever).
I wonder how many other people were missing their morning cocktail! The holidays are a stressful time for many people. Open the damn Starbucks!
Created by John Wagner for the Shoebox Division of Hallmark
Disclaimer: I am never paid anything by Starbucks but I did win a free bakery item in their last contest. Since it wasn’t one of the treats I like, it doesn’t count!
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
In such emergencies hot chocolate does it for me. Chocolate donut or Boston Cream donut. Just one.
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Hmmmmm….Boston cream…..or chocolate. Either will do it for me too.
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I certainly relate to this…was I happy on the 26th when all was back to normal. I know…it’s just one day, but I NEEDED MY FIX…as did you. And you’re right, the holidays are stressful enough without forgoing one’s coffee du jour.
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The older I get the more I like my normal routine. I don’t like holidays messing it up!
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Took the words right out of my mouth.
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I must be one of five people in the entire universe (although I have yet to meet the other four) who do not like Starbucks coffee… it is so bitter, like they never clean out their pots, that I have to break down and order a latte to cover up the taste of the coffee! I like my coffee black, plain and simple. The best coffee is what I make at home… I usually get an organic medium dark at Whole Foods and grind the beans every morning… it is my ritual.
I had to stop drinking wine as it was affecting me badly… finally reached my lifetime limit, I guess!
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My husband is one of those five!
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I, too, must be one of those five. We don’t have Starbucks here in Israel (I believe they tried to open up here, but found it wasn’t profitable) but I’ve tasted their brew (I hesitate to call it coffee) in London, New York and Berlin and it is definitely not for me.
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Perhaps you can get therapy to correct this problem?
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All I can say you and my sister would make wonderful roommates…..lol! I could actually imagine the disgust on your face as you sipped the coffee at breakfast….hahaha.
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Even the fluffy pancakes couldn’t hide my disappointment.
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As bad as I feel for you not getting your Starbucks fix, I’m happy to hear the company gives their hard working employees a day off. I keep bottled Starbucks Iced Coffee on hand for emergencies.
Hopefully you got your fix this morning, Kate. 🙂
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I debated about doing that. I didn’t think I would miss it that much for a single day. From now on…….
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I thoroughly enjoy a good coffee from Starbucks, but for some reason, in the past several years I can’t have even a single dose without it causing me to get itchy and jittery and just plain aggravated and miserable. I’ve tried the decaffeinated versions, but no luck. So I’ve had to learn how to settle for standing in the store sometimes, and just inhaling the delicious aroma.
As for wine, nope, doesn’t work for me. I have a very high tolerance for alcohol, so the ratio of how much wine I’d have to drink in order for it to have any effect on me is laughable, and then, who knows why, wine always give me a nasty headache the next day. I pretended to give it up out of good conscious, but truthfully, why partake of something that makes me miserable?
Sorry you got the unpleasant experience of having bad coffee. Especially when you are accustomed to deliciousness, getting a cup of really bad coffee is just plain insulting. I’m sure you are more than ready for your daily Starbucks routine to resume. Feel better. 🙂
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I rarely drink wine for just the reason you have given. At this stage, I don’t like to feel badly the next day. I treasured my SB coffee this morning. Nectar from the gods!
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When I was in the “working world” I drank coffee all day long. Lot’s of coffee! I never drank coffee at home. On weekends I would have these terrible headaches. I couldn’t figure why, until a friend told me about caffeine addiction. The headaches occurred because of “weekend withdrawal.” I started drinking coffee at home on weekends and “sho nuf,” no more headaches.
Make sure you store a supply of Starbuck’s in the frig on all major holidays.
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Despite the fact that I drink the decaf, I am pretty sure it was a caffeine reaction. I should have had a caffeinated coffee!
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To remember for next year: Chinese restaurants and movie theaters. Truly the best Christmas places to patronize!
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😃
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Wow. You really are a hardcore addict!
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I didn’t realize it until yesterday. When we go on vacation, there is no SB around so I go a whole week without freaking out. Maybe the wine the night before didn’t help. Are there meetings for SB?
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Yes, if you can get membership to Starbucks Anonymous, I need one for for McDonald’s chicken nuggets… But at least they are open 365 days a year!!!!! 😛
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They were open here on Christmas. If they would do their foofoo coffee drinks in decaf I would have tried them.
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I have never had a Starbucks coffee. I know it is hard to believe.
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You poor thing. Have you tried some therapy for that?
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I have never had Starbucks either.
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Perhaps if we didn’t have so many around here, I wouldn’t have tried it. I do like their espresso drinks. They don’t make their drinks as sweet as places like Dunkin’ Donut. If you just drink coffee straight, it may not matter as much although I had really bad coffee at a restaurant yesterday. A lot of people drink their chai tea but I’m not a tea person.
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I thought of you yesterday, Kate, when I was looking for an Open Starbucks yesterday. Drat, Nada. But lo and behold I found one and the only store open along the strip. I’ feel for you.
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Last year we had one open in the area but this year none. I suspect there were others like me out there searching.
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I’m fuzzy without a cup of my morning java juice. BFF wanted to stop at Dunkin’ Donuts yesterday on the way to Orlando . . . it was closed.
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All of the local DD we passed were open yesterday and I know about fuzzy.
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