Less Drink, More Hang

So I've been doing pretty well with the no drinking at night (during the workweek, that is).  Without the carved out time in my schedule, I feel like I can do a whole hell of a lot more.  Typical behavior was: get home, eat, computer for awhile, then around 7PM I'd break out the ice.  Kinda hasty, no?  And then with that, pop on a movie and boom.  Drunk, eating too much, unable to retain memories of the film, and in bed by 9:30PM.  What a way to spend the night.  For far too have I been running that cycle.

Wake -> Work -> Entertainment -> Sleep

I saw that on a blog after I'd Google'd "What to do after work" while trying to figure how to deal with myself without drinking.  That simple little line struck me pretty hard.  Most people, one way or another, are guilty of following that path.  I don't want that any more.  Though honestly, my workweek will remain the same for the most part.  But assuming there's something that comes up during the week, I can feel like I can attend instead of decline because, ya know, gotta get drinking at 7PM, y'all.

So let's recap a little bit:

How have you been feeling lately?
- Well, between less drinking and less eating (per another goal) I've felt cleaner, of sorts.  Like my body is running efficiently.  Overall a good experience.

Any difficulty not drinking?
- Not especially.  Maybe there's a slight panic of "what the hell am I gonna do tonight?" but I find something to do.  Guitar, computer, headphones, movie, text somebody, etc.  Spring's almost here.

Any other things you've noticed?
- Sex drive seems up.  Between trying to lose weight, telling negativity to fuck off, and a general boost of self-confidence as a result I'm making more of an effort to be noticed.

The weekend was fun.  Went out to Eli's, had a couple drinks, and fell into a nice social groove.  Felt good.  This is one part that I feel like I'm not ready (or able?) to let go.  Alcohol is a delightful social lubricant.  I kinda feel like I need it to do anything decently, especially when I'm meeting new people.  This dude typically has to wait weeks or months before I can truly be my witty self.  Maybe I'm just being harsh on myself (the overdoing alcohol part) because hey, it may be fair to say that a shit ton of people do the same thing.  In certain settings, I guess.  POF girl best hit me up for that drink date.  Wahhhhhhtever.