Author Archives: msnewleaf

Quick post again to say that I’m still not drinking, and I’m not going to drink today. Last night, I was incredibly anxious again, but I managed to get through it. I’m waiting now to see if some of this anxiety is actually withdrawal. Hanging in there. Love and support to all of you! xoxo

Well, I’ve made it to Day 3 (again), and I’m really glad. It is a weight off my mind that I am no longer drinking. Damn. As soon as I said that, I started thinking about how great a glass (you know, a bottle-sized glass) of wine sounds. But no matter, I’m not going toContinue reading “Day 3: Motivation?”

Short post -I’m not going to drink today. It really helps to post here. I’m going to keep going. xoxo

The last time I was here, I was very arrogantly declaring that there was no way I was going to break my promise to myself not to drink for one full year. Well, it’s Day 1 again, and I need some help getting back on the wagon this time. It’s really hard, and I’m afraidContinue reading “Day 1 and Reaching Out”

It’s definitely time for an update. It has been a while. Well, first things first. I’m still on my one-year, no-drinking plan. It has now been 273 days since my last glass of wine. That number astounds me and, at the same time, feels completely normal. Just the same way that it feels super easyContinue reading “Day 273”

Well, I’m one week into my cleanse (three weeks in, counting the elimination diet I did beforehand). It’s been mostly really good so far. I’m a little bit tired (my book says this is to be expected during the cleanse portion) and I was REALLY craving a burrito last night, but it isn’t that difficultContinue reading “Project Report: First Week of Cleanse”

I took a little break from blogs. Nothing terrible happened. I’ve just been very busy with work and homeschooling craziness. I’m afraid I have missed reading your posts for a while, my friends. I will be slowly going back through to catch up on what I have missed! Work has been hideous. I’m currently waitingContinue reading “Day 215 and Other News”

I did it! Today is Day 183 in my (continuous days of) not drinking adventure! Six whole months. Pretty crazy. And wonderful. At this point, it feels easy to stay on track. I have some days where I think about drinking, but not seriously. It just doesn’t grab hold of me like it used toContinue reading “Six Months!”

I woke up this morning with a splitting headache, and it reminded me of waking up with a miserable hangover. I’m so glad this one is just because 1) I need to get a new pillow, and 2) I had horrible ongoing nightmares last night so I had a crappy night’s sleep. I think theContinue reading “It’s Not a Hangover!”

Well, I imagine we all know what happened here in the U.S. this week. Amazingly, I wasn’t really surprised that Trump’s insane refusal to accept the results of our election, constant lies to his supporters, and relentless yet fruitless campaign to pressure swing states where he lost to “find votes” or invalidate votes or otherContinue reading “Day 156”