True Life: I'm a Starbucks Addict

It's true...I admit it...I'm an addict...and I need an intervention.


I once worked at a Starbucks...many moons ago when Amirah was an infant. I loved it...nothing better than free coffee all day everyday. Plus I learned so much about my little habbit. I did quit because I got into it with a manager...thats a whole 'nother post! LOL


But my love for that divine espresso stuck around. I used to get Frappachinos (never call them fraps or frappes..Starbucks law) but then I was intruduced to espresso shots. Oh sweet girl scout cookies I fell in love. That was it...my life forever belonged to Starbucks espresso. Not to mention the mocha is ever so thick and richly flavored! mm yum!

My usual drinks are:

double tall mocha with whip (whole milk only) OR
Iced triple grande upside down caramel macchiato extra caramel drizzle (whole milk only)

YUM!!!!! I'm drooling just thinking of it...although I do have one in hand at this very moment ;)

So over time I've become very addicted....I had my third baby and WAM BAM SHA-LAM Im drinking coffee like an infant drinks its milk.

Im also picky about my location and who makes my drink. I mean come on, I'm paying for it..I expect nothing but greatness. So I usually visit the Kingsland and Mason location...love my baristas there! holla!

Okay so lately I'm trying to cut back on the coffee...its just a must. I need this intervention like no other and I have come to terms that it is time. I drink coffee like my brother smokes cigs...relaxtion...control...content...everything is better once you have it. And yes, caffeine is like a drug....you can get addicted and its hard to break away...becoming "sober" is difficult. The headaches are the worst not to mention my moods go insane. So I have to break away slowly. Im not quittin...oh no...if I quit, I'll be a mean you know what and nobody wants that. LOL I just need to cut back.


Okay so Im cutting back...I go two days without one...just to see what happens. WHOA...headache was brutal and I wanted to gut everyone and everything in sight. I was not a happy woman. So the next day I went in for my "fix"...seriously this stuff is my crack.

I order my double tall mocha.....and get this, homeboy says "oh its on the house!" WHAAAAAT? great free coffee...its perfect, its a dream come true for a day but seriously I need to pay for it so I can spend my last pennies and be done. What-ev...theres always tomorrow.

Following day...I order my double tall mocha again. They place a "double tall latte" on the counter and nobody claims it....then they place my drink on the counter and then proceed to ask if I would like that unclaimed latte for free. UGH! dude Im in the middle of an intervention here...you're killing me!

OF COURSE i took that free drink. Its like asking a crackhead if they want free crack...take it and run...run like you stole something! lol

And here we are today...i go in as usual and today I ask for an iced double tall caramel macchiato. I grab my drink and the barista says, "I added an extra shot for you...i know you like three shots usually...its on the house."

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! WHYYYYYY????!!! Do they know what they are doing to me?? ::sighs::

no worries, I didnt turn it down...I drank it in record time. SCORE!....not. :/

So anyhoo, wish me luck as I break free from this insane little addiction. Im trying to get down to at least one coffee a week for now...and eventually one every so often. But until then....Im wired and always wanting more...more espresso...the taste is so...well its so good I cant even put into words. Eventually I may be left with no choice but to go cold turkey and become a mad woman.

Bleh! Oh Starbucks....why must you be so delicious?