Camiol, the Sunday thing for me is just habit at this point. Like you, I used to have a crappy job and would dread going to work on Mondays. Well that changed last October and I got a job I really enjoy. But I had that awful job for so long that it's hard to shake those Sunday issues, even after nearly a year. It also is habit for me because on Sundays we'd have family over and a lot of us would drink. That happens less of the time now, but again...bad habits die hard, right?
There's actually tons I could do to distract myself from drinking, but I was in avoidance mode all weekend. I recently got some news that pretty much turned my life upside down, and while it'll be for the better in the long run, in the short run things are very up in the air and stressful, and it's just easier to ignore it than deal with it. It's one of the reasons I started drinking again, after being totally sober for three months. I've been trying to find better coping mechanisms.
jojo64, good for you! I understand the overeating part...I swear I thought I'd lose so much weight when I originally started cutting down on alcohol, and instead I think I've gained about 10 or 15 pounds! *Sigh* I'm going to use this week to try to get back into good eating habits. Somebody on these forums posted that it's our bodies craving that sugar we got with the alcohol? I don't know...maybe something like that.
Had an extremely frustrating day, mostly in part to the overindulging last night and the subsequent mild hangover/exhaustion I felt all day. It felt like every question was something I couldn't answer! Then I get home to start up on a second job I've recently picked up, only to discover that it's not entirely what I was expecting, and thus will be more difficult. Then I have family members texting me questions I don't know the answers to, but because they're questions in my field, obviously I should, right? So I've been stressed and feeling stupid all day. :( But the good news is, I don't want a drink! Thinking I need to do some relaxation exercises and then go to bed early to try to make up for the lost sleep. Tomorrow will be a better day, because tomorrow I won't be waking up with a hangover.
