The toddler has his 18 month checkup today … one month late. I dread these. He usually recovers from the shots really well and he handles it like a champ, but I always feel so sorry for him. He’s so unsuspecting.

When I visited the herbalist earlier this week, she informed me that I have a pretty major calcium deficiency. This is due to about 10 years of drinking lots and lots of caffeine in the form of Starbucks, tea, diet soda and energy drinks. I didn’t bother to tell her that I’ve spent a lot of money on fat-burning diet pills as well. She was shocked enough at my coffee consumption.

I was instructed that I am only to have ONE cup of coffee at the most per day, no other forms of caffeine and drink lots of water. I also have 4 different supplements that I need to order from nature’s sunshine. I rebelled against the herbalist’s instructions this morning had 4 cups of coffee. I just want to hurry up and use up the rest of the coffee in my fridge so I don’t have to hear it calling to me anymore. I figure I’ve been “peeing out my bones” for 10 years now, so a few more days won’t make a difference.

I’ll miss you, my friend.