I love a corny comparison! Balance is really key to finding peace 
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Thank you. I decided very early on in this attempt to get sober that I was going to hide my sobriety like I hid my alcoholism. I wasn’t going to lie about how I was feeling or what I was up to like I lied about everything when I was drunk & drinking, hungover & the horrible bit in between when all you can think is “can I go buy my wine already”. I wasn’t going to lie to friends anymore when they asked me straight out how much did I actually drink towards the end. I think if I hadn’t told them I could’ve caved very quickly.
In 2 days time I’ll be 11 months sober 
this is after hundreds of times me saying to myself “I’ll stop after this weekend” or “this is my last drink ever”, there are also 4 very “serious” attempts the longest of which lasted 7½ weeks.
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Even if it’s not in a pub, most people (including me, I am the worst!) feel so clumsy around colleagues in social settings that they absolutely lay into the booze hard to try and find some Dutch courage. It’s no wonder that Christmas parties have such a bad rep in the UK&I, just avoid them if you can because you won’t miss a thing and you canot be led into temptation.