Been Drinking Too Much. Again.

Classes Attended: 1 regular


Long story short, up until this past week, I've been drinking nearly every day this summer. And unfortunately, I'm not one of those people that's good at drinking and being productive in life (despite my majority Irish lineage). I make it to work and uphold responsible obligations, but that's about it. As far as to getting what I enjoy leisurely, aside from drinking, nothing gets done. And that really kinda hit home for me last Monday while walking my dog - I've completely missed out on this summer, at least so far. And I'm not happy with myself about it at all.
So I decided right then and there it's time for another long break from drinking. How long? I'm not sure, though at least until after the upcoming nogi tournament at the end of October, probably longer. I've even thought I should quit drinking altogether, but that's just unreasonable for me. At the least, if I live to be 80 years old or so, I'm engaging in nearly every vice I've abstained from or quit throughout my life. Anyways, this blog isn't about my vices, it's about my jiu jitsu (and lack there of as of late).
Aside from not drinking, the other thing that I think is really going to help me in attending more class is that I should be going back to day shift at work. When I originally started working nights, my body was stuck on day shift so I often kept waking up despite getting very little sleep, so I was making it to the morning BJJ classes pretty frequently. But a little while ago my body seemed to get used to the fact that I'm on nights and getting out of bed before a full eight hours of sleep is nearly impossible. However, once I'm back on days, I'll be right back on a schedule that lets me hit evening classes regularly.
So while I'm pissed about the days behind me, I'm hopeful for the days ahead. (Except the tournament training coming up soon, that just might kill me). I'm also not ignorant to the fact this isn't the first time I've gone through all of this. It seems to be quite a cycle for me with a lot of back and forth. I do however take some solace in the fact that the lazy/drinking cycles for me tend to be getting shorter and shorter with each passing one.