Decision!

So.

I have had some interesting responses to my blog so far, the invitation to AA, the virtual "are you ok hugs" and the "I love the evil twin" emails aside, the main response I have had, is one of...well...understanding. People have either felt how I am feeling, are feeling how I am feeling or questioning whether they feel what I am feeling. I feel a Booze Free January epidemic on my hands.

The interesting thing, is that some of you have been secretly habouring the "I don't like drinking as much as I used to and I don't want a hangover tomorrow" carefulness for some time. I mentioned to a friend about the fact "I was so over booze" and explained my blog content, and he admitted that 12 months ago he made a pact with himself not to lose the next day to hangover torture. It's funny how during the many beer fuelled evenings we have spent with our other boozy friends that he failed to mention it? I wonder how many "lager tops" he was sneakily consuming in an attempt to limit his alcohol intake? How many of us are secretly watering down our consumption rather than lose face by admitting that we are "cutting down".

Maybe this is why I have had such a positive reponse to my blog? Is it because I am often the one encouraging others to "go on have another!" Maybe everyone is taking a deep sigh of relief that the "bad influence" is finally taking a step down?

HA don't kid yourselves ! You know you all love it!

So yes, after much deliberation I have indeed reached a decision.

I am going to have a booze free January and I am permitting myself alcohol over the Christmas period. Whilst I am keen to clean up my lifestyle and liver, it seems very wrong to deny myself the pleasure of a wee tipple over Christmas. However, I do have one small criteria. No hangovers allowed. I can live with a fuzzy head or a morning of being slightly slow on the uptake, but there are to be absolutely no days/activities to be lost by an inability to move my ass further than the pantry/toilet/mobile charger/front door. Challenge? Perhaps. But I'm going to try! So if I want 3 glasses of wine instead of two, that's fine, but I will also require a pint of water and a couple of mince pies.

So, this opens up the next question on the nib of Jenipen's pen (?!) - who else is going to join me in my January challenge? I have a feeling that a few of you are keen, but clouded with "Am I capable?" doubt. And will Jenipen survive the rest of December hangover free? 

I will let you know.