Sober

I haven't tasted alcohol in over a week, and I'm not sure when I'll be interested in drinking again.

I recently went through a breakup and I'm trying to mark the difference between in and out. We've not spoken since, not truly, and while the initial change was difficult, a week later I feel mainly an overwhelming sense of relief peppered with the occasional tear and nostalgia for days past. But forging forward is less difficult than I thought it would be. It is the closing of a chapter and the beginning of a new one. While I haven't always welcomed change, I am not one to assume the worst. Optimism can be a hard trait to learn, but I much prefer it over the simpler pessimism and cynicism I used to favor.