so remember when i resolved not to drink alcohol in january? well thankfully that month has passed and i am still alive and 30 days sober. but let me tell you friend, it was no walk in the park. for 30 days i did not attend happy hours. i had no hours of happy that involved booze. this was weird at first. and weird at second.
the weirdest part was that no one accepts the part where you say, 'no thanks' to a drink. or when you say, 'i'll just have a diet coke, no vodka'. people cannot accept that i am 26 years old at a bar and i do not want to have a drink. that was bizarre to me. so then i had to explain myself, had to say it was a personal challenge, etc. etc. but how annoying was that? very. it was extremely annoying. i'm not drinking because meh 'i don't want to leave me alone'.
things i learned:
1. it is possible to have fun while sober.
2. it is even fun to have fun while sober.
3. you remember where you put your phone while sober.
4. you don't cry at the bar while sober.
5. you don't barf at the bar while sober.
6. you don't get lost from the group while sober.
7. you don't barf on your new white bathroom rug while sober.
8. you feel great every sunday morning while sober.
9. you realize who your real 'drunk friends' are while sober.
10. you don't fall asleep in cabs while sober.
january, you weren't such a bad month after all.
