60 days done and dusted
31/03/12 • 4 Comments

The time is flying by and I have actually forgotten about drinking alcohol.  Two months ago on the drive home from work I was already mentally pouring that chilled glass of wine, now all I think about on the way home is how great my life is   I go out for Friday drinks and really enjoy trying a range of refreshing mocktails – I can have as many as I like, I can drive home without worrying if I’m over the limit and I know I will wake up the next day and feel awesome.  I can’t beleive it’s taken 30 years (since I was 18) to work out that the most fun I can have is when I’m sober.  Thanks to my dear friend Cindy who introduced me to HSM xoxox

A frustrating week
09/02/12 • 2 Comments

It started with work on Monday, and it’s now Thursday and the whole week has just been one frustration after another.  In my pre-HSM days I would have bought 2 bottle of Sauv Blanc on the way home from work and drank most of the first bottle that night.  Tuesday, work just got more frustrating and I was really starting to swear at the way things weren’t working.  But I was grateful I didn’t have a hangover as that would have been unbearable.  Normal practice would have been to come home Tuesday night finish of the first bottle and make a big dent in the second.  Wednesday was less frustrating at work but never-the-less still a waste of time.  Went to a meeting after work so that would have normally involved 2 glasses of wine, and then a third when I got home.  Today the administrivia continued and on the [...]

42 in the shade…
04/02/12 • 2 Comments

It reached 42o today in Alice so it was HOT HOT HOT. The day started with a 5km walk around the Todd River before the sun got too hot. Then it was our usual breakfast at Page 27, followed by boring domestic duties.  Booked into a resort for the weekend and cocktails lurked behind every corner but I gave them the flick.  Joined the girls for a pool party which involved HEAPS of food but instead of the usual mountain of chilled Sauv Blanc our host Frigate made an amazing punch that was zesty without the vodka!  So Day 4 of FebFast was a breeze and looking forward to waking up tomorrow and saying HELLO SUNDAY MORNING for my first HSM.  One month off the booze I know I can do being my 3rd FebFast year but 3 months…. well time will tell but I\\\’m quietly confident. Signed Calice