This Is The Time

I am going to tell her. I feel the emotions flowing all over without the conversation happening yet. But this is the time.

And this is the time because yesterday reminded me of why I need to do this: I don't want to feel proud of much I can drink, or think it's awesome that over people drink a lot, or that normalizing any of this is for any reason right -- for me.

That's the key. I'm doing what I need to do because it's right for me. It's not dry January. It's a mindset change. It's de-emphasizing the thing that I've not consciously thought about for so many years. It's about rediscovering what it's like to be me, to be a person with a clear head and a healthy body that is happy, friendly, reliable.