Hello to the new ME!
14/12/11 • 1 Comment

I am a 19 year old female, who never had an alcoholic beverage until the day i turned 18. When i was very young i was diagnosed with liver failure and at 3 and a half i had a liver transplant. Due to this I was brought up being told that i could never drink, I was fine with that. I survived high school without alcohol, which none of my friends did. Then I turned 18 and all this changed, a week hardly goes by without me enjoying a few drinks after work on a Thursday and then a massive Saturday night.   My drinking habit started the day i turned 18. At 12:00am on the 17th of October 2010 my parents handed me a bottle of bubbles a carton of Vodka “lolly drinks” and i haven’t stopped since. My parents told me to enjoy a drink in moderation… well the word [...]

Day 2: Change of plans….
14/12/11 • 0 Comments

So yesterday, after an out of control weekend followed by me flicking through Women’s Health Magazine and reading about HSM i decided it was time for a lifestyle change. Step 1: Sign up to Hello Sunday Morning. So here I am! I’m going to be realistic with myself; I do not think that I will survive with no alcohol at all. I am 19 year old Australian living in today’s society; alcohol is a big part of my lifestyle. My goal with HSM is to change my drinking habits. No more binge drinking every weekend. I will only be having big nights on special occasions and as me and my friends say, I will be “Keeping it Tidy” other than that. So my rules for myself are, if I’m out with friends and want a drink it will be a glass of champagne. That’s it. No more night that start [...]