Cheers to 2025
This year I raised my glass to toast to a lot; however, this year’s toasts were different. They were all non-alcoholic drinks. That’s right, at the time of this blog (December 23, 2025), I am 357 days sober from alcohol and THC. I was confronted with the thought of being sober in 2025 twice in 2024, so I decided to take it on and see if I could master it. A few of my friends reminded me that in previous years (especially in graduate school), I would often engage in OctSober , dedicating the entire month to sobriety from alcohol. One of my homegirls remembers how much she hated to see me and October coming, lol. Meanwhile, I had forgotten that this was my thing. I remember one October being OctSober, but I didn’t recall the multiple years I celebrated. It’s not that I believe I have a substance abuse problem because I do not. But every now and again, I like to give my body a break, and with parents who were substance abusers, you can never be too sure....