My original implementation of this goal was as something of an extreme knee-jerk reaction after an awful, drunken night with The Boy.

It feels like a cop-out to change the name of this goal, but the issue is not that I am drinking, it’s that I’m drinking too much. There. I said it. Too much in one sitting, too many nights.

I still want to be able to muse with H over a glass of red and discuss the joys of right-wing economics, or get all silly over a pink cocktail with S. But what I need to do is moderate how I drink and do it responsibly.

• Only 1-2 nights a week where I drink at all
• Limiting myself to 3 drinks max on those nights
• Enjoying the social aspects of alcohol-consumption (i.e. not drinking to get drunk)

Furthermore, I’m going to make this goal not just for 30 days, but for good.