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The Weekend Drink of Champions! (By Catherine)

April 18, 2010 Catherine Fraser-Smith 2 Comments

This night was like test! A balmy Friday evening filled with  a number of social occasions – High School Reunion, Dinner with Friends and then to a Bar for one of my best friends birthdays! First came the High School reunion – back to the school I attended from the age of six to 15 – plenty of wine on offer and I resisted without any thought of temptations. Second, it was off to a pub with some of the girls from school for pizza and a few drinks – it was here that I did think it would be nice to share a glass of wine. I never actually thought about having one – but I was consciously thinking about NOT having a drink – I had 2 Lemon/Lime and bitters – enjoyed eating dinner outside in the warmth and gossiping with some great friends – I really didn’t miss having a drink at all. Onto the third gathering for the evening.

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Time to see the Light (by Catherine F)

April 8, 2010 Catherine Fraser-Smith 1 Comment


I discovered HSM while reading an article on line on ‘The Age’..maybe about 2 months ago? I was participating in Febfast thinking how awesome I was for going a whole month without alcohol! However – I did manage to buy a few ‘night off’ tickets so didn’t really manage the whole month. What I did notice during that month though,  was that when i wasn’t drinking during the week I would wake up feeling fresh, I was more productive at work, I was more organised and I generally had a clarity of thought that I felt wasn’t a part of my life when I was drinking. I was also feeling fitter than I have in a long time. I like to think of myself as a bit of an athletic person – but over the last 5  years I feel like that is slipping away from me and becoming less of a priority. The reality is – I love exercising!!! Whether it be riding my bike (XC, Road or Singlespeed) swimming, running (slowly…my boyfriend calls it a shuffle) or going to the gym – I just love that high from endorphins. I feel I am losing my athletic edge more and more and I want to get that back. I work in the sporting Industry – so I also feel it is important to have a healthy image…smelling of wine or beer after a late night out with friends does not display that.

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Hello Sunday Morning

It's easy to get swept away in a drinking culture. Sometimes we just need a rope to pull us to dry land so we can get some perspective. Hello Sunday Morning is one such rope.

The program is open to anybody that is ready to go three months without drinking and find the reasons in their life to say Hello Sunday Morning!

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