‘Never been here before’ – NEW HSM Blogger (Mathew Raine)
18/03/10 • 2 Comments

My name is Matt.  I am one of Chris’s older brothers and am taking part in a 3 month Hello Sunday Morning stint.   It’s now been over four weeks of non-drinking and so far I have found it quite challenging.  Mainly it’s the temptations that seem to pull on my strings.  For example the other day I went camping with a bunch of mates.  As people sat around the camp fire after a long day of driving, swimming and walking, cold beers were cheered.  I found myself really craving a cold beer. Again today, after sailing on a yacht with bunch of people on a sunny Cairns afternoon, everyone retired to the pub to share stories.  I would have liked nothing more than to wear a foam moustache on my lips. There have been many moments like this each week when I have missed the booze and, I guess, that [...]

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