Sober August: Week One

-Day 4-

As mentioned on this week's episode, I am participating in, patent pending, Sober August! From August 1 to August 31, I am officially going on the Dry! I will be giving weekly updates every Wednesday to give encouragement to those of you that would like to join me.

It's always good to give yourself little challenges every once in a while, so I decided this would be a good one to help encourage myself to stay mentally strong along with starting a new healthy lifestyle!

That being said, I in no way have a drinking problem, but I do have the occasional after post workday beverage, along with a few drinks on the weekends. I know we have drinks during our recording sections and have them part of the show (with our new segment “Shane's Drink Corner”), but I have known several people who have had alcoholism as a major problem in their lives and do not want to take this lightly! There are several resources that can help if you or a loved one are suffering.

But enough about that! Time for my personal update!

Today is Day 4 of Sober August and so far so good! I haven't had a real challenge with it yet, but I know things will get harder. For example: on Thursdays, my wife and I always have Wine Thursdays with some friends. We use this as an excuse to get together, eat good food, whine about our weeks, and drink wine (hence the name). This month, I will still be attending Wine Thursdays, but I will be drinking Mocktails instead (I'm open to non-alcoholic drink recipes).

I’m also, currently, fighting a sore throat, which is not helping with the Sober August thing because I typically have a Hot Toddy (Recipe soon to be on the website!) to help soothe the pain. Instead, I am having a nice cup of hot herbal tea to help with the sore throat.

All in all, I am excited for this new challenge and I hope to hear from some listeners who have also decided to take the Sober August plunge!

Your Legendary Gent,

Shane