Hello Saturday!
16/04/11 • 1 Comment

I’ll get to how I’m going in a minute (probably in a separate post) – But I’m just sticking this here as a reminder for me and maybe something that others would be interested in… http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/04/how-to-summon-self-control-in-times-of-need/ In very brief, but other news – Hello Saturday Morning!… I was awake before the alarm went at 0630. Pottered around, went and grabbed a coffee and stuff. It’s always interesting watching people around KX (how good are the egg and bacon rolls) when you’re up and doing stuff.. Not stumbling home from crest or goldfish!.. Anyways, Now I’m in at work and I’ve been playing with the SP2 release whilst getting my groove on for the last couple of hours… Next up – Off to Christies to buy a replacement ICB for ANZAC day and then back to work and finally rounding the day out with a trip to the Gym! w00t w00t!! [...]

I’ll call that a success… aka Day 4
14/04/11 • 6 Comments

Day 4…  Like many here, I’ve tried to ‘get my shit together’ many times before..  This time, though, I actually think that it is possible (lets face it, I’ve thought it before but never really believed it)… I’ve done AA, a stint in rehab (due to alcohol related self harm) and uttered the immortal phrase ‘I’ll never drink again’ more times than I’d rather recall. This time though there are several things that I can think of that will assist me in keeping on task and not wavering in my commitment to sobriety. The first one is pretty simple… It’s you guys! It’s reading your stories and feeling that ‘hey, I’m not alone’  There are several people whose stories and posts I’ve read that I just think, ‘they’ve summed it up so well’ or ‘That’s what I want to say’…  And for me, that is both a rare and valuable [...]

HSM events in Sydney
11/04/11 • 2 Comments

Hi there… Is anyone interested in teaming up and either organising or participating in HSM events in Sydney? It seems that whilst we’ve all come to the decision to forego alcohol for our own reasons, there’s a common thread that we’re sick of our social lives revolving around it… So, if people are interested – I’d be keen to maybe look at things to do so where the focus isn’t on getting wasted… Thoughts?

Something has to give…
11/04/11 • 0 Comments

I, it seems, am here like so many others.. I read the article in the AGE that was posted on Facebook by a friend of mine.. It’s funny how things work out sometimes. You see; I recently had my birthday. I turned 33 and like lots of people I used the time around my birthday to look at where I am and what I’m doing and more importantly where I want to be. I realised there was a fair gulf between them. I also realised that alcohol plays a large role in that gulf…. Add to that a recent near career suicide moment in a new job that I love (also due to excessive alcohol consumption), a phone filled with names of women I can’t remember and stories I don’t recall; I realised that something has to give. Alcohol it is. So, Starting today, I’m dry for 3 months. Yes, [...]