Hot Vanilla Drink

New thing today, made my own hot vanilla drink. Why? Well, so I gave up caffeine awhile back in December. Not for New Years and not for Lent and not to get ready to get pregnant. I just wanted to see what my body was like without caffeine. It's been in my system since I was a teen, and I just wanted to see what I was like without it.

Overall the no-caffeine life was surprising. My mood and energy levels are a lot more steady. Not as high high or low lows, and I tend to be more even throughout the days. It's a lot harder to find non caffeinated drinks these days. My husband is diabetic and it's so much easier to find diet this or that, then it is to find caffeine free stuff. Also I just miss the ritual of drinking something hot and soothing.

Overall though I like not being on caffeine every day. I still adore the stuff though and now that my body isn't used to it anymore it is so much more potent when I do drink it. I think I'll just have it mindfully when I need or want it, instead of having it daily.

Anyway so I've been looking for drinks to replace my usual coffee and tea habit. Herbal teas are just alright but they don't really hit the spot for me. This drink does!

I was in a coffee shop and asked if their hot vanilla drink was caffeine free. They said they could make me one, just hot water, milk and vanilla. I said yes and it was magic! So I decided to try it at home. Heated up some hot water, milk, and this sugar free vanilla syrup stuff. Magic! Fab! My new favorite drink :) mmmmm. Love it! And I finally have a proper substitute that fills my old coffee/tea habit.