Unfortunately for such a big occasion for me, this one is going to be short again, as I am still not feeling great. I don't think I have 'the' disease which is afflicting everyone at the moment, I'm simply exhausted and in need of a bit of rest.
When I first started this blog, I had never really given serious consideration to it continuing for this amount of time. 100 days is a lot of time and effort to go through in order to reflect on the way your life is going and what you are doing to change it. I admit that I have gone through a lot of changes, and have gone backwards as well as forwards during these last 100 days, but to be almost a stone lighter than I was 100 days ago is a good thing, even if I had wanted to be a lot further along than I am.
So for this milestone I am going to be following some of my own advice.
From Monday I am going to be only having alcohol twice a week. This will hopefully help me to sleep a lot better, lose weight and give my liver a well deserved rest. I will admit that I have been drinking far more than I should have been over the last few weeks, not huge amounts, but regularly and every day. This is not going to help me to lead a healthier lifestyle and give me the rest at night that I need in order to stay motivated. So that is certainly something I can do. Additionally, the amount of alcohol I can consume on the two days will not exceed 1 bottle of lager or a single measure of whisky.
I have given myself until Monday so that I can reflect on the reasons why I am doing this and to help me be in the right mindset to be able to do it, because if I am not, then it is very easy to convince myself to go back to doing the thing I want to give up...and I don't want that.
During the week, I will reflect on how it is going, how hard it is to stick to it, especially considering I have been a drinker for a long time, and what benefits I am seeing through not drinking (alcohol). Hopefully I will be able to see a difference between Monday and Monday the following week. Then, on that Monday, I will try and give up something else. Hopefully this will lead me back to the way I was before this Covid-19 pandemic.
So to end this blog, I thought that I would reflect on what I have done today and what I am grateful for, just to make sure that I can see the positives I have made throughout the day.
I have managed to do some writing, that I am loving. I have also managed to clean the whole of the outside of the conservatory, including the roof, with the help of my wife and the kids (who all did more than me). I have written this blog, started reading a book called 'The Matthew Effect', which is about the sociology of how those with get more and those without get less and the impact this can have and how we can overcome this as a society. I have also read about 50 pages of a children's novel called Cogheart.
It has been a lovely day, so I am grateful for the sun, which was wonderful and warm today. I am grateful for a garden, especially when it is sunny. I am grateful for books, because they are educational and an inspiration for my writing. And I am, finally, grateful for my health. We all have so much to be grateful for, even in times like these. So count the small blessings we have and make sure you appreciate the things you have.
Until tomorrow, stay safe and stay strong.
Thanks for reading.
Sean.
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