Welcome to SR Jay.
Like you I started drinking in my early teens and didn't drink everyday and always had a job but unlike you I didn't finally realize that I had to give it up at 26 or 36 or 46.
I have a list of the bad things too.
As you progress in your sobriety try to remember how you feel right now. It is oh so easy to pick up again and waste another decade or two or three.
Good luck in your quest.