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30 book recommendations in 30 days...

Day 5: This one is for those coffee and chocolate lovers out there. Not just all doom and gloom, and super interesting. #30recsin30days

An old favorite mug of mine. ?

"Never, ever, think outside the box."

Reading by the water while the hubby goes fishing. Perfect start to a sunny day ☉ #summerreading

It just started raining, so I'm under the awning and watching the campfire from a distance. Still a perfect spot to drink my coffee and read Caffeinated! #summerreading #summerholidays

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
1. Factfulness, My Dear Hamilton, Swing
2. Earl Grey lavender tea
3. See above

If you are a soda or energy drinker do you know you are putting synthetic caffeine into your body? The description of the Chinese factories‘ filthy conditions are🤢 disgusting! You may swear off soda.

Lots of science, research, effects on sports, delivery mechanisms in Carpenter‘s extensively researched book. I don‘t think he left anything out. I love it when an author works hard for us curious readers and I feel he did this. 👏

Good morning, Littens! Dottie and I haven‘t had any coffee and it was a rough night. But! Looking forward to a cup of coffee and a good chapter before I have to leave home. Happy Sunday! #butfirstcoffee

Coffee and books - my husband knows just what I love and makes sure I'm always surrounded by both. He knows that it serves him well for me to be caffeinated and happy. Lol

Just hit the 4 hour mark of #24in48 and I‘ve opened a can of Red Bull. It‘s what @Liberty would do.

Well better late than never! Thank you to @KateTheBookworm for the awesome books and tea all the way from Japan! Can't wait to start reading them!

Thank you again to @BookishMarginalia for organising the swap!

#summersantagoespostal

#marchintoreading #recentnonfictionread

Trying to kick a bad habit! My lovely coworker let me borrow her copy (and "The Willpower Instinct" below it) this week.

Latte with home roasted coffee beans and a dusting of chocolate! #abookandyourfavesnack #readjanuary

This is something I really need to be more aware of - in the long term I'm not doing myself/my body any favours by masking fatigue with caffeine. It's true, fatigue is telling us our body/mind needs restorative time. If we just ignore the signals we aren't getting rid of the problem, we are making it more detrimental.

So I've drank more coffee & tea (and craved more chocolate) during the first couple chapters of this than I have in weeks! I think I may be crushed when I get past the wonderful descriptions of all the delicious forms caffeine takes and into the 'what it does to your body' sections. #caffeinatedglow #coffeeandbooks #winterreading #thehighbeforethecrash #atwoodblendcoffee #birdfriendly #amberroast #peleeislandbirdconservatory

Is it wrong to start reading this with a giant mug of coffee? Margaret Atwood wouldn't lead me astray! #coffeeandbooks #atwoodblendcoffee #birdfriendly #balzacs #oppositesattract

It's #NationalCoffeeDay so I wanted to share this amazing book (seen here with my breakfast). It is SO fascinating! It's not a lecture on not drinking caffeine but a look at its uses and a discussion on how there are still no real regulations - or even a comprehensive understanding - of the world's most widely used drug. (At his reading Murray brought a bag of powdered caffeine, enough to kill 16 people, which he legally bought on the Internet.)

Many fascinating facts about everyone's favorite substance. A bit slow at times (on audio anyway) but still worth it if you want to know more about how caffeine works and the amazing things it can make us do. I write this review as I wait for my tea to steep...