Less Alcohol - JANUARY 2020- One Day at a Time

RubyRed427 wrote: »

MissMay wrote: »

Oh my gosh @RubyRed427 is in da house! How wonderful to have you in the ole neighborhood again. I feel as though I should be handing back the baton to you. It is an honor to have you in for January.

And more new faces. GREAT!

Last night I dropped down to the local Walgreens. I heard two woman talking about New Years resolutions, dieting and so forth while we were all waiting in line. They were already cursing having to commit to something. I felt bad for them.

Miss May- the baton is yours! You have done such a lovely job with your posts and encouragement. Happy to be back!

I am thinking about my "word for the year". Instead of a resolution, you think of a word you want to be your word of the year. So far, the word "Fearless" is in the lead in my mind. Last year, it was "transformation". Hmmmm I'll keep thinking.

I love the idea of a word for the year as opposed to a resolution... mine is going to be “compassion.”

So true, this is not easy, but worth it! I committed to being the DD last night, so glad I did. So many issues came up last night, friends car stuck on a very busy freeway, called us for help (we have AAA), then another friend missed his ride home... plus other crazy stuff, it was a very complicated night, didn't get home until nearly 4am. I was able to take care of everything, and everyone got home safely. If I had been drinking, things would have been even more complicated! Yes, I am patting myself on the shoulder right now.
Husband has been nursing a hangover all day... I have been very productive, even with little sleep. However, while making dinner, with basically the house to myself, I really wanted to pour myself a drink... this is a habit I got into the last few years... just something to help me wind down from long days. I had an argument back and forth with myself... I won... drinking some lavender tea right now, might be a 2 bag night!

January accountability ~ 1
No Alcohol: 1 days
Alcohol: 0 days (0 drinks)
Goal: AF days 3 per week / 12 per month

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. Maxwell

Including December in my weekly view.
Dec 30 - 2 glasses wine
Dec 31 - AF
Jan 1 - AF
Jan 2 -
Jan 3 -
Jan 4 -
Jan 5 -

Welcome to the new posters and great to see you @RubyRed💗 so sad the holidays are over, another year to do I hope I actually go out and LIVE it instead of being the lazy bum I've been being, 6:55 am in Vegas another 24! Enjoy your day all👍

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the welcome!

@Womona and @BuffMom84 I am in your boat, drank too much on New Year's Eve and was a bit hungover for the first day of the New Year.

But, we had a good time with friends and spent the night at their house, so all was safe and enjoyable. We also drank really, really good champagne- so my hangover felt a lot less than it could have been. I rarely drink so much that I get a hangover, so experiencing that yesterday was a good reminder of why I am committing to having less alcohol in my life in 2020. I think because my drinking usually just consists of 1-2 drinks, I don't fully realize the negative impact it is having on my energy and health because it's more subtle than say, if I was drinking an entire bottle of wine a night. But, it's still impactful.

Anyway, I started out the New Year by not having any alcohol yesterday and I plan to keep it that way for an entire week. I am going to count NYE as my drinking day for the first week of Jan. Which is probably appropriate, since it spilled over in the wee hours of the morning. So, my next available week for indulging a little will be January 8.

(My goal is to enjoy alcohol only 1x a week in January)

Well, so much for Dry January. Had a glass of wine after rehearsal, even though I started the night saying I was going to have a non alcoholic drink. But, it was just one and I didn’t want any more after that. Way better than my December!

Jan 1- 6
Jan 2- 0- YAY, first one since Nov!

First two day of Dry January in the books, tonight may be a challenge. My wife is doing week days only and has already said she is looking forward to her wine tonight... Stay Strong!

Last night I was tempted to open a bottle of wine. I had plenty of calories left and I had kind of a stressful day, one of my closest friends is going through some trauma and I'm consumed by it. I didn't want to succumb so quick though to wine, so I had a cup of tea. I found this tea with something called Kava in it, it seems to really relax me in the evening almost to the same degree as wine. I had a hot cup before bed and wrote in my journal, didn't need the wine.

So I am 2 days in AF this month. No more drinking for me until at least a week goes by, since I overdid it on NYE.

I will be gentle with myself though. That is a big goal of mine this year. I have a tendency to berate myself when I slip up on my goals. I'm trying to be more forgiving of myself when I slip up.

Does anyone else have a spouse who drinks a lot? And who really has no desire to drink less? My husband is that way. He drinks beer, probably around 3-4 beers a day. Every day. He rarely gets drunk, but he cracks his first beer in the early evening and it takes him the whole evening to drink them, but its like not an option for him to avoid them. I worry about his health sometimes. Whereas with me, while I enjoy alcohol, I can have days when I don't drink and it would not be a huge deal. He has never had a day without his beer that I can remember, except maybe when he is ill.

It makes it hard to drink less when I'm married to someone with that habit.

I love that @forestdweller1 ! (coming from a sometimes procrastinator )