Sobriety's Downside: Being Sober

Two months and two days ago was my last drink. No, I’m not in AA. Two months and two days ago was also my last morsel of dairy. No, I’m not going vegan. (Been there, done that; I have a love affair with cheese.) Two months and two days ago I started exercising less like a deranged workout freak and more like a person who takes a jolly run on the treadmill a couple times a week. And to top it off, one month ago I started eating meat, after 10 years of being a vegetarian.

What the fuck right? Yeah, basically everything listed above used to be a major facet of my life. I’m a bartender—I like booze. I like how it tastes; I like creating cocktails; and I love a good buzz.

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