Look, it's not the end of the world. There are other drinks, right? Right?

“Without my morning coffee I’m just like a dried up piece of roast goat.” - Johann Sebastian Bach

I love coffee - the smell, the taste, the buzz it gives me. I love the subtleties of different roasts, it's seemingly exotic origins. It kick starts my lungs in the morning - being asthmatic, I sometimes need all the help I can get.

However, it doesn't do my adrenal glands any good. I survive for a few weeks, maybe even a month, and then I get the jitters - the clenched jaw, the heart palpitations, the dreaded feeling of anxiety. My liver starts to underfunction and my adrenals work double time to keep up, and I have to go on a coffee detox to reset myself. Why I keep coming back to it, I don't know. It's both my ally and my nemesis. It's a drug alright - I get jittery and nervous, euphoric, sociable.

Rumi said:

'When the black spirits pour inside us,

then the spirit of God and Air

All all tht is wondrous within

Moves us through the night, never ending'

And so coffee moves me through my days. Don't tell me about herbal and chocolate alternatives - it's coffee that's wooed me. I'm not a Voltaire-50-cups a day addict, using my lover's back as a writing desk, but I'm far more articulate and quick thinking with caffeine wiring my brain.

“Coffee is a lot more than just a drink; it’s something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to be, but not like a location, but like somewhere within yourself. It gives you time, but not actual hours or minutes, but a chance to be, like be yourself, and have a second cup.” - Gertrude Stein

I hear you Gertie. How can I be myself without a coffee? How do I find that somewhere within myself?

Perhaps all I do to cheer myself up, so bereft of coffee am I, is to scrub myself with it. Apparently caffeine is great for cellulite. I can't attest to that as yet but it smells divine and I'm so smooooothhh afterwards, if not really awake.

Some other benefits of this scrub, allegedly:

• Caffeine increases blood flow, so can maybe reduce cellulite and give your skin a more even tone
• Coconut oil is a fab skin softener - no more dry skin for you. Awesome for dry feet, by the way!
• Gives you a more youthful complexion as it's meant to keep connective tissues strong, plus it's an antioxidant, so makes you younger anyway :)
• Sugar contains an alpha hyrdoxy acid (glycolic) that's important for healthy skin and can protect it from harsh toxins as well as condition and moisturize

I don't know all about that - I just like the smell to comfort me whilst I'm crying about not having a cuppa. I used a bag of coffee that was going to go stale if I didn't drink it - I've heard tell people use used coffee grounds for this, so if you work in a cafe, it's going to be even cheaper to make.

Coffee Body Scrub

20 drops lavender essential oil
16 drops 10-fold orange essential oil
8 drops patchouli essential oil
.5 cup rough ground coffee
1 cup coconut oil
1 cup of sugar

Now, please don't worry about the measurements here. In fact, I just kinda made those up - they're approximate. What you want is enough melted coconut oil to half fill the jar of your choice.

Then, add enough coffee and sugar to make a medium thick paste - it'll be a bit runny until the coconut oil sets (and I imagine if you're in a hot country, it might NOT - so perhaps add more coffee and sugar so it's easier to handle and scrub a dub dub) - and essential oils of your fancy. The above proportions worked for me, but don't stress over it - as long as it smells good and you can scrub away then you've made a kick ass divine smelling coffee scrub that moisturizes and exfoliates and smells AMAZING.

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? - Albert Camus

Are you a coffee addict, or would you rather rub yourself smooth with it?

What's your favourite natural body scrub?

Please do comment below - it's the interactions with you all that make Steemit a wonderful place to hang out, even if I can't ingest caffeine whilst doing so.. sad face emoji... xx

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