No Drink November/Movember
I've decided I'm going to not have any alcohol for the month of November. Or at least I'm going to attempt to not do any drinking. I know most hipsters like to rhyme things and do "sober October," but I like to think I'm so hipster I can get away with half-assed alliteration. Anyways, a couple things have lead me to this decision.
For starters, I've been drinking way too much since the breakup. I'm not going to go into details, at least not on here. (However, if anyone wants to have a conversation in person where we compare who's closest to being a functional alcoholic where we talk about it like that's a cool goal to have, I'm all for it).
For seconders, I have a PT test at the beginning of December and I really need to perform on it (i.e. pass it). Historically, I tend to do much better on PT tests when I take a break from drinking before them. Probably because I'm more apt to go to the gym and jiu jitsu when I'm not hungover. It also isn't bad for my waistline to avoid all those empty (but delicious) calories I intake while drinking.
I see one big pitfall for goal of staying sober all November - Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday and nothing says this is my favorite anything like having a few drinks to celebrate it. There's also the fact that the holiday is often celebrated with family. I love my family and all, but like most human beings I know, nothing makes one want to drink quite like being around family. We'll see how it goes...
Another thing I've taken into consideration is that I'm doing the Movember fundraising thing this year. Which means I'll be growing a mustache for the month of November in an effort to raise money for testicular cancer research. And due to Air Force leadership still thinking the only professional looking mustaches are the ones child predators* find fashionable, I will be spending as much time inside as possible for the month. Last time I did this fundraiser, I was deployed and lots of guys were walking around with creepy mustaches. Plus I had a girlfriend back then and didn't give a damn what some other woman might think of how I looked. Things are a bit different this time around.
(*Seriously, the facial hair regulations the Air Force uses these days were written decades ago and are so outdated now it's gone from being laughable to tragic. The reasoning I often hear from Air Force leadership as well is so absurd it's actually offensive. One of these days I should really do a blog about that).
For starters, I've been drinking way too much since the breakup. I'm not going to go into details, at least not on here. (However, if anyone wants to have a conversation in person where we compare who's closest to being a functional alcoholic where we talk about it like that's a cool goal to have, I'm all for it).
For seconders, I have a PT test at the beginning of December and I really need to perform on it (i.e. pass it). Historically, I tend to do much better on PT tests when I take a break from drinking before them. Probably because I'm more apt to go to the gym and jiu jitsu when I'm not hungover. It also isn't bad for my waistline to avoid all those empty (but delicious) calories I intake while drinking.
I see one big pitfall for goal of staying sober all November - Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday and nothing says this is my favorite anything like having a few drinks to celebrate it. There's also the fact that the holiday is often celebrated with family. I love my family and all, but like most human beings I know, nothing makes one want to drink quite like being around family. We'll see how it goes...
Another thing I've taken into consideration is that I'm doing the Movember fundraising thing this year. Which means I'll be growing a mustache for the month of November in an effort to raise money for testicular cancer research. And due to Air Force leadership still thinking the only professional looking mustaches are the ones child predators* find fashionable, I will be spending as much time inside as possible for the month. Last time I did this fundraiser, I was deployed and lots of guys were walking around with creepy mustaches. Plus I had a girlfriend back then and didn't give a damn what some other woman might think of how I looked. Things are a bit different this time around.
(*Seriously, the facial hair regulations the Air Force uses these days were written decades ago and are so outdated now it's gone from being laughable to tragic. The reasoning I often hear from Air Force leadership as well is so absurd it's actually offensive. One of these days I should really do a blog about that).
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