IDK... If I thought of it as a lay away, I might be thinking I have some kinda reward due to me. So no, I don't approach it that way at all. There is a reward, but that is from a life well lived and I guess that is a work in progress...
One day at a time means soooooo much more than not drinking a day at a time. In fact a lot of days, I don't think about drinking or not drinking, it's just not part of the plan. Plans change, some are realized some are not... One day at a time is, for me, a way not to live in fear.