Goodbye beer, wine and yummy spirits. Hello, Sobriety.

'tis the season for resolutions... so here I go. I've decided to quit drinking. For one year.
Maybe more. But for now, one year.

Quitting drinking is something I've thought a lot about over the past two, three ... five years. That little voice inside me that says "quit drinking." Sometimes, it's just a whisper. Other times, it's a roaring scream. Every time, it's ignored. Until now. January 1, 2016. I'm 42 years old and I'm finally ready. More than ready, really. Excited!! For the first time, I'm not worried (or as worried) about what others will think or how I'll have to explain myself. As far as I'm concerned, I won't (for now). I'm simply not drinking. I'm kicking off a Sober 2016. I'm saying goodbye to beer, wine and all the yummy spirits that have graced my glassware over the years and I'm saying hello to sobriety! Hello to all the wonderful things to come. To eyes wide open and a mind clear from the haze. Hello to adventures and a willingness to learn, grow, change. I know it's only the first day of what will for sure be a very long year, and I know resolutions always start strong... but that's where this little blog comes in. This is my very public commitment to a very personal promise. It may get ugly at times, and I'm OK with that. 

I read a really great quote today from a page I follow on facebook, Sadie Nardini's Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga... she says "I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit."

Well, friends, I'm tired of my own bullshit. I'm ready to live my best year yet. I hope you'll follow along and support me as I wonder down this brand new path. Here we go! xo




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