There was piece on Morning Edition of NPR (Hey, spotted the libtard!) yesterday about No Alcohol January. The woman they interviewed said that she was going to use the month to improve her triathlon--and they mentioned that she was "competitive"

I thought that was pretty darn cool.

I went 10 days dry for Christmas, partially because I needed all of the "filter" I could muster to be around my BIL and not say something stupid. Right now I'm working on a reduced consumption and need to continue to improve this portion of my life.

Thank you.

I feel entirely seen.

Wasn't me ;) Although, I DID work at the UofR for many years...

University of Rochester in upstate NY maybe?

Winters up there are pretty grim. Not a ton of snow but very gray and cold, and people all take refuge in the bars.

I do remember a very nice restaurant near the water in an old brownstone or loft or something --- might've been a mill way long ago, perhaps?

[Richardson's Canal House?

I bet you it wasn't the Elmwood Inn or Jeremiah's Tavern, haha.

I'm not doing "January". I picked a goal I think I can do that will reach a more sustainable equilibrium overall for me personally.

I've chosen to keep a tally, literally on paper with a red pen, of how many days I can accumulate in 2020 without having any. Goal is 180 days. Idea is to treat it as a treat, not just something you do once the kids are in bed and you're watching Netflix with the wife.

And no "saving up" for the other days. The other days are same volume or less than before.

I think 180 days on the tally chart is totally doable.

been doing Alcohol experiment for last bit its quite good at helping you assess your relationship with booze and makes 30 days go faster while learning a bit about yourself.

Hi, newbie here, can I join in 'No alcohol January', starting from today?!
I don't drink a lot, mainly red wine after work, before tea etc. but it's gradually crept up from 1 glass of red wine, to 1 glass of wine plus a small glass of port, and last night was a fair sized glass of port!
Now this may not seem a lot, but it's got to the stage where it's nearly all I think about, I generally work my life around allowing me to drink after work, or around late afternoon at weekends and holidays.
I don't tend to drink alcohol after training, so I make sure I fit my training in earlier in the day to accommodate my drinking. I'm not really a morning person, so training early before work sucks at times, especially now it's winter.
I can't remember the last day I haven't had a drink. I'm hoping to break the hold those few drinks have on my life right now. Today(7th) will hopefully be the first of many alcohol free days.
Many thanks

I'm also not doing sober January because I think I should be drinking less. I'm trying a month of sobriety to reset my tolerance for alcohol. Lets call it a taper for the Superbowl Party.