1 post tagged “sobriety”

Yesterday morning Erik and I decided to do an experiment in sobriety. It was my idea and I was hung over, but I think it will be very interesting and I think it is doable, even with Halloween and a visit from Erik's parents coming up in the next couple weeks.

My main goal in this is to make it easier for me to quit smoking. I am also hoping that more beautiful skin will will be a fringe benefit of healthy living. Also, I am just interested in doing this as an experiment, and I have been looking for a project to try out this Vox blog.

I currently drink beer or wine almost every day. One to three glasses. On weekends I drink more, at parties. I only smoke when I drink. I often only smoke on the weekends. But I can easily smoke a whole pack of cigarettes in a single weekend. Gross. I quit smoking when I was pregnant with my son, for over a year. I quit for 2-4 weeks at a time frequently. I am addicted to cigarettes. I've tried gum, but I hate the idea of it. It seems like trading being addicted to something I love (smoking) to something I hate (gnarly, bad-tasting nicotine gum). I think the nicotine gum thing is a bit of a racket.