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Date Posted: 1/30/26

It is the end of January and, in one sense, I have not done too much regarding insulating the basement or done much around the house.  For one, the basement is a lot colder now and, for another, I'm poor.  I have been working on paying down my credit card debt and making progress on that front.  I actually hope to have it completely or almost completely paid off after my next paycheck in a couple weeks.  It appears that the gas stove really is helping with my gas and electric bills too!

I think I like the idea of having a Winter break away from work on the house.  That way I can work on relaxing things like reading, gaming, or cooking, or maybe taking up some new hobby.

Very recently I have made serious progress in eliminating caffeine addiction in my life.  I'd say it has been a couple of weeks since I last had Mountain Dew, coffee, or Mellow Yellow.  I still have light cravings and think that I can have just one drink, but then I remember the two most recent times I had just one drink and how it directly and quickly led me down a bad path where I gave in to other habits.  I also remember how the caffeine gave me headaches and ruined my ability to get a good night's sleep.

On a related note, I am working on going to sleep earlier so as to get the sleep I need.  I try to use the extra time in bed to have the time and opportunity to go back to sleep if I need more sleep.  Instead of giving myself 4 hours to sleep or 8 hours to sleep, I am trying to give myself 10 hours to sleep even if I don't sleep that whole time.  Doing so actually makes me quite a bit more productive and happier during the hours that I am awake.

I am trying to use my memory of how I eliminated caffeine in my life to work on eliminating other bad habits.



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