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Can you go without booze for 31 days?

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Grannyknot Tue 17-Dec-13 13:27:41

Thanks, when [thumbs up emoticon].

By the way, you don't have to fundraise, that's not the main aim of the campaign. (what a poem!)

whenim64 Tue 17-Dec-13 13:24:33

Great idea, Grannyknot. I don't think I'd want to miss the odd tipple over Christmas, but could do it in January - don't drink more than two or three units a week, usually. My children easily exceed the recommended amount each week, so I'll pass this on to them. They like a challenge! grin

Grannyknot Tue 17-Dec-13 13:18:06

I'm doing Alcohol Concern's Dry January campaign, for the heck of it, and with colleagues at work.

I've been practicing this month (want to lose a bit of weight) and already I realise, that even though I'm not a daily drinker, it's actually not that easy, because when I feel like having my occasional glass of wine, I want one dammit! And in these winter months I also like a tiny tot of whisky in a medicine glass with a shot of lemon juice and honey of a night tchsmile.

Anyway, the campaign is to raise awareness of people's drinking habits, so I thought I'd give them a little plug, because that's not a bad thing.