u/Substantial_Soil_362

I’m 31 and drink maybe 2–3 times a month, always with friends and usually quite heavily. I’ve never really had an issue with drinking alone or feeling like I need alcohol.
I just genuinely enjoy those nights.
They’re often pretty pointless. We drink too much, talk shit, do stupid things and wake up hungover.

But honestly, I love it. I love the spontaneity, the
stupid stories and just being completely in the moment with my friends.
The problem is that I’m starting to question whether it’s worth it.

I’m in a serious relationship and probably want kids within the next year or so, and I feel like I’m ready to move past this part of my life. Drinking doesn’t really affect my work, but it definitely affects my training, diet and the next day.

I’ve tried having just 1–2 drinks, but it doesn’t really work with my group. They drink quite a lot, and the whole dynamic is different when I’m sober. I also know I’d see some of these friends much less if I stopped drinking, which is something I don’t really want because I genuinely like them.

So I’m considering not drinking for the next 12 months, but I’m honestly scared of missing out. I don’t want to look back and think I missed years of fun and stupid adventures just because I decided to stop drinking.

At the same time, I’m wondering whether a few hours of “pointless” fun are really worth the alcohol, the hangover and feeling like shit the next day.

I was pointed towards r/SoberCurious, so I’d love to hear from people who were in a similar situation.

Hi all,

I’ve been working at my current job for over a year now. The pay is good and the job is doable but I have one colleague who takes up a lot of my energy. I tried different methodes of dealing with him but it is very hard and is really in my way of enjoying it there. Then the work, it is doable but I work a lot from home and the workload is not enough for me to really get into it.

It makes me anxious because I am not fully connected to my work and I feel like they will discover that I’m not doing that much, although i am actively participating in more projects and work then other colleagues.

Lots of the time when I work from home I’m doing work / other stuff and well in the beginning it is nice but now as I said it is making me anxious and uncomfortable.

I recently applied for another job and it is a big step up. Manager role at a big company, within the same field of work that i am doing right now. I had the first talk and they were very positive and I’m invited for the second round.

It’s a big step up careerwise (I’m 33) with cool responsibilities and a big step in pay as well. The thing is; 5 days a week at the office.

So it will be a huge shift for me, and I’m a bit scared. Although I know careerwise and moneywise it is the right thing to do. I’m also a bit afraid to take on a manager role with such big projects and 5 days a week at the office

Thoughts?

Hi all,

Maybe a bit of a odd question but I’ve bought an big green egg L and in two weeks I’m having friends over.

Normally i would just buy a bunch of pork/sausage/chicken and burgers and grill them during the bbq and have some potato salad of fries with it and have a fun evening.

As i understand a green egg is a bit different, and I was wondering how your typical bbq sessions look like. Are you now just making 1 big thing like a chicken or steak evening? Or do you still use it as a charcoal grill kind of thing.

Would love to hear your menu’s or way of working.

Thanks in advance!