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When I first quit drinking some of my work friends liked the idea, because I became their designated driver but some of my friends balked at the idea of losing their drinking partner. #sobriety #alcoholawarenessmonth #alcoholfree

Top Ten Answers for Folks who want to know why You’re not Drinking 10. Because I don’t want to wake up inside a Batman costume made of duct tape. 9. I don’t want to annoy you with my encyclopedic knowledge of political and religious issues. 8. So I can remember where I parked my car. 7. My chauffeur is getting the squad car serviced tonight. 6. Because I really, really like being badgered…

Struggling With the Idea of Sobriety? Thoughts from 500 Days Sober

Looking back from 500 days sober, I still remember that when I was struggling with the mere idea of sobriety. Even for a shortened stint like my first 30-day alcohol-free challenge, the questions flooded my mind. How will I stop drinking? When will I stop drinking? Sobriety? Seriously? Is complete abstinance really necessary? What in the heck do I need to do/understand/think/be so that I can…

Why We Need Each Other: Perspective From My First Sober Christmas

I was eight months happily sober when I celebrated my first alcohol-free Christmas as an adult. I’d been blogging about sobriety in a community called Hello Sunday Morning since the previous March and was as rock solid as could be. But then December hit and I was suddenly raw and fragile as my first month alcohol-free. I found that the unique holiday triggers were as daunting to fight as the…

A Deadly Cocktail -Day Drinking in the time of COVID-19

Day drinking! because 2020 …There is plenty of encouragement out there to lift a glass and drink away the pandemic doldrums. Day drinking memes seem to multiply in times of stress. If you are now working from home with a flexible schedule – why not start the online happy hour at 10 am? New apps and delivery services make it easy to stay lubricated without stepping outside your front door. The…

How Do You Tell People You Are Not Drinking? Dry July 2020 – Day 16 Alcohol-Free Inspiration

One of the great things about doing an official alcohol-free marathon like Australia’s Dry July or Ocsober, is that you have an excusenot to drink. It is strange that we NEED an excuse not to drink alcohol but as anyone who has gone alcohol-free will tell you, people tend to question WHY you are not drinking. It is assumed that when people are sober they are sober because they have a problem with…

Alcohol once made me so sick and nearly killed me. Isn't it ironic that it's now helping to keep me alive. The difference being, I disinfect my hands with it instead of drinking it. Life is precious. Embrace it.

I drink because I’m happy. I drink because I’m sad, lonely, angry or to reward myself for being sober for a week.

I drink because I want to. I drink when I don’t want to. I drink for no reason and any reason. I drink today because I drank yesterday and want to feel better. But I won’t. I drink alone sneaking bottles into my house so my neighbours won’t see and slip the empties out in the trash…

The Video that Helped me go Alcohol Free and Stay Happily Sober

When I was a year sober I wrote a post to my community remembering where I had been when I finally stopped drinking alcohol — forever

One year ago I found myself literally on my knees I was hungover once again. My self-loathing in full swing I was desperate for it to end. I was so despondent that I begged my higher powers for the strength to become sober and to stop the self-loathing. I…