A week ago, I very deliberately decided to experiment with drinking alcohol. I was taking my friend to an extravagant birthday dinner where martinis are the usual first order of the night, and I decided to see what it would be like. So … here’s what happened: it was just OK. It was an underwhelmingContinue reading “The Experiment”
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Health and Habits
At the suggestion of some of my blogging friends, I decided to start doing some reading on habit change. I plan to read many more books on the subject (including the ones recommended), but I started with Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit as it was the one at the top of every book listContinue reading “Health and Habits”
100 Days After Quitting Alcohol
I made it! It has now been 100 days since I quit drinking, and I’ve achieved my goal. Hooray! So, what’s it like at 100 days sober? Well, lots of different things. It sort of depends on when you ask, but there are some trends. The biggest one is something I wrote about yesterday, somethingContinue reading “100 Days After Quitting Alcohol”
Small Changes Lead to Big Changes
I had another insanely busy week. A last-minute work project combined with several health-related appointments left me scrambling for time for everything, but it all was accomplished. Whew! As I wrote last week, I’m focusing my attention right now on becoming more healthy. To that end, I saw the doctor and had about a billionContinue reading “Small Changes Lead to Big Changes”
Health and Expectations
In one week, I will hit my 100-day goal. Pretty exciting, and I am going to plan something really nice (for me) on that day. I think maybe I need more (not candy) sober treats to get through this rough patch. Because I’m definitely going to continue on not drinking, at least for now. IContinue reading “Health and Expectations”
Thank you
Thank you! Thank you so much for your incredibly thoughtful, caring, and very real responses to my last post. You all really helped, and I am so glad I wrote about how I was feeling instead of letting it fester. Quitting drinking IS just so confusing sometimes. One day you are up, the next dayContinue reading “Thank you”
Day 89: Almost there
Tomorrow, I will have been sober for 90 days or, roughly, three months. My goal has been 100 days so I am almost there. The 90-day thing seems to be a big deal, too, though. I go back to work tomorrow after a mini vacation, and I’m not sure if I’ll get a chance toContinue reading “Day 89: Almost there”
Day 85: still here!
It has been ten days since I last posted. I just wanted to surface and say, “I’m OK!” I have been unbelievably busy for weeks now, but I finally have 5 glorious days off from work and kid’s school commitments. Whew! Super tired because we were invited out at the last minute for a kid-and-parentContinue reading “Day 85: still here!”
The Sneak Attack
Yesterday, I had the most ridiculously hard cravings to drink. I couldn’t believe it. I had just finished telling my therapist how great I was feeling and how easy it was not to drink now, and then by the time I got in my car, I was dying to drink! Out of nowhere. And itContinue reading “The Sneak Attack”
Day 72: the hideous dream
I had the worst insecurity dream last night about work. I was given a dedicated office space (instead of the cubicle I have now) when some people left our work and new people were hired. I was excited about it until I realized that I was moved into a closet-sized “office” space they made forContinue reading “Day 72: the hideous dream”
