Thanks for the encouragement, folks! Yeah, weekends over the winter are tough, but thankfully I have a long list of stuff to do. Yesterday I spent a good portion of the afternoon listing stuff on ebay, so at least I'm making a few bucks.
Another thing that is helping is I've become somewhat of a health/fitness nut. I always was into running and cycling, but now I have some definite goals for 2017, like complete a marathon or even an ultra. Big ideas, but if they keep me sober, who cares?!