I slept so well after my first day not drinking. It was nice waking up in the morning without the guilt of being a 'bad person' drinking on a weekday. On the weekends I would feel less guilty about having a few drinks, but the weekdays are pretty socially unacceptable. I always have that feeling like I need to hide a shameful part of myself. But not today.
I spent the day working towards putting the house back together. I hosted Christmas, with 8 people sleeping over, so there is a lot to do. My son is also redoing his room since he has a week before school starts up again. It's pretty emotional, when your children finally are finished with childhood. I have already gone through it with my daughter, but she actually came back to a happy medium with stuffed animals and craft kits being her favourite gifts this Christmas. I can trust that the teenage years swing from being childish, to being adultish, then comes back to land in the right place for each individual. It's nice not to have to stress about parenting as much the second time around.
I'm not sure if my housework counts as having more energy. It really was at a stage where it needed to be done, rather than me choosing to do it because I felt like it. It could have been a sign of positive change, though. Time will tell.