This weekend saw the conclusion of “Alcohol Free February.” To address the obvious: yes, I chose February partially because it is the shortest month of the year. But the choice was also a product of minimal planned travel and residual procrastination in advance of the big 3-0 in May. Regardless, here I am – successful (minus my two pre-determined exceptions: my roommate’s birthday and my sister’s engagement party). The exercise had its ups and downs – but more ups. Most surprising lesson learned: I have inadvertently surrounded myself with massive structural pressure to drink. Least surprising lesson learned: I sleep better when not drinking. I tried to leverage this experiment to try new things (shows! museums! eight hours of nightly sleep!) but ultimately I only marginally altered my socialization habits. However, I was able to better balance going out with exercise and down time. I also saved some cash. Moving forward, I hope to more frequently decouple “socializing” and “drinking” – helped by the realization that few people notice when you’re just drinking a diet coke with lemon.
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