Day 14 – Still here!! Yiiieeaaah Boyeee!
18/07/11 • 1 Comment

Day 14 is here and I’m still truckin along alcohol free. Went to a lunch yesterday at the Wine bar with some friends, I would have definately downed a few beers and some wine in the past, and then probably complained when everyone else wanted to go home while I wanted to keep going.  But everyone else simply had a few drinks and then went home! It was no biggie that I wasn’t drinking, did get a few dubious glances when I mentioned I was off the booze for 3 monhs tho. He he. Feeling great, been hitting the gym with more vigour, determined to get my body into peak shape for the first time ever and get my surfing back on track. Music writing has been productive, and work hasn’t been getting me down too much. All’s well, can’t wait till another week is down as 3 weeks will [...]

Day 9…..
10/07/11 • 0 Comments

Haven’t posted since Thursday but I’m still here people!  Thursday night I went to dinner with the wife, and it was really tastey! She had a couple of glasses of white, and I drank water. If you’re around the Manly area head to The Pantry and try out the menu. Very nice indeed. I just focused on the food which was Spicy Pork Sausage and Gratinated Potato Mash with this sweet onion / apple relish. It tasted amazing. Once I got over the intial beer thoughts, I was all good! Went home and watched some Sopranos before bed.  Friday had the day off so spent the day working on some music which is coming along well. Surprising how much more productive you can be without a beer constantly in your hand. Had a nap then went in to catch my friend DJ at a club in Sydney from 2:30am – [...]

Day Four – Out to Dinner
07/07/11 • 2 Comments

FOUR!! About to head out to a nice place for dinner, so I jumped on their web-page to peruse the menu and the first thing that jumps out at me is this quote: “Dinner without wine is like a day without sunshine…” WHAT?!  How cruel! Normally I would have to agree. But unfortunately latey (for me) that one glass with dnner would turn into 2,3, a couple of beers and then another bottle at home and a sore head tomrorow. So alas, I must dis-regard that statement for just under a few months.  Still going to enjoy a nice meal though. Perhaps my partner can enjoy a couple of glasses and I’ll drive home Have a great night peeps!        

Day 3…
06/07/11 • 3 Comments

Hi all so here i am at day 3. Hit the gym yesterday at lunch, it’s been quite a while. Much more of that to come. After work finally my hangover from the weekend had subsided. Immediately my brain suggsted “You’re feeling great now, it’s like nothing ever happened, how about a cold beer?!!). – Huh! Typical! The harsh reality of 3 months with no beer hit home. Oh god! My precious beer! Well, too late now! The commitment has been made. I did some music, and had an orange juice which was just dandy. Watched some Sopranos episodes and had a reasonably early night at 11pm. Tell you what i am sleeping REALLY well. You would think that being smashed would help you sleep but it doesn’t, quite the opposite. I’m heading to the club on Friday to watch my friend play the closing set at 2:30am?! Usually this [...]

HSM starts today! Finally took the plunge…
04/07/11 • 2 Comments

Hi all,  Long time reader first time poster.  I’ve read the blogs here for quite some time now, but always had something on the horizon to stop me signing up for 3 months. So here I go, today is the day! 3 months no drinking. Quite a daunting prospect just quietly. I realise that there’s never going to be a ‘perfect time’ to do this, and there’s always some sort of social event on the horizon. The last 3 drinking sessions I’ve had have all started great and ended badly. From a certain point I just have no recollection of what happened (Usually after about 6 beers and a couple of glasses of red). No major dramas, but definately out of control. I don’t like that at all. Especially the next day, oh the horrors! Feeling like being hit by a truck. Dissapointment from my partner (Hates when I’m drunk). [...]