“Don’t drink/Don’t smoke/What do you do?”–”Goody Two-Shoes”, Adam Ant

Some of you may have heard via Facebook or via my own face that I am not drinking alcohol for the month of April.

This was not an April Fool’s joke.

I am abstaining from the firewater entirely for healthfulness and financial reasons. I’ve done this before for much longer stretches and it’s not terribly difficult. Especially since it’s not yet patio season.

I am doing two other things this April that should also earn your admiration/horror:

1) I have begun a new and intensive exercise and diet regime that I am extremely excited about/will detail in a future post

AND

2) I am only spending money on food this month. No bar cover. No booze. No clothing. No movies. No music. No luxuries of any kind. My April Metropass was purchased on the 31st of March, I have a fresh supply of toilet paper and contact lens solution, a new tube of toothpaste and toothbrush await me and I have enough laundry detergent to last me for the rest of the month. I am set.

It’s my month of living minimally. Apologies for maybe not going out as much or being as much fun, but I think it’ll all be worth it in the end. I need your love and support!

Thanks, gang!