MY FRIEND
11/08/11 • 0 Comments

As I read through random blogs it strikes me how many of me there are.  Women in our 30′s and 40′s.  We’re not alcoholics – are we?  We have families!  Our children aren’t neglected.  They are fed and clean and loved.  We send them off to school everyday with a healthy packed lunch.  We get them to soccer, netball, guitar lessons, girl guides and all the parties they are ever invited to.  We have husbands or partners and friends.  We have jobs and we keep our homes clean.  We present ourselves to the outside world with makeup on, hair and clothes clean and fashionable.  Our only flaw is our special friend.  We love this friend but we know we shouldn’t . This friend is non-judgemental. It doesn’t care about any of the things the outside world care about.  It celebrates & consoles with us.  This friend never asks anything of [...]

Day 11
08/08/11 • 0 Comments

I made it through a very social weekend – out for lunch with the girls and a party on Saturday night and did it all alcohol free.  I\’ve got to say, it wasn\’t as hard as I thought it would be and I really enjoyed myself.  I\’m sleeping so well I was able to drag myself out of bed at 6.15am this morning and take the dog for a walk.  I\’m sitting with my family in the evening instead of isolating myself with a book or magazine and a bottle of wine and I\’m smiling alot.  I\’m sure my husband and kids are thinking – we like this woman, I hope the other one doesn\’t come back.  And I\’ve got to admit I hope she doesn\’t either!

DAY 5
02/08/11 • 1 Comment

Still feeling positive.  Walked past the wine section in the supermarket with only a small backwards glance.  Told some of this weekends party goers I wouldn’t be drinking. All asked why then different reactions ranging from “oh you could just have a couple” to “good on you”.  I’m actually confident that I won’t drink, I just don’t want to ruin my husbands night by wanting to leave earlier than we usually would.  Confidence, strength and patience are what’s required!

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01/08/11 • 4 Comments

Today is actually day 3 for me.  I got up on Saturday morning with a hangover and said to my husband, \”this is crazy – I don\’t want to feel like this\”.  I then sat down with my morning cuppa to read the paper and there was the story about HSM.  If I believed in fate, I\’d have thought it was banging me on the head.  I don\’t think this is going to be easy for me at all.  I\’ve used alcohol as a crutch for a long time.  There\’s a big party on this Saturday night which will be my first big test.  Wish me luck!