So far in 16 days without drinking I've;
- Cleaned out all my house cupboards & chucked loads of stuff (including bank statements over 10 years old).
- Found loads of old things i thought i'd lost, including a 44 year old teddybear & washed him & re-stuffed him.
- Got back to the gym & working very hard
- Turned up for work on time every day (20 mins late was standard for me)
- worked late twice (id usually be out the door at 5.00)
- Walked to work twice in 2 weeks (I've only done it twice in the year before)
- Arranged to spend a weekend with my dad (I've never done this alone before, always as part of wider family gatherings)
- Met my sister & helped her sort her finances (at my request)
- Sorted my own finances out.
- Put some curtains up (took me 14 months)
- Bought an Ironing board (took 8 weeks to do this).
- My complexion & skin is looking great
- my breath & mouth feels very fresh & I have no worry about breathing on people.
- no puffyness under the eyes
- I have so much more money - I've spent about £100 on new household items to brighten the place up,
- started reading my first book in about 5 years
- went to the theater
- wash my face every night before bed (sadly i usually didn't bother).
- eating so much more healthier
- I started to wear a belt for my jeans as they became loose.
The list goes on, but it just goes to show when you aren't wasting 4 or 5 hours a night & all weekend drinking, you loose all your motivation for all the little things that make your life so much better & organised.
Without realizing it, you're a walking zombie all week, topping yourself up with pints of low-dose poison daily.
can somebody remind me why we drink in the first place???