HSM Auckland Launch!
13/05/12 • 2 Comments

I’ve just been at the HSM Launch in Auckland, I’m really looking forward to seeing this on the news at 6pm, I hope the media don’t diminish what HSM is. I didn’t see many people there who’re just normal, most were professional folk, comedians (go Dai, Michelle and Mike), a woman from the Mental Health Foundation a police officer who I talked to for a few minutes and a bunch of great people who’re all behind HSM. it was fabulous to chat to Chris and thank him for starting HSM. I’m looking forward to chatting more with people in my day-to-day life about HSM and what it’s been for me. This is my 200th sober day, I NEVER thought I could do 1 day, and I wouldn’t have without all the wonderful people I’ve met on here!

5 months down the track
02/04/12 • 4 Comments

Well, I have been real busy. Christmas, New Year, 4 birthdays and my own Wedding. All without alcohol. The wedding was easier than I thought it would be! But, oh boy, Beach Hop 2012… I knew it would be hard, the Bach is full of all the good stuff, and to be honest, I\’d kinda decided before I left home that I was gonna have a few drinks and just hope my head stayed in a good place. I\’m not sure what happened, but I fought the urge so hard. I ended up at the police station on Friday, waiting for the cop to call someone from the local AA (not the automobile association, either) to come and help me. So, I made it, thanks to Harry and Elliot from Whangamata. So I\’ve come home ready to carry on, proud of myself for not drinking and very thankful to those [...]

O for Awesome
14/01/12 • 6 Comments

I’ve been away from here a bit over Xmas & New Year, and this morning I started to read some of the posts from my subscribed posters – you guys who I’ve been following. You nearly make me cry. The honesty that is in these posts, the hurt that some of you/us carry around, the courage to tell others about where you are and how youre doing…it’s incredible. I feel so privileged to be a part of this journey, and I thank each of you for allowing it. Alcohol was so much more than a drink. It anaethetised me, provided insulation between me and everything, and made me someone who was so much better equipped to deal with life. Well, for the first bottle anyway. I’m starting to see a new me, a sober one who’s not so bad as I thought. I still talk without thinking, but at least [...]

The ramblings of Day 56
22/12/11 • 1 Comment

The migraines have gone! That maybe had something to do with 2 jobs finishing up, and all my Christmas gifts being made or bought and wrapped. So I\\\’m feeling pretty good. I have been trying to come in and say something positive to different people, cos I think it\\\’s nice to receive the encouragement when things aren\\\’t going well. And it\\\’s great to celebrate when people are doing well and achieving their goals. Speaking of which, I haven\\\’t achieved any of mine, well except for being sober and slowly becoming someone I like. I have heaps to do to plan my March wedding, there are some changes afoot. And of course, I need to start thinking about how I\\\’m going to tell the parents that I\\\’ve quit drinking. That could cause some problems. I think I\\\’ll shelve that one for now, lol. So 3 sleeps till Christmas, I\\\’m totally sober [...]

2 weeks till Christmas!
09/12/11 • 3 Comments

My favorite time of year! This will be my first sober one tho, and I’m feeling really excited about it. I ad thought I wouldn’t post till next weekend, but I missed everyone too much, so here i am. I’m now 6 weeks and 2 days into my Forever Sober. And I’m loving it! My fiancée took me out for dinner the other night, our first date since I stopped drinking. I didn’t even look at the alcohol on offer except to see if the bar did mocktails, (no, they don’t). The rehab idea has been put off till March to give me time to finish planning our wedding, but I know I need to do it. The depression as gone, the anxiety has gone. The migraines haven’t, lol. But they will, it’s just body’s way of dealing with the stress right now. I look forward to a summer off [...]