Jessica Moe

I know I haven’t blogged in quite some time.  I hope I haven’t lost you, my faithful readers…haha.  In all seriousness, though–if you are reading this your probably know why I haven’t been blogging, but I need to get into the swing of things again so I thought I would write a quite post.

I am actually up right now (at 1:30 in the morning) because I was getting ready to go to bed and I heard the sound of rushing water behind the townhouse and I realized that apparently a water main burst and was flooding the back of our building…Actually, I am only assuming what is going on…because there is no light behind the apartments and so I can’t actually see what’s going on…but since I know there isn’t a waterscape feature behind this place, I figured THAT much water can’t be good…so I called the emergency maint. line, not without a whole heckuvalotta guilt for calling at such a late hour…and ”Armondo” said (sleepily) that he would go and check it out and so I will feel justified in my call to the poor soul when the water stops…in the meantime I am just sitting here typing away to you…

Ahh, but down to business.  A genuine update, something new….

I have quit my Diet Coke addiction! I am currently on day 10 of a 21 day Diet Coke free challenge and I really don’t want to belabor the whole addiction part of why I quit and whatnot…but I will say that I have noticed REMARKABLE changes since being off of caffeine, soda, and artificial sweeteners….

Of note, I am sleeping better at night. In fact, I sleep like a rock.  Before, I think that I wasn’t able to sleep as deeply as I have recently, and that has shown itself in the fact that when I wake up…I am able to do so more quickly that I was before. I used to struggle with “sleep hangover” but that hasn’t been a problem the last week or so.  Throughout the day, I have more energy and I find that I am more productive overall. I don’t have the same mental fog that would have me running out the door without the stuff to take for dry cleaning, for example.

Of course, this hasn’t been a walk in the park.  There have been negative side effects as well…for example, SEVERE headaches…and more…sore muscles etc…but I have read that there is relatively conclusive evidence that aspartame could also be to blame….

More on that later, the water has stopped…and I feel as though I have saved the world.  So, I am going to bed. 

Night all! I am happy to be back.