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19/06/11 • 0 Comments

Weekly Re-Cap 3 +’s 1. I saw the fun in the ’normal’ activities – like Random Breath testing. 2. I assisted with the capture and destroy of the evergrowing problem of the local pest ‘Caramello Koala’s’ on a near-daily basis. 3. I only locked my keys in my car once even with the increased shifts of designated driver.

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19/06/11 • 0 Comments

Drinking and Modern Love (aka Internet Dating) As well as flying there seems to be a few other of life’s activities that should come with a bottle warning. Take for example ‘Looking for Mr Right (now)’, it’s a long and strenuous journey trying to find him and you will need to have all your wikapedia wits about you. Now, I will admit that in life I do apply the ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again’ philosophy and in this case that’s exactly what I did. So over the past 10 years I have actually given internet dating a go on 3 desperate occasions, sorry, 3 separate occasions. Now for those of you who haven’t braved the e-world of love then let me just rest some of the preconceptions you may have about the online mating game. Are there freaks? Yes Are there creeps? Yes Are there stalkers? [...]

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18/06/11 • 0 Comments

So they say that drinking and driving is a bad combination but what about drinking and flying? It was 6am on a Sunday morning, mid December, mid London, mid winter, mid party. My brother and I are 4 hours away from boarding the first flight on our 24 hour trip back to oz for xmas. Like most parties in London, the one we were at was just getting started. Its time to set off to the airport I remember thinking and being the responsible older sister I am I tell my brother to neck his drink and grab a cold one. Now I’m not too sure if it was the excitement of the journey, getting to see our family and friends, the minus 4 degree weather outside or the copious amounts of abuse we had put our body through in the prior 12 hours but we were officially trolleyed. The journey [...]

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16/06/11 • 1 Comment

So I’m 3% of the way into my target of 100 days and my life sober ain’t all that exciting. So I’ve decided to tell you about a few of my days when I’ve been on the other end of the soberstick. I’m sat in the departure lounge with my boyfriend of a year and we are about to embark on a 2 week adventure of southern Italy. I’ve decided now is the moment to announce that I’m not so sure about the relationship. Thats right, 5 minutes before we board on a 2 week holiday.  So I am faced with 2 options (a) Getting on the plane with my soon to be ex-boyfriend, where we will be attached at the hip for the next 2 weeks (b) leave now via the security gates at the airport and sit at home for 2 weeks bored out of my brain I [...]

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16/06/11 • 0 Comments

sobrietynoun Definition: 1. abstinence from drugs or alcohol; 2. a state of seriousness Synonyms: abstinence, temperance, self-control, self-restraint, soberness, chastity, solemnity Antonyms: intoxication, indulgence, humor Tips: Sobriety is derived from the Latin sobrius, which means “not drunk.” Sobriety is generally used to mean a long period of abstinence from drugs and alcohol. Although not used as often, sobriety also means “a state of seriousness,” like that of someone who is not drunk. The adjective sober, in addition to meaning not drunk, or abstinent, also means “very serious.”