This year was my first New Year’s Eve without drinking. Are you serious? New Year’s Eve, the day of big parties and fireworks.
The day when I used to buy a huge bag of alcohol. When there was too much beer in this bag, I put 2 half-liter cans on top of it. You never know if there will be somebody drinking like me, let’s put some wine bottles on top of it. You never know if there will be other drugs involved, let us put a hard liquor bottle on top of that all. Just do everything to prevent the total disaster: The supply of alcohol drying out.
People were called, party locations were searched for, food was prepared. This year all that glamour and excitement was stripped away from me.
There I was, with my body and mind slightly bored and unimpressed by New Year’s Eve.
- Who cares, it’s just a day
- Making big plans for 2022 on that day? My plans and schedules are already laid out.
- To much consuming of food and sweets? Please don’t, I already had this on Christmastime.
- Fireworks? Are you serious? Grown man spending 100s of Euros on firework? I am always happy when this shitshow ends.
Such a special day, and I was just laying on the couch, making a break from a break at 6pm. YouTube videos were playing in the background and I was feeling like the Grinch of New Year’s Eve.
A friend called and asked what I was doing on that day. He has a baby child and is living down the street. He invited me to come over. Because I knew that there won’t be excessive drinking going on, and it is not far away I accepted the invite.
No way I am going to a party where the alcohol is piled up on the table. Where the people will remind me how much time and energy I wasted participating in all that. Where the talks about big business ideas will begin after 4 beers even though the actual reality is in pieces and nothing of that will change on the magical 1st of 2022.
Ok, I had my little Grinch moment, let’s get back to positivity. New Year’s Eve had started, the former party-machine was sitting at a table playing board games. I started to ease up and enjoy myself. We had some fun, food and laughter. At midnight, I was watching the fireworks from the balcony with a critical eye. At 3:30 I was home and the best part of this day laid before me.
Waking up sober!
Conclusion:
I am the official Grinch of New Year’s Eve, even Monday is a better day.
More of my stories:
- How I Quit Alcohol / The Point I Decided To Quit (My first story)
- 6 Month Of Sobriety
- Beer Got Me Again
- I Will Never Drink Again
- Replacing Alcohol
