Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

happydenial

12/14 for me please today, I’m absolutely knackered and looking forward to my bed already 😴

CuppaTea

A very poor 8 for me today please. 

It’s been a very stressful, upsetting and anxious month. I know wine doesn’t help but it numbs things. 

leftatthetrafficlights

13/10 for me please @cathybird - fingers crossed I'll get the reindeer this month!! 🤞😁

cathybird

December

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

Entire month =

December targets

AllNightDiner 10/12

alt80 16/24 Arkers 9/TF cathybird 18/21 Coveredinbees 14/18 CuppaTea 8/TF dustydigger 17/25 Grey Pilgrim 20 happydenial 12/14 lantanna 13/15 leftatthetrafficlights 13/10 maggiem 4/10 maman 10/10 marahouti 18/25 PriceySOS 11/TF RobM99 21/30 satchmo1 17/20 Season of Mist 19/24 sunshine raincloud 9/20 sukeyboo 8/10 WBF 6/16 Newcomers welcome!

maman

Sorry to hear that @CuppaTea.🤗

10 /10 AFDs please@cathybird 

That's for yesterday. Today I'm having a drink as it's DD1's birthday and I'm remembering all the hard work from years ago. 😁

Arkers

Good morning everyone,
9 please Cathy 
Hope things improve Cuppa, Mama enjoy your Dd1's birthday celebrations.
Arkers x

Season_of_Mist

RobM99 said:

Hi all, Snowman day today!

Gigs rolling in for 2023, 19 so far.

That sounds a bit more promising RobM99? Not long ago you voiced concerns about the pub / live music scene and whether it was going to be viable in the future. I certainly hope things pick up from next year, it’s so important that we have a thriving live music and gig culture. Almost every week pubs near me seem to be closing and more often than not, they get converted into flats so there would never be any way back for them. And the ones that get refused permission to be converted, always mysteriously seem to burn down a few months later. Just something about the fabric of derelict pubs occupying large plots of prime building land that seems to make them especially flammable I suppose? 🤷‍♀️

Anyway, 19/24 including today thanks cathybird.

RobM99

Season_of_Mist said:

RobM99 said:

Hi all, Snowman day today!

Gigs rolling in for 2023, 19 so far.

That sounds a bit more promising RobM99? Not long ago you voiced concerns about the pub / live music scene and whether it was going to be viable in the future. I certainly hope things pick up from next year, it’s so important that we have a thriving live music and gig culture. Almost every week pubs near me seem to be closing and more often than not, they get converted into flats so there would never be any way back for them. And the ones that get refused permission to be converted, always mysteriously seem to burn down a few months later. Just something about the fabric of derelict pubs occupying large plots of prime building land that seems to make them especially flammable I suppose? 🤷‍♀️

Anyway, 19/24 including today thanks cathybird.

     Firstly, yes I did express my concern. Circumstance change here, I now play in an established band who get gigs fairly easily, 40 a year is normal for them/us. Best gigs are 'proper music pubs' that are packed before we get there!  (I went to see an ex-member's band and the "audience" was just 5. How can any pub sustain paying out?)  On top of that we get repeat bookings - one venue I've played twice since October and we've got 2 more there in 2023. Plus I help out another band who are between bassists - I've got 3 gigs with them before February. I've also heard that local residents to some pubs are "encouraged" to complain about the noise to get them closed. I suppose for every pub that closes, the remainder are that little bit safer - no consolation to the employees though. They then become flats, as you say, then re-open as a convenience store. 

     But that's not important right now!  It's skiing Santa day today - Woohoo! 21/30 please. The number of people that say to me "What? You don't drink?!" with incredulity - I could have said "Yes, I have a pet hippo!" and got a lesser surprise!

satchmo1

17/20 for me today please

Coveredinbees!!!!

14/18, reindeer dude day. Also in other news, dining room has a ceiling of sorts, it's just plaster board right now but plasterer booked for the new year.