day 7

Whewwww! Friday was a drinkin' day if there ever was one. Work was a shit show, per usual. It was Friday - Drinkin' day, duh! And it was payday (everyone is in a good mood on payday and has money to drink). Rather than being a loner, I tagged along for happy hour. The oh-so-sweet Emily at Gecko already knew of my self-challenge. She poured me a water without even trying to tempt me, thanks Bon Qui Qui! I hung around for dinner and some music but headed home before sunset. I still had a great evening, I remembered my entire bike ride home, didn't have any close calls (falling, running into things, etc.) and had not even the slightest urge to eat Dion's (fried chicken for the non-Key Westers). All in all, a successful happy hour trial.


Waking up Saturday was the funny part. I rolled over on my amazing new sheets (thanks mama) around 7:30. My first thought was "Ughhh I don't even wanna open my eyes to find out how hungover I am." I was beyond delighted when I realized that there was and would be no hangover to speak of. Instead of a pounding headache and a miserably upset stomach, my Saturday morning consisted of a healthy breakfast and cleaning/organizing.


I'll save you from a complete play by play. I love my life, but I'm not a Kardashian. I'd be totally self-absorbed to think you want to know every mundane detail of my life. 


Top things I've gleaned from my experiment in the past few days:
1. Sober Kendall is much more of a neat freak than Drinking Kendall. I like it! My closet was the first beneficiary of this change.

2. My mood is much more "stable." 
Not saying I was some crazy b**** before, but I definitely notice that I am consistently energetic and content now. I keep reminding myself of my mom (shhhhhh!).
3. In my first post I spoke about the fact that "I want to see what I can learn, explore, and do with countless more hours on my hands." I've been good about this! First of all, it's AMAZING how much longer each day feels. Yesterday Court and I went up the Keys, had an amazing lunch at Square Grouper, saw Key Deer and came back around 5 for fresh Key West Pinks at Turtle Kraals. 

Would I have liked a drink at lunch? Yes! Did the fact that I didn't have one detract from my enjoyment of the amazing sliders and goat cheese? Not at all. 


One week down and 51 to go. If they are all as great as this past week has been, then I am in for a wonderful year.