Hello and welcome back to the podcast. I'm doing something I have yet to do since starting this

podcast today. And that is hosting alone. Brittany is out. And normally when that happens, we have gotten

guests on in the past. But I thought today, why don't I just come on myself and chat one-on-one with you

guys? So bear with me as I talk to myself at you guys with you guys for who knows how long

I can ramble for. We'll see. But Brittany is out. She's not feeling well, and we hope she feels better.

It was kind of ironic, though,

because on the way here, I was like, girl, Russ, don't worry about it. I've got this. And then I started to not feel that well, so a little ironic, but hopefully I also don't get what she's got,

whatever it is. Let's get into it, though. We usually start with a little

recap, and it's going to be kind of dry because it's dry January. As I mentioned in the previous

podcast, I've stuck with it thus far, though. Little props for that. And it's a little wild because

I put myself to the ultimate test. One too many times

on this podcast, I've said I have a favorite restaurant and it's my favorite restaurant because

the margarita specifically. I took myself during dry January, during the first week of it, to said restaurant, and I did not have said margarita.

So that's extreme props.

I will say, if you're trying to do dry January, it was a lot easier because the people we were with also are doing it and didn't drink.

So that's my tip.

If you're struggling, you're still in it, find some friends who are also doing it.

It makes it a little easier.

I will tell you what, though.

I'm also going to be put to the ultimate test this weekend because the lions are playing the Rams for their first playoff game.

And when we inevitably win, it's going to be really hard to not have a celebratory drink.

However, I'm going to do it and the lions are going to do it as well.

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