My New Year’s resolution? Running a 10K - Pah, did that last year Give up chocolate - bleugh, evil stuff Give up booze - ha ha ha ha ha er.... Two years ago James and I gave up booze for New Year. To help we locked the drinks cupboard, chained with 4 locks - 2 on each cupboard, one key with each of us. To fail, we had to fail together. One month, we told ourselves, IT WILL BE EASY. Week two, and there was a desperate (and most likely legitimate) need for a G&T and the locks were off. In style too, James had lost his keys so out came the bolt cutters. So not easy. Especially in amazing, booze fuelled expat Dubai. A whole month with no champagne brunches, free shisha and wine at Booz & Co (yes, there is irony in our company's name right now), not to mention the need for a G&T after 4 long, dry days in Saudi. But, after a year where this cause became particularly close to our heart seeing both family and close friends deal with the awful reality of cancer we're going to give it our best shot (not actually intended as a pun, but it works!) and give up the sauce for a month. James Thomas and I are going to be the best "Dryathletes" Dubai has seen. Hotels and airport duty free will weep at their plummeting revenues, and you guys are all going to dig deep and encourage us (minor mocking on big nights out allowed. ONCE) through massive amounts of sponsorship. In theory there is a "fall off the wagon" pass out, but in the awful instance we need this, instead of the usual $25 donation suggested by the rules, we'll up it to $100. That's got to be a pretty good G&T eh! Team Thomas, is giving up alcohol. For January. For Cancer Research UK. Don't buy us a round. Give us your money. The Dryathlete’s Oath I promise that I shall take part in Dryathlon™, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern it, committing myself to a month without alcohol, in the true spirit of do-gooding, for the glory of Dryathletes and the honour of Cancer Research UK.