This is a post that I should have blogged about last month but didn't get around to it. And since that time when I should of blogged about it there has been some development so I guess this post is now a beginning and an ending of the Hello Sunday Morning chapter in my life.
You see Hello Sunday Morning is a program were people choose to, on their own free will, to give up alcohol for the (suggested) period of 3 months. I said that I was going to do this at the start of the year however hadn't got around to it. Then one Sunday after a party I attended and going out drinking the night before I woke up with a major hangover. (Only my third ever which I think is quite a feat). It was on this day of July 8th that I vowed to finally do Hello Sunday Morning and not drink for the next Three months until October 8th.
You see in Australia (well not just Australia I guess) there is this 'drinking culture' were lots of young people 18 - 30 I guess (possibly older too) might not drink (alcohol) as responsibly as one should, going out every weekend and for lack of a better term get "shitfaced". Those who do this quite regularly would spend their Sunday in bed or on the couch hungover moaning (literally and on facebook) that they are hungover and 'never want to drink again' and; 'can someone bring them some Maccas (McDonalds)?' The idea of Hello Sunday Morning is to kick this bad lifestyle, to not drink alcohol so excessively in order to actually enjoy your Sunday or entire weekend without being hungover and (for some REALLY hungover people) wishing for death. It's a good concept, and I do agree that there is this drinking culture that have the wrong views on alcohol and how they should spend their weekend. I know of people who do party every weekend and who are hungover every Sunday. It's a culture that for some reason has formulated the opinion that because it's the weekend that they need to get drunk. I'm not against drinking in any way, it just seem's to me that there are a lot of people who would rather drink for the sake of getting drunk then drinking in moderation for the enjoyment and taste of the drink itself.
So there I was, July 8th, hungover and looking at 3 months of being sobriety. This didn't bother me at first until the 4th week in. I was craving a Rum and Coke so bad for 3 days straight. I had even survived a weekend out on the town sober and I actually had a great time.You see whilst I do enjoy going out with friends or going to parties and enjoying drinks at these events I'm more of the have a drink at home to relax at the end of the day. Especially after work. I lasted just under a month. I should of just done 'Dry July'. But I am happy with that achievement. Maybe I will attempt this again another year but I don't feel I have any issues with my drinking.
While I started Hello Sunday Morning after a night of partying, hungover, it is only my third ever hangover. This I believe is because I don't go out and party every weekend, I AM responsible when it comes to alcohol. It was my decision to stop and it was my decision when to start again. You only live once as they say and I don't drink to get drunk, I drink because I enjoy the taste, the drink itself. And as long as I'm responsible, whats wrong with a few drinks? Nothing I say!
Cheers!
