About last night

Text from R: Fancy meeting at the pub on the corner?

Text from me: Not really up for drinking tonight babe. Got loads to do tomorrow.

Text from R: We don’t have to drink, just would ne nice to catch up.

Text from me: Ok. Awesome. See you there 5.30 pm.

5 glasses of red wine later (and a shot of Tuaca) = pissed.

 

Some reasons why I want to quit drinking?

• Alcohol is linked to cancer – my mum and aunt died of breast cancer; my grandma survived breast cancer; and my Grandpa died of brain cancer.

• I’m grossly overweight by three or four stone and never have enough energy (week by week) to go anything about it.

• When I’m hungover I crave junk food and eat more than usual.

• I can make lose hours of memory, waking up filled with pangs of guilt and shame but not knowing why.

• Alcohol causes mood swings, alters behaviour and weakens inhibitions – this has caused many dramas in my life and affected my relationships with family and friends.

• Booze is a powerful substance and like anything with such force, should be respected. I don’t think many people in my culture really get that about alcohol.

• Now that I’m in my early thirties, I want to start a family and have a successful career as a writer and eventually a primary school teacher. These things will never occur while I keep letting my drinking hold me back and leave me as a lethargic, lazy mess.