Maybe It's Maybelline - SOL20 Day 2

A year ago today, I was drinking 3-4 coffees a day. I had a really solid coffee routine down. It looked a 
little something like this:

6:00pm: go to Starbucks and order a nitro cold brew, drink half

7:00pm-1:00am: write lesson plans, grade, work on projects, etc.

5:00am: get ready for school, make coffee

5:30am: leave for school, drink other half of nitro cold brew

6:45am: arrive at school, start drinking coffee that I made at home

11:30am: finish coffee I made at home, go to teacher’s lounge to refill cup

3:00pm: leave school

5:00pm: go to Starbucks and order a nitro cold brew, drink half

Repeat, 5 days a week for 12 weeks.

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Today, I didn’t have any coffee. That is partly because I woke up feeling pretty nauseous, and all day 
have felt like I couldn’t really stomach it. However, let the record show that I went through an entire 
school day and after school tutoring without caffeine.

This school year (on average) I’ve gotten 6-7 hours of sleep a night. Since coming back from Christmas 
Break, I’ve pretty much been able to keep work at work.

That’s not to say that I don’t still experience stress. Today, for instance, I reached my stand goal and 
my step goal. I wouldn’t even say that the difference lies in how I handle the stress. I think that the 
biggest difference comes from my internal state. I’m much happier, much more fulfilled, and much 
more passionate. No matter how bad one day might be, I still wake up the next day ready and glad to 
go to work. Maybe it’s a symptom of being a peppy first-year teacher. Maybe it’s a symptom of true 
joy. Maybe it’s Maybelline.