Hello Sunday Morning | Courtney

FINITO :) 3 months, no booze! DONE.
31/07/11 • 3 Comments

Well, I’ve done it. 3 months ago to this day I decided to sign up to ‘Hello Sunday Morning’ and do 3 months without alcohol. 3 months ago I woke up with the worst hangover I’ve had in memory, and decided it was time to make a change and take back my weekends! As a social drinker, and someone who goes out to dinner A LOT, I wanted to get to know myself without a social lubricant. I wanted to take the hard road, and see if I could hack-it without a crutch of some kind. And I was sick of waking up in the morning and thinking to myself ‘Shit. What did I do last night?’. And what an incredible experience this three months have been… I’ve hung out in my favourite bars stone cold sober, been on dates, had a first kiss SOBER, been deep sea fishing, [...]

Well here I am at day 56 of my HSM, and what a journey it has been so far. If you knew what a booze hound I was prior to starting this, you would be shocked at what I’m like now lol. I’ve become a social animal! I thought I was social before, but it seems that me without hangovers is an entirely new kind of beast. I’m unstoppable. It’s like I’ve grown balls metaphorically speaking, or I must have done a trip in my sleep to the Emerald City for a shot of courage. So, what’s different about me since my last post after week 1? The obvious things, I’ve lost weight, 5 kilos to be exact. Apparently my complexion has gotten better, and I’m a lot more lively…7 days a week lol. The not so obvious things: I’m thriving off social situations more than I ever have! [...]

Week 1: Done and dusted… ;)
08/05/11 • 7 Comments

What a week it has been, and what a shift in my mentality… The interesting things I’ve discovered in my first week (in no particular order): -It is unbelievable how many times the people around you mention the words ‘drinking’ and ‘hangovers’ in a week. -A friend told me the best way to avoid drinking on a Friday night was to organize something early for Saturday… Whilst putting this plan into motion, I was invited to go Deep Sea Fishing, which involved a Saturday morning 3:30am wake up call lol. And I freaking loved it, and can now cross it off my bucket list! (I’ve been wanting to go for years) -You can do so much on a weekend when you’re not hungover, it’s almost like you’ve doubled your time! -I’ve been complaining to friends that I never meet girls, and I may just met one lol. Who’s also not [...]

Happy Tuesday! Day 3…
02/05/11 • 2 Comments

Hello all, I’m on Day 3! Wooo! Since starting my HSM on the 1st of May, I feel like I’ve had a shift mentally. It’s almost like the pressure has been taken off, and funnily enough I’ve already managed to do something I’ve wanted to do for ages by myself and just never gotten around to doing… I took my Scooter to the beach and scooted along the water for an hour yesterday. It was awesome! I did get overtaken by a Barbie BMX bike, but hey I’m 29 and you can take the lip of a concrete slab a bit better on a BMX than you can on a Scooter. Why has it taken me so long to do this?! I have no idea, I was probably hungover on a Sunday lol. I also went for my first pub lunch yesterday without alcohol. I had coke, and after about [...]

Day 1…
01/05/11 • 4 Comments

I have not vomited from alcohol in over 5 years, and today I broke that drought after a friend’s cocktail party. This week I have been to my favourite bar 3 times for catch up drinks with friends, so this week alone I have drank 4 nights out of 7. All of my social events are based around ‘drinks’, and a friend of mine asked me last night ‘Don’t you do anything else other than drink?’. I honestly didn’t really know what to say. I’ve been thinking about HSM for a little while now, and after last night’s bender I feel like my body and my mind needs 3 months without alcohol. I’d also like to prove to myself that I can do this, and I don’t need ‘liquid confidence’ at social events. I’m also sick of waking up hungover. I’m really hoping that I last this 3 months, I’d [...]