You see, it's not just about the contest that I'm entering with this blog. It's about learning to curb a habit of mine that has been rearing its ugly head. We'll get to that monster in a minute.
Since you don't know me, let me give a little background. I'm a fairly athletic fellow at the strapping age of 32. I lift weights, run, participate in boot camp cardio, hike, and climb our little local mountain. I also watch what I eat, and try to keep abreast of health issues. When I'm not busy doing all that, I'm also watching movies, playing video games, or perusing a little website known as Reddit. These time killers are the components of my life, especially on the weekends.
Now we get to the monster... my foe... my arch enemy if you will. I developed a drinking problem while I was in the military, and curbed it a little while in college. Only a little though.... college being what it is and what not. I've gotten lucky with my drinking, no severe accidents, no DUI's, no public intox's. But it dawned on me when I got out into the professional work force that I shouldn't be drinking as much, especially during the week. So I tempered it down again, and started drinking only the weekends. That still left something to be desired though.
I was still drinking a lot during the weekend. Nothing to do? Let's have one! Yes, I started using it as an "I'm bored, why not get drunk?" excuse. When I realized that, I brought it down again.
Sadly though, I still drink when I'm bored and have nothing to do. Sometimes it's a lot, sometimes it's a little. The biggest problem I have is that on Sundays, when I'm all by myself, I do drink. It's usually enough to make me hate Mondays with a vengeance.
So that's why I'm here. I'm not saying I'm going to give up drinking. I'm saying that I want to have less drinking on the weekends when there's nothing to do, especially on Sundays. My poor body could use the reprieve.
