Fallen off the wagon
29/01/12 • 1 Comment

So I didn’t manage an alcohol free January. I’m not beating myself up about it and I’m gonna try for February. Things could be much worse. I haven’t gotten drunk. I’ve never had more than 2 drinks. I have not been drinking every night.  I haven’t gone “fuck it, I’ve broken my resolve so I’ll go back to being a lush” (which is what I’d normally do). I have not done any of the things that made me stop in the first place. Still I don’t want to be lulled into a false sense of security as I do not want to go back. And there’s one foot through the door really. Being miss smug moderation will only lead to continued alcoholism. Onward and upward.

Earthquake Brain
03/01/12 • 1 Comment

It’s been really hard not to drink with the earthquakes. I’m stressed, I’m confused and alcohol would temporarily make me feel better. Monday night was hideous. Big, shuddering, rolling, smashing, rolling, grinding earthquakes every hour or so. It’s quieter now but they could come back at any minute. There was a scientist on the news saying there is a fault line that could go at any minute and send us a 7. This could cause a tsunami. Then it was on to the next news item. I mean HELLO a bit more information on that one please! But anyway, I haven’t had a drink. I’m glad because the days would be so much harder and I don’t need hard days on top of hard nights. I want to leave this city.

Happy New Year!
01/01/12 • 3 Comments

I finished my three months and have been trying, for the last two months, to be ‘the person who doesn’t really drink’. It hasn’t worked. I’ve gone back to two big glasses a night. So I have decided to do a one year HSM. That’s right, ONE YEAR. I’m really excited. It’s going to be great. The first part will be hard until I rebreak the routine of a glass of wine in the evening. First challenge, Sunday dinner with Mum and Dad. It’s 5.30 now and I’d really like  wine.  Wish me luck! Anyone else making 2012 and alcohol free year?

to save money
25/10/11 • 4 Comments

Six more days to go. I will have saved $5 a day. That’s $460 dollars. Just think how much that would be over a year. Enough for an exotic holiday somewhere. How much have you saved so far?

To lose weight
15/10/11 • 1 Comment

Five kilos and counting! I’ve been following the weight watchers programme for nearly three months now. I’ve done it before and it amazed me how much of my daily points allowence went on alcohol. Two drinks is a third of the points you’re allowed so if you have those two drinks a night you have to really budget on food. Giving up those drinks means I can eat more and still lose weight. Summer bikini here I come!