TMI

Sorry to go in such a diary direction with this blog lately, but it's nice to have a place to put my thoughts.

It's been an interesting journey, trying (and succeeding, so far) to drink less. A couple of things I've discovered, and am very grateful for:

1)I'm allowed to make mistakes, and there's no reason to go home and drink myself silly if I do make them. I can even do something nice for myself, like watch a movie, after making a mistake. I'm worthy of happiness.

2)People can like me without my happy-go-lucky, fake exterior, that I used to keep up with drinking. I'm not happy-go-lucky. I'm a little bit anal about some stuff. There, I said it. People will have to deal.

3)I get along with way less people when not drunk. People are really, really annoying sometimes. I appreciate them in small doses.

4)Alcoholism is a working-class disease for a reason. I'm feel lucky to have a steady job and paycheck, but it's ok for me to want more.