For the past three years starting each January I have tried a New Year Detox program. The new year is a good time to stop and think about what one wants to accomplish in the upcoming year, and it is a time to forget the trials of the past year. Often, this can involve a prolonged period of sobriety. Usually, this comes after the heavy drinking Christmas season. One year in particular I can remember me and the boys hit it pretty hard from Thanksgiving until the New Year--and that can put a strain on a feller.
The 2 Week Hiatus originated from a classmate when I was in grad school. This young gentleman returned to school on Monday from a long weekend of drinking, only to inform us that he had been so drunk all weekend that he was, "Utterly disgusted with myself." The only solution was for this young man to embark on a "2 week hiatus from drinking any alcohol." I was so moved and amused by this honest admission that I have since adopted the 2 Week Hiatus as my own.
I googled "beer hiatus" and was surprised at how many people out there are doing or have done the same thing. Some say that it is a way to cleanse the body, others say its a way to lose weight and to rediscover why they love beer so much. Still others say it is goo to stop drinking beer for a bit just to make sure that you still can.
Last Thursday I decided that I would start my hiatus, but had to break it this weekend. I did make it about 36 hours without any beer though, and that's pretty good. I had to break the streak because I went to Michi's parent's house for dinner, and they had some brew waiting on me when I arrived. The next night we went to Nagoya with Nick and Michelle, and of course we had to drink several pitchers of Kinshachi's Imperial Chocolate Stout on draught at Beer Circus.
So now, I am starting the hiatus again. Maybe I'll just make it a consistent M-Th hiatus for several weeks? No matter what, it's good to make sure that we still have control, and beer lovers out there will know what I mean when I say that first sip of beer after you have been gone a long time is amazing.
Soooo....Beer--I'm not turning my back on you, I'm just saying that I need a little alone time...until Friday.*
* As a side note, I have never ACTUALLY made it the full 2 weeks. The 2 Week Hiatus is more of a ceremonial symbol of sorts and usually lasts about 3 or 4 days...give or take 2 days.
2 comments:
The problem with a two week hiatus is that no matter how you schedule it, you're still giving up two weekends. That's just preposterous. 10 day hiatus is where it's at.
As an update, I made it last Thursday without a beer, took Friday and Saturday off, and have made it Sunday until right now without a beer. I'm still holding out!
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