One trend I've noticed a fair bit over on the old Instagram are the hip, young Ukrainians proudly flashing their non-alcoholic brews, I wasn't sure if this was a Ukrainian thing or more global but I've certainly about the trend towards not drinking.
One of these days I might share a post about booze - as I've got older, the hangovers do get worse but the reason I haven't given up drinking is that I have hangovers almost every day - stay with me here, I don't drink every day (!), but for years I've been a horrible sleeper and feel rough most days, drinking or not. I gave up drinking for a few months a few years ago and if anything, I felt worse over that time. These days I might have 1 beer and feel like hell the next morning, or it could be like Sunday, where I had a couple of stiff martinis and felt as fresh as daisies on Monday. No rhyme or reason to it anymore (Disclosure: I drink 2-3 times a week, tops, usually 1-2 drinks, haven't been drunk in years)
Absolutely great post. I didn’t realize that cruises were going non-alcohol too. My longest time w/o drinking was 7 years. And I was often the only sober person at a party and always, of course, the designated driver. At bars back then in San Francisco that qualified me for a free club soda or non of choice. I can’t really recall when I tiptoed back into the ‘world with alcohol.’ I’m more tempered now, the occasional drink, but don’t know if I’ll take that whole plunge again. The odd thing was that for so many years it just seemed normal, easy. And I wish I could recall the moment I decided to dive back in. Maybe I was just shooting for a more temperate ground. Which I found. Kudos to you!!
I'm lucky that alcohol has never held much appeal for me...
One trend I've noticed a fair bit over on the old Instagram are the hip, young Ukrainians proudly flashing their non-alcoholic brews, I wasn't sure if this was a Ukrainian thing or more global but I've certainly about the trend towards not drinking.
One of these days I might share a post about booze - as I've got older, the hangovers do get worse but the reason I haven't given up drinking is that I have hangovers almost every day - stay with me here, I don't drink every day (!), but for years I've been a horrible sleeper and feel rough most days, drinking or not. I gave up drinking for a few months a few years ago and if anything, I felt worse over that time. These days I might have 1 beer and feel like hell the next morning, or it could be like Sunday, where I had a couple of stiff martinis and felt as fresh as daisies on Monday. No rhyme or reason to it anymore (Disclosure: I drink 2-3 times a week, tops, usually 1-2 drinks, haven't been drunk in years)
Absolutely great post. I didn’t realize that cruises were going non-alcohol too. My longest time w/o drinking was 7 years. And I was often the only sober person at a party and always, of course, the designated driver. At bars back then in San Francisco that qualified me for a free club soda or non of choice. I can’t really recall when I tiptoed back into the ‘world with alcohol.’ I’m more tempered now, the occasional drink, but don’t know if I’ll take that whole plunge again. The odd thing was that for so many years it just seemed normal, easy. And I wish I could recall the moment I decided to dive back in. Maybe I was just shooting for a more temperate ground. Which I found. Kudos to you!!