Tim Dowling: doing dry January is a doddle these days – but I can’t wait for it to be over
I’ve succumbed to peer group pressure and am abstaining this month. So why are friends still bringing all this booze to my house?
On the evening of 1 January, my wife watched as I opened a bottle of wine and filled a glass to the brim.
“I thought you were doing dry January,” she said.
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