The Starbucks(less) Challenge: About, Day 1, Day 2 & Amendment

aka solving potential conflicts creatively

About

I forgot to return 2 Redbox movies for over a week. Rounded up, the total my dear darling husband had charged to his card was $40. As he was already starting to get fed up with my spending habits, after a bit of thinking/plotting and calculating numbers and smirking wickedly, he presented me with a proposal:

Either do without Starbucks for a week and a day  OR cancel Date Night on the upcoming (this) Friday.

@#!% 

I'm just dying to see Silver Linings Playbook - it's supposedly uproariously hilarious! - and I haven't had good sushi in what feels like ages. I love sushi. I would eat it everyday for the rest of my life if I could.

I reasoned with myself that I can make do with homebrewed tea lattes and cafe au lait and found myself agreeing with his scheme.

What's 8 days?

Day 1

I was so distracted by sleepiness and computer games and kitties I barely noticed my lifeblood was missing. It helped that we didn't go anywhere.

Day 2

I normally get Starbucks in the morning when I take my husband to work. I had my version of an Earl Grey Latte in a travel mug and made it home without hitting up my favorite drive through.

The afternoon was harder. I suck at making coffee. Ended up smoking an extra cigarette before my riding lesson. Almost stopped for a decent latte. With whole milk. And two sugar in the raw packets. With a straw. And whipped cream.

The evening's going by even worse. I've been trying to make my own versions but I just can't get the flavor right. Withdrawal symptoms are evident. And on top of that, DH behaved like the Spawn of Satan.

I was sitting on the couch. Biting my fingernails. Minding my own business. He chirps, "I had Starbucks today. It was delicious." I tried to ignore him, but he persisted. "I had cookies too. Girl Scout cookies. Thin Mints."

Here I am trying to lose weight and stick to a plan and pmsing to boot and he decides to boast. Ohhh words cannot describe the rage I felt.

I think, while I'm lounging in the sauna on base, I'll have a Green Tea Latte. With whipped cream. And a straw. Mmmmm matcha.....

Amendment

In the event DH behaves like the Spawn of Satan, I get 1 venti anything as compensation.