Second post – a little overdue
15/07/11 • 0 Comments

Today marks 14 days since I had a drink, 12 on HSM. Tonight will be my first real challenge – a friends going away party at Zuri! But I\’ll come back to that… Last weekend was my first alcohol free weekend for a long time… I knew I\’d enjoy it as I have fuzzy memories of great weekends off the drink. Regardless, this was the best weekend I\’d had in years! I had been out West for work for the week, so had to drive home late Friday afternoon. I didn\’t get home until about 7.30 and was exhausted so even if I was drinking I wouldn\’t have felt like anything. So after an early Friday night, I got up around 6.30 on Saturday and headed to the West End markets to get a heap of fresh fruit, veg and meat. This was followed by a huge gym session at [...]

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Day 2
05/07/11 • 0 Comments

Today marks the second day of abstinence from the drink. Not a big deal for me so far as I’m a self-confessed weekend binge drinker. Very rarely will you see me having a drink through the week. I’m amazed at just how much drinking plays a huge role in Aussie society and I’m being reminded of it every time I tell someone my goal of not drinking for at least the next 3 months. Anyway, I’m looking forward to it. I recently had a month off after returning from an alcohol fueled trip to Bali and felt so much better for it that I now wonder why I even went back to the drink after the break…. Oh well.  Stay tuned for more!  

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