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How to manage triggers and stay sober
Day 167. I wrote my next blog whilst on a plane back from Rome. I was full of ideas and excited to wax lyrical about my first ever sober holiday. I had pretty much penned the whole thing and just needed to type it, but something happened this week that I felt compelled to write…
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Are you an alcoholic? Do you need to quit for good?
Day 150. It’s been a while since my last blog. I’ve been super busy – tidying. I’ve always been on the ‘anal’ side when it comes to organising, but the last couple of weeks I’ve become a neat freak warrior on ‘Speed’. Netflix has a show called ‘The Home Edit’, which is seriously addictive and…
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The secret to handling parenting sober!
Day 122. Sobriety is starting to become my ‘new normal.’ I hate that expression, but it’s the perfect way to describe how I feel. I’ve gone from ‘fish out of water’, to living a life that is beginning to look familiar to me. Being sober, is finally, not some wildly coveted accolade – it’s my…
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The ten phases of quitting drinking – part 2.
Day 105. This is a continuation of my previous post – the first five of ten stages of quitting alcohol, as experienced by me. Of course, not everyone will have the exact same adventure, but I’ve definitely picked up some common themes from all of the ‘quit lit’ and social media I’ve read and it’s…
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The ten phases of quitting drinking.
Day 99! I can’t believe I’ve almost hit the big 100! Like the title suggests, I’m going to walk you through the ten phases I’ve been through during the first three months of sobriety, starting from the moment I chose to quit. Of course, not all of you with go through the same ten phases;…
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Quitting drinking is not sobriety – why giving up alcohol is only just the beginning.
Day 80. When I first took the decision to quit drinking, I thought I was just giving up alcohol. I mean, I knew it would be tough, but I didn’t have any real concept of the life-changing journey I was about to embark upon. I knew the first few days would be challenging and I’d…
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Bored of sobriety? Learning to live without the ‘high.’
Day 25. And just like that, I fell from my lovely fluffy pink cloud, plummeted towards the earth and landed with an almighty thud. I felt wonderful only a few days ago…but now I feel utterly bored and miserable. I’d not heard of ‘Pink Cloud’ before I quit drinking. Someone mentioned it on a Facebook group…
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From wine to wellness. Why I quit for good.
I’ve always liked the idea of blogging since becoming a mum, but I’ve never managed to put fingertips to keyboard until now. It’s not like anyone would care about my life specifically. I mean, it’s not like I’m a celebrity. I’m just another single working mum, 39 years old, trying to make it through the…
Why mummy gave up drinking 