Just a Gen X girl in the world
Wednesday May 22nd 2013

I’m off the drink again. Wrong month. Again.

Gosh it seems like only yesterday that I gave up drinking in what I like to call Dry August. That was in 2010. Quite a long time ago. I stole the term Dry August from the Dry July campaign that ran the month before. I’m a little slow at catching on to some things.

Anyway I’ve missed the boat again. I missed Febfast mostly because work is really stressful in February and all that crap about it being the shortest month means not a thing when you really need a drink at the end of the day. In my experience March is a much better time to give up the grog. It’s a primer for the liver right before Easter. OK, I’ll admit that I checked that Easter wasn’t in March before I began today’s abstinence.

So I looked back at the blog where I posted my alcohol free rantings and I’m looking forward to experiencing it all over again. Mostly I’d better drop a couple of kilos or I will be mighty pissed off.

Anyway these were the benefits in 2010. I wonder if I’ll feel like this at the end of this month.

  • I am sleeping better and more soundly
  • I’ve lost a teeny, tiny amount of weight (but I think I should have lost more considering how all the experts say that it makes you fat–I think they’re wrong)
  • I seem to have way more time on my hands
  • I am able to write more quickly and creatively (you may not agree with that)
  • I can drive anytime
  • I am saving heaps of money
  • My skin is clear and less dry
  • I am now a herbal tea aficionado
  • I feel virtuous
  • I sing songs from the Sound of Music all the time

Right then. Let’s see how it goes this time round. The Sound of Music? Really? Image

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