So much free time now I have quit drinking!

Right now it is 9:56am on a Saturday morning.

So far today I have done 45 minutes on my exercise bike. I have walked the dog for an hour. And I have made and eaten a nice healthy breakfast.

And for the rest of the day I have plans to go and watch the football. Catch a film with my SO. And if there’s time; go shopping so I do not run out of food!

If I was still drinking I would be in bed right now. Plans for later would have been to get up and go to the pub. Watch the football in the pub. Stay in the pub after the football. Eat some unhealthy fast food on the way home. Collapse onto couch and fall asleep.

Looking at the options right now I have no idea why I ever chose the drinking option. Not drinking leaves me with so much more free time plus the things I get to do are either more fun or more productive – unless house chores are fun for you in which case more power to you!

Just this week alone I have done so many things that otherwise would have been done poorly, late or just plain not at all.

• Kept up with the housework. Now my house is no longer a cesspit
• Organised and paid all of my bills. No more late fees because I was too drunk or hungover to pay the damn bills.
• Caught up with friends. It is important to keep social after all.
• Kept up with the exercise for me and my dog. I barely walked the dog before relying on my SO to take care of him.
• Really excelled in work. No more half or zero productive days where I barely keep awake for the whole shift.
• Enrolled in a cooking class. Eating healthier is a lot easier when you know what you are doing!

And even after all that I still have a bunch of free time to sit on the couch watching TV or playing games. Maybe I need a new hobby.

What do you guys do for fun now that you have so much free time? (share in the comments below)

IWNDWYT – I will not drink with you today!