In this spirit of embracing personal change for personal health and prosperity I’ve come up with a list of reasons for taking a YOLS. I imagine anyone else who did give this challenge a go would have their own, though maybe some would be the same as my:
10 Reasons To Give Up Alcohol For A Year.
1. You’ll think clearer: booze less=brainwave more.
I finished the first draft to a novel in the first month of non-boozin’.
2. You’ll save money.
2 beers+1 bottle of wine a day = approx. $25 a day = $175 a week * 52 = $9100 (minimum).
3. You’ll give your liver a (probably well needed) break.
Not to mention the other organs (nudge nudge, wink wank) which have to work harder (softer?) for longer.
4. You’ll know you’re not an alcoholic.
For the rest of your life if they ever hassle you about your fondness for a little tipple you can assure your mother-in-law/husband/wife you are definitely not an alcoholic so shut up and pass the wine.
5. If you choose to return to drinking you’ll always know you can give it away again.
Related to Number 4; basically, you’ll prove something cool to yourself.
6. For twelve months you won’t have to worry about mixing red with white.
Unless you count beetroot juice as ‘red’ and milk as ‘white’!
7. Depending on how much you used to drink you’ll either get up earlier, stay up longer, or both.
This works for women who like to sleep in AND men with their erections.
8. You remove many of the risks associated with office parties, photocopiers and identifiable bum moles.
Nuff nuff said.
9. You can Tweet, Facebook and blog about something other than how hung-over you are or what a ‘big night’ it’s going to be.
If you don’t have one already why not start your own blog. If you do have one you can start another all about your YOLS.
10. After giving up alcohol for a whole year when you drink again you’ll be a very cheap drunk.
The old ‘Two Pot Screamer’ we used to call ‘em.
Office Party hazard Number One!
N.B. This page was taken (with a couple edits) from the post for Day 32.
I too am about to embark on a journey of teetotalism after 20 years of drinking. Starting 1st January 2012. I’ll look forward to reading your updates! (p.s. I will also be keeping a WordPress blog and will send you the link once it’s up and running). Happy New Year!
Hi Dan. Thanks very much for your comment and good luck on your 2012 adventure into unchartered water (actually, I’ve been drinking a lot of Ginger Beer since going for my YOLS).
I look forward to checking out your blog too.
Happy 2012 New Year!
I’m pretty sure that #10 is my favorite. I started to drink 3-5 beers every night (missed 3) for the last 8 months. I have convinced myself that they help me sleep. I;m sure hot tea would have the same impact. I really need to consider this.
Ahh yes, to turn back the body clock to a time when a glass of champagne could do what a bottle can’t now!
Just one question Lorre: are those 3-5 beers bottles or kegs?
In Australia we often give 5 beers to teenagers just to get them out of the house so I imagine a grown woman must need at least 5 kegs to help nod off.
Not sure what the tea equivalent to that much lager would be but I reckon you’d have to get up at least once in the night to skip to the loo.
Bottles….It’s just a habit now, but one I should stop participating in so regularly.
I’ve got a new ‘drug’. I put this special Thai lotion under my nose before I go to bed. It’s not intoxicating but it does make every breath feel like a peppermint breeze
Interesting. I usually have the smell of my 14 month olds baby feet in my face or his milky breath. I might need to try that to minimize the other scents.
So…..I’m reading this Year of Living Sober blog and I’m thinking, WTF! Who wants to do that? Just kidding…
I don’t want to get into what smells fill my bedroom (and I certainly don’t want my wife to tell anyone) but I can tell you the name of the magic oil that puts me to sleep is:
‘Siang Pure Oil’.
It comes in a little red bottle and says on the side “Use: inhaling and rub for relief of dizziness, faint and insect bites.”
$7 for two bottles on Amazon. Sounds like a sale.
And here’s the pitch: http://yearoflivingsober.com/in-bed-with-thailand-honeymoon-oil/ (just in case you’re still undecided!)
Thanks. I’ll check it out.
Cool.
Maybe I should get into distribution? Be a good excuse to fly back to Thailand every year!
Sounds like a plan.
Do you like lists? Here’s A Sober Seven.
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Hi! I´ve decided do spend 2013 without drink and i´m making a blog about that too… But in portuguese, as I am brazilian! It´s my 10th day… and is being amazing! Great blog! bye
Thanks Katia. Hope you are enjoying your boozefree 2013!
Good luck and happy sober trails…
It´s amazing how much things you learn about drinking… and about you!
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