Viva Las Vegas, Adios Sobriety? I’d run out of excuses to have a drink, I’d stopped examining those and knew they weren’t all that they claimed to be. They were just lies. So when an excuse popped up into my head I saw it off, gave it no time, I let it pass through and… Continue reading Viva Las Vegas, Adios Sobriety?
Category: Sobriety
Blogs written about my journey into sobriety.
My Binding
Today I attended a Flight of Ideas workshop with artist Beth Hopkins, facilitated by Bethlem Gallery. It is a collaboration between researchers at King’s College, London and Beth to work with people with experience of Bipolar Disorder to look at writing a self-binding advance directive to make decisions about mental health crisis treatment and care.… Continue reading My Binding
I Do Not Drink
Start of blog / notes: I Do Not Drink. End of Blog. Additional notes / thoughts: If it can be this simple then why don’t I try to keep it this simple. ‘I do not drink’. Why let the question of having a drink take up all that head space again? A beautiful space in… Continue reading I Do Not Drink
18 Month Soberversary
18 Month Soberversary I’ve made it to 18 months sober, little by little the days have stacked up and I’ve got there, 547 days to be exact. It’s just that I wanted to celebrate and I wanted to celebrate with a glass of something cold, sparkling, possibly pale pink given the season and alcoholic.… Continue reading 18 Month Soberversary
The Urge to Splurge
The Urge to Splurge (May 2021) Since going sober, almost eighteen months ago, I’ve noticed that the urges to have a drink come and go in varying degrees. Sometimes it feels like I’m having to actively deal with an urge every day and from early afternoon until bedtime. There are other times when I suddenly… Continue reading The Urge to Splurge
And I Would Roll 500 Miles
I suppose the 500 days have been a journey of sorts, a journey that I’m still travelling. For me it is the best road to be on.
Walking the Alcohol Free Road
Moving forwards in recovery with the help of others.
1 Year, 1 Month, 21 days, 3 Hours and 38 Minutes
1 Year, 1 Month, 21 days, 3 Hours and 38 Minutes (Jan 2021) 1 year, 1 month and 3 weeks; the time I have been sober. It’s been a strange time for the whole world and people keep commenting on how well I’ve done to stay sober given that we’ve been in lockdown for so… Continue reading 1 Year, 1 Month, 21 days, 3 Hours and 38 Minutes
6 Months Sober and it’s Not Over
Almost 6 Months Sober (May 2020) Do I still crave a drink? Is it getting easier? Yes. Not every day though and that’s surprised me. I usually start to feel the drink thoughts clawing their way back in when I’m thinking of spending time with friends or family or holidays. I still think in my… Continue reading 6 Months Sober and it’s Not Over
Notice Anything Different Yet?
Notice Anything Different Yet? (Apr 2020) -by now you should start to notice how much of a badass you are. That was my morning motivation this morning when I made my sober pledge 🙂 So here are a few of the things that I have noticed, badass or not: How much people drink on TV;… Continue reading Notice Anything Different Yet?