Whining (2)

Day 47, Monday, February 16, 11.45pm: You won’t believe me so there is no point in writing this. But I will anyway.
I had a glass of wine on Saturday. Oh alright… I had two glasses of wine on Saturday.
Which may suggest (see Resolution 7) that I have in some way failed.
I would argue, though, that Saturday and Resolution 7 are perfectly consistent.
In fact, I'd got further. Saturday was a show of strength.
I didn’t drink because I needed to, but because I wanted to. Jan and I had a film to watch and a nice meal to eat. The wine was the obvious accompaniment. I could have abstained. I chose not to.
I know, you don’t believe me. I said you wouldn't. But I believe I’m now a person who doesn't drink unless there's a good reason to do so. Before, I was a person who drank unless there was a good reason not to. I reckon that’s a fundamental shift.
I’m back to abstaining now, by the way. Until the next good film and the next good meal.
Try as I might, I couldn’t find anything to watch this evening. My pizzas were pretty good, though. Ask Jan. She has a glass of wine with hers.