Banned the Booze
A couple of evenings ago I chanced a night out - the first proper night out I had risked since finding out about Spud... and it was okay!
I did go out on my birthday, the day I took the test, but I was still kind of in shock then, so it doesn’t really count. It was less a ‘night out’ than a counselling session.
So, yesterday evening I chanced heading off with a few friends to watch a show in London and see whether I could get through the evening without the obligatory gin and tonics.
And I did!
Fortunately the bar we went to first sold non-alcoholic beers, so I at least looked the part as we stood outside the pub; then, at the theatre I had a slimline tonic water (rock and roll) and really enjoyed the show.
The one downside was that without the artificial energy boost from booze I was yawning my little head off by the time the performance ended but, fortunately, I caught the fast train home so I was tucked up in bed within the hour.
And there was no hangover this morning! That’s a first for the morning after the night before!
How do you get through nights out without drinking?
So, yesterday evening I chanced heading off with a few friends to watch a show in London and see whether I could get through the evening without the obligatory gin and tonics.
And I did!
Fortunately the bar we went to first sold non-alcoholic beers, so I at least looked the part as we stood outside the pub; then, at the theatre I had a slimline tonic water (rock and roll) and really enjoyed the show.
The one downside was that without the artificial energy boost from booze I was yawning my little head off by the time the performance ended but, fortunately, I caught the fast train home so I was tucked up in bed within the hour.
And there was no hangover this morning! That’s a first for the morning after the night before!
How do you get through nights out without drinking?
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