Since January 1st, I've been taking a break from alcohol. This time, I even shared the fact that I'm doing it with S and with another friend. It's the 9th today, and assuming I don't drink this evening (which I'm not planning to), I'll be 6 for 9 days. One of the three drinking days I stopped after 1.5 glasses of wine, but the other two days I had 3-5 drinks. I woke up the next morning feeling a bit meh, not totally hungover or anything (the drinks were over probably 4-5 hours), but both these nights I woke up in the middle of the night, probably when the sugar/carb rush wore off. I am happy to report the 6 sober nights I have slept wonderfully, uninterrupted, through the night. No sweats, no strange dreams, just sweet, blissful sleep. My goal this week is to make it at least until Saturday, and then go a full 7 days without drinking. And then 7 may turn into 10, which may turn into 20, which may turn into 40 and beyond. Self, stay strong an...