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A Sober Week

Reflecting back on my last post, I'd say things are going mostly the same -- fine, not great.  I do feel like I am drinking less than I used to (yay! go me!), but I do find myself drinking more than I'd like around once a week.

Though it might not seem like a big deal, one thing that has happened over the past few months is that I can easily go a night or two without drinking.  Besides the time that I was pregnant (where I didn't drink at all), taking nights off just didn't happen.  Now it's a pretty regular occurrence.  Small steps, but hey I'll take it.

While taking one or two nights off is now a pretty regular thing for me, going much longer than that, say a week or even a month, still is not my normal behavior.  Today though I woke up with a bad hangover (my tolerance has gone down, and I now get worse hangovers drinking less than I used to), and honestly I'm just sick of it.  What a waste of time, energy, and happiness.  I am planning to do a full week sober, because I know I can, and I think I'll feel good because of it.

I'm sure this is going to be hard, especially since we have guests coming this weekend.  I nearly always drink when we have guests -- a beer at lunch, wine with dinner etc -- so this is going to be a challenge.  But I am up for it. 

To help stay motivated, I am planning to write a short post each day. 

One other observation I have about my habits is that it's *really* hard for me to have just 1 or even 2 drinks.  0 drinks is far easier for me than 1-2; 1-2 often turns into 4, and sometimes more than that.  I need to keep reminding myself of this and just be honest with myself about my behavior patterns. 

Good luck, self! You got this!


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