Not exactly a new year thing but I had been heavily drinking at the end of last year. Probs 2-4 beers each day with 6-10 a couple of times a week. Stopped on Christmas Eve which now is probably the longest I've gone without taking the drug in 6 months or so.

I'm aiming to last till at last Feb, hopefully by then I'll have enough distance I can do some clear eyed assessment of how I want to treat the drug in an ongoing sense. I enjoy it, but on my mother's side there's defs a predisposition to addiction and it's a significantly harmful drug physiologically.

So far my opiate system is still bouncing back, a bit of anhedonia in the evenings when I'd usually drink. Sleeping better though, and fewer IBS flairs.

Distracting myself with wok cooking. I haven't had a gas burner in years (using induction now, as I learned there are cheap induction hobs for woks). Having to relearn lot of basic technique but it's a fun and vigourous way to cook.