No, it's not my Hive birthday, that was in March and I did not write a post about it. Today I'd like to write abut something else, another 7 years anniversary and quite an important one for me.
Shame one me as I only remembered it due to someone speaking about it, but that doesn't mean it's less important, so I thought why not take some shots as there are not many of this kind and share it with the Photography Lovers community, along with my story.
Yes, it is related to coffee as it's now 7 years now, since I quit drinking coffee. It was on the 6th of September, when I made a post about my intentions and there were a few follow-up posts, here: 1, 2. (God, looking back, how much the chain has evolved since then. We didn't even have communities back then, they came to life after we forked.)
It's been seven years since then and I could not be more proud of my achievement. At first no one believed I can do it. I can't really blame them as I was drinking strong espresso 24/7 for years and wherever I went, my first thought was coffee, then the rest, so I can't really blame them.
As I said in my follow-up posts back then, it was really tough, I think it made me understand what withdrawal syndrome means and it's not funny at all, I can tell you that. You need a lot of strength to not quit.
It was one of the biggest lessons of my life and would not change it for anything. After 7 years I can tell you, I'd not drink coffee now, even if you would pay me.
Some of my family members are drinking coffee and I got to a point where today, the smell of freshly brewed coffee is bothering me. I mean not that I can't tolerate it, but I'd be better without it, don't like it anymore.
Last week I made a drawing using instant coffee. While I was mixing the granulated coffee with water, could not ignore the smell, a lovely smell I must admit, that came towards me from the mixing bawl. It reminded me of the early years of my coffee drinking period, when I was drinking instant coffee and even though I did not taste it this time, could almost feel the flavor in my mouth.
The reason I remembered my anniversary today is, because I just sold this coffee set. Lavazza is my most favorite brand and I had this coffee set for decades, but have never used it. Not because I value it too much, but because this is original Italian, among the first editions and as they drink their espresso, the cups are really small. That's how it should be and it should be enough, but the addict I was, I was drinking three times more each time and had a bigger mug for this purpose.
Before shipping the set to the buyer, I thought I'd make a photo shoot with it, to have as memory as it's dear to me.
The coffee beans I used here are from 7 years ago, when I put aside some before quitting, to make some photos for my post. I still have them today and will keep them for the future. For guests i have ground coffee, so no worries :)
Now I have to say goodbye to this lovely and precious coffee set, pack it and ship it to Poland, to someone I hope it's going to appreciate it as much as I do. It's a bit of a heartache, but if I don't use it, at least I'll let someone else do.
I hope you like the photos I took specially for this post :)
After 7 years, I still consider myself an addict and firmly believe that one coffee would be enough to get back to my old habits.
Fun fact: it's funny how many times people are shocked to know I don't drink coffee. The question is always the same, don't you like coffee? To which my answer is also always the same, I love it. Then comes the usual, Then why don't you drink it? It's simple, because I'm an addict.
Another funny thing is, when people are trying to justify their coffee addiction, using low blood pressure. I also have low blood pressure, sometimes it drops below 100/60 and still can live without coffee. I don't tell anyone as it's obvious they are using the excuse as I have and would not be happy to know they could live without coffee as well. My doctor suggested drinking coffee, so for me it wasn't really an excuse, but too much is never good and if I could not control my intake, I ended up abusing it. Till one point.
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