The Life and Soul of the Party?

Well what a week for a party animal to live through. I attended two party's this week and I will start with the first - a house party. J and I went to a colleagues house party to celebrate her birthday. Two obvious things meant that this would not be a good night even before we went. The first is that everyone from work was there and the second everyone from work was there and drunk and I was sober. In all honesty I don't think that I would have even enjoyed the party if I was blind drunk. It is not that I don't like the people from work because I do - during working hours in my place of work. However its not only that they were drunk it is also that they were all taking drugs. Now I am not anti drugs, in fact I have been known in my time to participate in such activities. It is how anti social the drugs made the party. Everyone went away in SECRET to their rooms, and bathrooms to take the drugs leaving the non participants in the living room feeling well awkward. I couldn't stop looking at my watch wandering when it would be a suitable time to leave without appearing rude. Anyway I don't think it was being sober that made the party un-enjoyable as J did not enjoy it either. On to the next social event, tonight. I had a really good night tonight with some friends on a big pub crawl. We went to a few bars that I have never been to, we saw a stripper and I sung karaoke all sober. Tonight it was not easy to abstain but the company made a difference and made the night enjoyable. I did at one point really feel like grabbing a tequila shot to make me happy...but I have come so far now that I can't ruin it. Tonight was the hardest though and I really believe that mentally its good for you to let loose in the right company, and if drinking is how people (by people I mean me) want to let loose then I don't think its a bad thing. It was frustrating because normally I am the live and soul with boundless energy for the dance floor and chat - but here I am at 12.30am sitting in my pj's watching Dragons Den with a cup of tea. This week has shown that it is really the company that makes the night - but a really good night with good company should include a few drinks (but it doesn't have to). E x Emotional health - good slightly frustrated Financial - surprise, surprise I have saved lots of money by not drinking which I have managed to invest in lots of other things namely shoes Fitness - good lots of running happening and I think I am looking a bit slimmer