Said HSM for 2nd time
15/08/11 • 1 Comment

I can hardly believe that I have seen two Sunday mornings with no alcohol on the night before! Had an awesome weekend with my son, granddaughter and friend with vote of the guys putting away a few votes of wine between them but I was really happy to stay sober and enjoy my time with granddaughter. So the beginning of week 3:). Am so glad I found this site. Have a good week everyone

Day 12
12/08/11 • 0 Comments

Well it’s almost the end of day 12 and I reckon this is the hardest it has been. Friday night is always celebration night (not that ai need a reason to drink) and tonight is the first night -_I have been alone and able to drink without ‘losing face’ so I have got pj’s on so I don’t go out and get some wine but am still wondering if it is worth it??? Think it ,ust be otherwise why would I be doing it…….. Wishing me and all other HSM’s best of luck for weekend – have a great one

Hello Sunday Morning
06/08/11 • 0 Comments

Well I have made it to my first Sunday morning in who knows how long without a hangover:). I spent about 4 hours spring cleaning friends house yesterday and when I finished I felt a bit put out that I couldn’t reward myself with a drink! Didn’t feel as if I wanted one so there was no struggle. Need to find nice non alcoholic drink so if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate you sharing:) I’m still not sleeping and I don’t feel any different during the day but my skin and eyes look better – I’m not sure how long it takes to get toxins out, maybe it depends on age and how long you have been drinking! Have a great Sunday everyone

Day 5
05/08/11 • 2 Comments

Well I got through day 5 in spite of being at friends who was drinking wine while I was on soda water with splash of lemon. This has got to be the first Friday night that I haven’t had a drink in over 10 years and I feel really proud of myself. It didn”t bother me at all and I wasn’t tempted so that gave me some confidence. The only major problem iz that I am not sleeping and so am really tired. Is this part of the process and if so when does it stop? It’s a beautiful morning in Rotorua sitting having coffee overlooking the lake with no hangover – yippee long may it last.

Day 4
04/08/11 • 0 Comments

Well sleep is still a problem but today I felt better and not many thoughts of drinking. When I was in the bathroom this morningI noticed my eyes looked a bit brighter and my skin a little less haggard looking so if I can keep it up it can only get better. My worry now is that I had a message asking me to call the nurse at my doctors I had some blood tests and I am assuming that something is not right – am hoping that I don’t give up tomorrow as I will be at my friend’s who drinks and unlike me has a lot of wine in his home! My normal reaction would be to have a drink cos that’s what I did with good news, bad news, celebrations, end of working wek, end of working day and so it goes on. But just for now [...]