New Year's Knife Resolutions

Slice O Life said:
I would like to do this too, how did you start? Do you still drink socially?
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I used to be a heavy drinker, then my son was born and I cut way back. Then my twins were born and it was cut back to pretty much just social gatherings.

After that, I got big in to endurance sports and had about two drinks total over the course of a year. I regretted it both times, so I just decided I didn’t want anything in my life any more that didn’t make me feel like I was being productive. Been almost another year now with no drinks at all.

Like others have said, you get to not even miss it, or care about other’s opinions. I still have my bourbon collection and a wine bar in the house for when other people come over. I’m never tempted by it.
 
MolokaiRider said:
I just stopped.

The hardest part is the social fallout from friends who like to party.

I guess it was just a decision that suited me best, as with my age I decided I want to attempt to be around longer to enjoy my family longer.

There was a point in my life where I was drinking just to drink. I wasn't even enjoying the alcohol, I was chasing the buzz.

Now I feel real clarity, and it's like a weight has been lifted.

I don't have any judgement for those who enjoy a drink. But for me to be a role model for my kids, and to ask them to not drink all while I did, felt like I was being a hypocrite.

I am enjoying a new freedom, one that I haven't had for many, many moons.
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This is exactly the road I went down. Will be 7 years in April. I too don’t miss it.
 
I need to make a comment about the stopping drinking. If you can just stop, that's great, and you will likely find similar rewards to what others have mentioned. If you end up slipping back into drinking for whatever reason, you might consider AA, counseling, or rehab. Not everyone can just stop on their own. It's not something to be ashamed of to get help for a problem you are having. I went through all the above 31 years ago and am grateful for the gift of 31 years sober.
 
My resolution is to try to cut down my knife buying significantly. However I do have a little bit of fear that if I put it in my head that I won't buy any more knives, I'll slowly fall out of the knife hobby. I don't want to do that at this point in my life, so I think just put my buying on super turtle mode is the way to go. That and not spend so much money on knife raffles. I'm a bit addicted to that and often buy atleast 1 spot on damn near every knife raffle I see. I'd like to not enter a raffle unless it's a knife that I really truly want bad and would never want to sell. I often put just one spot on a raffle for knives that aren't my most ideal model thinking that if I win with a single entry, I can sell or trade it for a knife I want more. However I have yet to sell a single knife this year, I did trade a couple though.
 
Man... Yea it's bitch for those who struggle with sobriety or keeping away your past addiction. I was never a huge drinker, I liked to party and have a few beers here and there, but it was never a problem of addiction. It did lead to many sketchy decisions however. My biggest life's struggle has been drug addiction, opiates to be precise. It's all addiction, so we can all relate to each other, just a different flavor. I've struggled with it for about a decade and a half now. I no longer do hard opiates, however I've been on Suboxone for almost 2 years now and have tapered down, but very much so want to quite all together. It's a prescription for opiate recovery and although they say it's non-addictive, or almost non-addictive, it's extremely hard to get off of. My goal is to further taper off this stuff and make the jump when I can fully commit myself to it and be prepared for feeling like death for 30 days. Nobody in my daily life knows I take it, not my family, not my co-workers, only my roomates and now your guys. I don't like telling people about it, but I suppose I've been here long enough to where I should feel comfortable sharing such a thing. I still probably would never have told anyone, yet knowing our friend CM (FTW) was open about his struggles gives me the strength to do it myself.

Edit: I forgot to include the main thing I came to say: If anyone is having a hard time with their addiction (former or present), whatever that may be, you can always message me if you want to talk about it. I've got quite a bit of experience in the recovery department and am always open to helping someone the best I can.
 
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Make more knives, bye more knives!
The one thing I’m looking forward the most to is Atlanta Blade show! (I’ve got some crazy blades I wanna make and bring to Blade! Not sure if I will even be able to pull them off, but I sure am gonna try! lol)

Edit: I also want to join the ABS, I have been putting it off for to long!
 
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LimpCroissant said:
Man... Yea it's bitch for those who struggle with sobriety or keeping away your past addiction. I was never a huge drinker, I liked to party and have a few beers here and there, but it was never a problem of addiction. It did lead to many sketchy decisions however. My biggest life's struggle has been drug addiction, opiates to be precise. It's all addiction, so we can all relate to each other, just a different flavor. I've struggled with it for about a decade and a half now. I no longer do hard opiates, however I've been on Suboxone for almost 2 years now and have tapered down, but very much so want to quite all together. It's a prescription for opiate recovery and although they say it's non-addictive, or almost non-addictive, it's extremely hard to get off of. My goal is to further taper off this stuff and make the jump when I can fully commit myself to it and be prepared for feeling like death for 30 days. Nobody in my daily life knows I take it, not my family, not my co-workers, only my roomates and now your guys. I don't like telling people about it, but I suppose I've been here long enough to where I should feel comfortable sharing such a thing. I still probably would never have told anyone, yet knowing our friend CM (FTW) was open about his struggles gives me the strength to do it myself.
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Realizing limitations and getting help should be commended. I treated quite a number of folks with opiate addiction and what you say about Suboxone being hard to get off of is true (there is a reason it has street value). Don’t push your luck and make sure to give yourself credit for what you have accomplished. Have a good 2023!
 
beeinak said:
Realizing limitations and getting help should be commended. I treated quite a number of folks with opiate addiction and what you say about Suboxone being hard to get off of is true (there is a reason it has street value). Don’t push your luck and make sure to give yourself credit for what you have accomplished. Have a good 2023!
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Thank you my friend, I appreciate that very much. 😀
 
My 2023 knife goals are to slim down or rather consolidate to a modest sized collection of only blades that bring me the utmost joy and that i will carry and use without hesitation. No safe queens! I buy way more than i sell so they have accumulated over the years to a ridiculous number trying new things and such. Also do i need 5 of the same knife in different configs?…… Probably not. Ive discovered since moving a good portion of my blades to storage many months ago during a recent transitional period in my life (divorce), that i would be plenty happy with a much smaller collection since i seem to rotate through the same 20 knives anyhow. A custom folder is on the list also for 2023!

Edit: And finally attend a Blade show!
 
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