So, what now?
12/08/11 • 1 Comment

ok, so, my official 12 week HSM ended on Sunday.  I am now up to 13 weeks and 5 days since my last drink, and my thoughts are turning to when my first tipple will be, I don’t want my first drink back to be just a beer at home on a Friday night…(more on that shortly…) So, reflections.. I really found the first 10 weeks quite easy to be honest,  I had done 9 weeks booze free in 2009, and had no dount I could do that again.  This last few weeks I have been GAGGING for a drink thought, infact I even had dream on Tuesday night in which I was drinking a beer (yes, I wish I was joking, but there you are) This whole HSM experience for me was never about “Can I not drink for 12 weeks”, rather it was always to be about taking [...]

The Edge of Glory…
29/07/11 • 0 Comments

Well, this Sunday will be 11 weeks since I commenced my HSM. There has been lots of soul searching, some decisions and some regrets. While I can smell the end of my HSM 12 weeks from here, I am actually going to remain on the good ship sobreity for the forseeable future, more than likely until my trip to the US in November. Oh, and on Sunday August 7th, the end of my offical HSM, I will be running the Brisbane half marathon, sounds like a good way to round out what have been a successful 12 weeks. Have a good weekend C

1/2 Way there…
03/07/11 • 0 Comments

So, today is six weeks since I started my HSM, but seven weeks since I last had a drink. YAY ME! If I am being perfectly honest, I haven\’t really found it to challenging as yet, In 2009 I went 9 weeks without having a drink, so I suspect that once I reach that mark in a few weeks that I will fell more of a sese of achievement and perhaps even a sense of pride! The good news is that I have signed up to run the Brisbane half marathon in early August, I am a keen runner, but rarely venture much past 10km.  I have talked about doing a 1/2 marathon for years and have finally bitten the bullet.  So, I have 5 weeks or so to get myseld ready for the big 21km event! Words really can\’t expess the sense of freedom that I get from running, [...]

What is it about Friday arvo….?
27/05/11 • 2 Comments

What is it about a Friday afternoon that makes ones mind start to think about a drink? This is the end of my 1st week of HSM, have barely thought about booze, but come 3pm Friday, I start yearning for a beer. All in the mind…

My Name is Craig and I’m an HSM-er!
22/05/11 • 1 Comment

Well, day one of HSM passed without incident.  I don’t usually drink on a Sunday, so  it would have been a surprise if it hadn’t really. The day was spent by Skyping with some fam in the UK early (very early) in the morning, then a trip to the gym followed by housework. In the afternoon, I went to see Source Code (7 our of 10), good conept, not sure it was executed all that well! (sorry, slipped into a David and Margaret mode for a moment there). In my first post, I referenced my partner being a very heavy drinker, unfortunately yesterday saw me uncover that the issue is more of a problem than perhaps I though it was and as a result I am going to plan a strategy on how to address the issue with him in a way that is supportive and encouraging him to get [...]