Camiol, I know just what you are saying. I have done that so many times. Even as I read it I am thinking 'well hey, thanks not very much'-but I know that for most people, it is a lot. I remember my mother accusing me of being drunk once and I told her that I hadn't been drinking, I had only had a six pack, and her response was that if she had six beers she would be wasted. I don't go in much for AA but there is something to say about the one day at a time, or even on minute at a time. I don't know about you but if I start thinking about NEVER having another drink I get horribly depressed. It is much easier to think-well I am not going to drink right this second.
Turquoise- congratulations! I love the color, what a great motivator. I think a lot of us never treat ourselves to anything special because of the cost. Just think a pedicure is what 20-30 bucks, I don't know about where you live but that won't even buy three drinks here, and yet I will forgo the pedicure as a frivolity and run up a couple hundred dollar bar-tab instead.
Hope, maybe you could go for coffee or something similar with your work friend. It is no where near the same thing, I know. Perhaps you could explain that you are on a diet or fast to avoid the potential awkwardness of talking about drinking.
I made a mistake (while I was drunk) a week ago that I just found about on Sat. The kind of mistake that could cost me the business that I have worked so hard to build. I can't remember wanting to drink quite so much in my life, but I didn't. I'm pretty proud of it. Last night was a lot easier, got through it pretty smoothly.
All and all, everyone is doing great! Proud of everything. Just keep in mind today is a new day, nothing can be done about yesterday or tomorrow. We only have control over this minute that we are in.