Transition from Uni to full time employment in the raw
18/05/11 • 3 Comments

First alcohol free weekend down!
09/05/11 • 2 Comments

 So, this was the first weekend back in my home town for yonks! Most of the time I’m driving across the country side chasing distraction from boredom or finding an excuse to call it a getaway so I can let my hair down and drink without feeling guilty. Both myself and my other half are great ones for cramming as much as we can into the small time frame of 5pm Friday arvo till 10pm Sunday night. Last weekend we had a funeral Friday (no alcohol), a music festival Saturday (alcohol present but I resisted the urge) and drove to Melbourne Sunday to catch up with a friend who had flown in from Perth (went to a pub with Bulmers on tap and I started smashing pints!) The week before that was Adelaide for Easter and the time before that was Aubury to see friends and so on and so forth. So the weekend just gone at [...]

First week back in control!
03/05/11 • 1 Comment

Ok, so 2 years ago (after finishing uni) I lost 10kgs after getting off my backside to live a healthier, more active lifestyle. I still drank but not as much. I got a job looking after students living in university accommodation and started a good weekly routine. However, my weekends were still consumed with alcohol or alcohol related events. I was \\\’on call\\\’ for residential emergencies once a fortnight and had to stay sober so I could drive just in case. This was hard. Being the role model in a country town for so many tertiary students who constantly saw me in clubs and pubs every chance I could get was also very hard as I would usually like to let my hair down. It wasn\\\’t until I got serious about getting off my weight plateau to lose more kgs by cutting out all alcohol for 12 weeks that I realised [...]