I'm also a first timer. Also white, female, mid thirties. I'm starting day 2. Yesterday wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Already about 14 stressors have come my way though, enough to make me reach for the bottle. I have my own business and my own office with no one around unless I meet a client, so I can pretty much get by drinking anytime. It's going to be hard, as I drank at home, alone, at my office, etc (closet)
But I'm determined this time.