Dear January

[Mamabear12]

I decided to get a head start and begin the New Year sober. I did not drink and instead made a fresh apple ginger juice. I had a plan in place. I bought bath salts, veggies, fruits etc. I had cupcakes and chocolate at hand in case I had craving. Surprisingly, I did not crave those...maybe today.

My plan for today is to do a gym class, take a walk and soak in the beautiful park with my dog and dc. I plan to do another cozy night. I am hoping to have better sleep. Although, I have gone a month during summer no drinking and my sleep was still crap.....so not getting my hopes up lol. This time around, I will take a magnesium supplement, as I heard that may help. If anyone else has tips for sleep please let me know. I probably should make a seperate post on that.

I will continue to update on here as I feel like it. I think it might be helpful as well when I look back.

Good luck to anyone starting their day 1 today!! Happy New Year! 2022!

Great, both kids positive for coronavirus....arghh! Me and DH negative so far and hope it stays that way. No symptoms. I guess its good we aren't drinking now....best to keep our immune systems in good shape to fight off any viruses!!

Sorry about the Covid, it does seem to be everywhere you turn right now.
Day 8 done and I didn’t struggle at all for a Friday! I think because I already had it in my head that it wasn’t happening, so I just didn’t think about it. Go me!

@TheElusivePotato well done! I think it helps when you have it in your head that it is not happening. I think that is why I have not struggled much because I knew Jan was no drinking. I did have a dream about it last night though! I dreamt I had a glass and then I felt guilty like why did I do that? It is a dry month. Happy to wake up and find out it was just a dream :)

Do you have anything fun planned this weekend? This weather SUCKS!!!!!!!!! But I guess I cant do much with two out of three kids isolating. I will pop out to the store though to buy some vitmains etc. Kids will stay home of course with dh. We both are negative. Testing daily to be sure....

Today the only plans I have are yoga and some studying for a course I’m doing. Tomorrow we’re hoping to go for a winter walk if I can drag the teen girls out of the house. I’m bribing them with lunch out afterwards (not in a pub!).

Happy to report my BP is 111/70 today....as I had a little spike for a few days when I stopped drinking. Now back to good readings. Today, I started with oatmeal with wild blueberries, lineseeds. Carrot ginger juice freshly made, salad, roasted veggies, pitta w humus and some tortellini w chorizo inside (gotta live a little!). All delicious. Dinner will be salad and something else...not sure yet. Feeling good and still negative.

Woke up with fever, aches, slight headache and my sore throat from last couple days is worse. My lateral test still says negative. I feel a little anxious. I am sure its covid, as my two kids are positive. I have not had any cravings for alcohol.....and this just totally wipes out any interest in it even more so! I hate not feeling well. Boo hoo....feeling sorry for myself.