Monday, January 2, 2012
The First Day
Today I started my year long alcohol fast. Although it was the last day of Christmas break, I had a ton of work to catch up on in the classroom, and ended up spending most of the day cooped up inside working. I felt a little bitter about having to work on such a gorgeous day, but I knew I would be thankful tomorrow. When I got home from work, I remembered my fast. I had a few friends in town visiting for the holiday, and they left a giant unopened bottle of Raspberry Mojitos on the counter. I worked around the bottle while in the kitchen, and then sat down on the couch to relax. I kept peeking back in the kitchen at the Mojitos. It's so funny how much you want something once you've decided not to have it. I actually made myself laugh because I kept looking in the kitchen. I'm sure there's some scientific evidence to support the idea that you always want what you can't have. When I quit gigging, I texted my neighbor and donated the bottle of Mojitos. When I'm on a diet, I only keep healthy food in the house, so it only made since to purge the house of alcohol. Once the bottle was gone, I was able to relax, enjoy my dinner, and not think about the fast. So I made it through the first day without any trouble. I'm thinking of going shopping tomorrow and buying lots of yummy tea. I can have tea with dinner and hopefully benefit from extra antioxidants.
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Hey, it's me, Deanna, the inspiration behind Sarah's fast. (sorry, Sarah's friends....) To be honest, I had forgotten that I told Sarah about my goal, but life (and later this blog) reminded me. Here's the story.. My niece came in from Wisconsin so of course we needed Rainbow Drinks at Aloha Grill. Well,...Ummm... I guess I can't drink like I'm 21 anymore. I ended up drinking way too much. I didn't feel good for days. I decided to stick with my goal of no drinking for the year 2012. We went to the Rose Bowl and I did not drink at all. I couldn't believe I could do it! Then I got to school and this was on my email and saw that I have a friend in it too! If I can make it through the Rose Bowl, I can make it through the year. Sarah, I think you and I need to share a giant bottle of champagne at midnight on December 31, 2012.
ReplyDeleteYay! Thanks for sharing your story Deanna! You are the inspiration for my challenge and I agree that if you can make it through the Rose Bowl, then you can make it through the rest of the year! Well, my non-alcoholic friend, I think we're going have a great year! =0)
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