I had a terrible night. I almost never have trouble sleeping. But last night i did. I was up til 4:00am. Then i only slept til 7:30am, so 3.5 hours. It was probably the two coffees i stupidly drank in the afternoon. I drank them to try and cope with my diet cola withdrawal. I'm not a regular coffee drinker. But i finished them by 2:00pm and went to bed at midnight, so you'd think in ten hours they'd wash out of my system. They also upset my stomach. Queasy. I threw all my coffee things away because i obviously can't be relied upon not to drink it if i have it in the house. So at least it won't happen again.

If i may be permitted, here is a short poem i wrote about my diet cola withdrawal:

ODE TO A CAN OF DIET COLA

Diet cola! Diet cola!
I jones for you diet cola!

You were my best friend
And one true lover

You celebrated with me
In times of triumph

And consoled me
In times of despair

But ultimately
You were holding me

Instead of me holding you
So you have to go

Goodbye diet cola!

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@Sunflower123:

I hope the wedding you referred to, the one that you intend to miss, is not your daughter's wedding? Surely you can't miss that. Just put the toxic relatives on 'ignore' like we do here. I'd hate for you to have regrets.