Seven Days of Sober

This time a week ago I was well on my way to another hangover. I was having fun, but I'd been drinking most of the day because I was hungover from the night before. I was surrounded by my friends, who are all drinkers too, which might explain why I went from being an occasional drinker to a full-time drunkard.

I had a quiet day today. Still not sure what to do with myself, but I fixed french toast for my girlfriend who stopped by on her way home after work. I actually went wandering in a home improvement store to kill some time. I have a leaky shower door and I needed a scraper to remove the old caulking so that was my excuse for driving across town. But it beat sitting on the back deck or the couch missing cigarettes.

After I completed that minor project I started yard work and soon realized just how out of shape I've become. I was cutting back palmetto and thinning out shrub trees and I got tired very quickly. I ate too much for lunch too (a full can of Hormel's chili and a P.B.J. with saltines, potato chips, and whole milk - yum!) and dozed on the couch before going back to work. I spent two more hours cutting and dragging and cutting and dragging and at the end my back was sore but the tension in my shoulders and neck was gone so that made it worth it.

My eating is still too much too often. But my mood was improved today so I'm hoping I'll translate that into enthusiasm for exercise and a proper diet. Soon, I hope.