I’m back…and i’m still going!
16/08/11 • 2 Comments

Hello fellow HSM’ers and welcome to any new visitors, It’s been a while and I’ve been meaning to do this post for a few weeks now but have FINALLY got around to updating everyone on my progress. You will be pleased to hear that I’m now 49 days down out of my 3 month journey and I still, haven’t touched a drop of booze. I’m quite proud of it and scarily, I’m actually starting to get used to it.  I’ll be the first to admit though, it hasn’t been without its ups and downs and my fair share of temptation but somehow, I’m still standing. I had my first hurdle a few weeks ago while at a conference in Sydney, it was conference of the ‘who’s who’ of Sports Digital Marketing and I was there to impress (read my last post as to why) and do a fair bit of [...]

The HSM ship has set sail!
03/07/11 • 1 Comment

Last week, I sat on the couch after a long day’s work and tuned in to the news broadcast with a difference, the 7pm project. Throughout the show, one story evoked an interesting conversation between me and my housemates. Hello Sunday Morning is a movement that is challenging social norms by changing the drinking culture within Australia. They recruit individuals and give them the tools, support and guidance to attempt going without alcohol for 3, 6 or 12 months. The concept received differing attitudes in our household. One housemate commented he couldn’t go a week without a couple of beers after work and would struggle to go to any bar, socialise and interact as he normally would, without a skinful of booze to help him along his way. My other housemate found the concept interesting. For various reasons, he had just come off 3 weeks without going out on the [...]