There’s a definitely a trade off. I used to love going out to eat… to get my fancy drinks. Then I got sober, and going out to eat …was dreaded, no drinks who cares. Then it became meh…. Now I get all excited again! Only this time its because I’m tasting and enjoying foods and yes, room for dessert!
I did the whole let’s listen to music passing out…and music stopped doing it for me for a long time in sobriety. Out of nowhere, bam, it became amazing like when I was a teen. I could really get amped up into the songs without booze.
I came to appreciate boring things differently as peaceful and calm, leaves me with energy to get up early and maybe try new things.