November 2, 2022

Mmmmm chocolate…

I think I love, no hate, no love, Halloween. If only because of chocolate. The struggle is real.

For the last fourteen years, Halloween has meant trick or treating with my daughter. This year we stayed home and I thought I was free of the temptation to steal her chocolate. But nooo, my beautiful wife had to go and buy a box of little Kit Kat chocolate bars. She bought them because last year we had some neighbour kids come and knock on the door. We didn’t have anything so we hid in the dark. This year she got a heads-up from another neighbour with kids. They wanted to come and trick or treat. 

Did she really need to buy a whole box of 90 chocolate bars for two sets of kids?

Apparently, the answer is yes.

But now we have like 70 left, or so… I’m not sure because I have had a few since then. I have spent the last twenty-nine days mastering my desire for alcohol and drugs. I have stayed alcohol-free and had very minimal weed since October the 4th. I lost 7 pounds and am proud to say that I do not have a drinking problem. 

Now I have a chocolate problem.

Does anyone want a box of Kit Kats?

No! You can’t have them… please take them away.

As humans, we are susceptible to our addictions. Part of life is mastering our desires and conquering addiction. Whether it is to some form of drug, alcohol, and in today’s world, the cell phone, a major challenge in life is to control our desires.

Mine just happens to be chocolate.

There are worse addictions, but chocoholism is one I fall victim to. It doesn’t help my battle of the bulge. A battle I was winning until October 31.

It’s definitely a first-world problem.

In a few more days I will allow myself my first drink of alcohol in a month. Some people have asked me why I did it. Why quit drinking?

Why not? 

It costs a lot to drink these days, cost to my liver, my waistline, and my pocketbook. It’s a price I no longer need to pay. I think the main thing I gained by abstinence this last month is the knowledge that I can do it, I don’t need to drink to have fun. I think after November fifth I will continue abstaining from booze except on special occasions. Having a beer at the end of the day is not required, I can go to the bar and have soda water and lime wedges and feel quite comfortable. It also makes my bar tab much smaller.

Now chocolate on the other hand…

Does anyone want half a box of Kit Kats?