Originally Posted by
puddles 
Hi all!
I've been lurking for awhile and find you all to be and interesting and inspiring group of people. It seems that to get a different result (hopefully sobriety), I'm going to have to try some new things. I'm hoping that participating a little on this forum and going to some SMART meetings in the area will help to facilitate my lifestyle changes. I'll be going to my first SMART meeting on Thursday so that should be interesting. Nice to meet you all!
BTW, any creative ideas for New Years Eve? I have been following a pattern of college style binge drinking and am trying to think of options that will be fun but not involve booze. Unfortunately most of my roomates and friends are quite heavy drinkers.
Welcome to Secular Connections here at SR.
I'm most likely going out with some new friends I've met in my recovery program. You might want to ask the folks at SMART before or after the meeting what they are doing or if they know of any sober gatherings on New Years.