January has always seemed to be the worst month to stop drinking alcohol. Cold weather, short days and the excitement of Christmas a distant memory. I have tried to do it a few times, the longest I lasted was 4 days, we do dry September instead.

why september?

Post holiday exuberance and getting back into the routine with the family seems to be a good point in the year to target a bit of healthy living. There is still the chance of some lovely late summer days, getting out and about before we hunker down in front of the fire. There is lots going on, so not as much to miss.

We have made an early start this year, and last night was the first Friday without a nice bottle of wine.

and....

Slept like a baby (one of those babies that sleeps well), got about 11 hours sleep, waking up past 9am. This never happens, the weekend would be the time to catch up on sleep but usually I'd wake up way before that. Perhaps no alcohol means that my body could do some catching up.

I woke up with a headache. Ironically, I think this was my lack of caffeine early in the morning making its presence felt. That might be something to tackle in a different month.