Originally Posted by Omega10

In the months leading up to finally quitting drinking, I would look at the people on the street around me and think of how "fresh faced" they looked. I would think of how haggardly, tired, and grey I felt in comparison. I was envious of the normal people and wondered how they did it.

Tonight I was on my way home and stopped off at the tea shop for my usual peppermint tea. The girl behind the counter looked at me and said "You look so much better today, you don't look tired and you don't look so sad."

I'm turning into one of those "fresh faced normal people" that I used to be so envious of.