Originally Posted by
mayeve 
I often go for walks anyway so that's probably what I'll do if it gets too much. Nobody will think that's unusual.
As for being prepared what to say, I plan to say (but only if asked) that I'm trying to get into a healthier lifestyle and alcohol hasn't been helping the cause. End of story. I'm not going to JADE. (Justify, Apologize, Defend, Elaborate) (((picked that term up on a different board, completely unrelated to sobriety))) and I think of it often. I'm trying to live by it. Asked and answered. I don't owe anybody anything extra. My life, my business.
JADE is pretty big in my life, too.
Sometimes I say, "No," and people want an elaboration...like I owe it to them?
Yeah, no. Good for you, you've got this.