Day 4 and feeling great. Only problem is I have a new friend called Little Miss Lush who has suddenly appeared duetothe weekend looming. She is trying incredible hard to persaude me that I have been a good girl all week and t [...]

I use alcohol as a reward. Nasty day at work? Glass of wine poured in recognition of survival. Hay picked up and stacked? Cold beer in hand while surveying the precious winter feed. I think that at times areward has been just [...]

Hi Everyone just joined HSM and look forward to sharing my journey with you and reading about your journey. I managed to quit smoking (pack a day) a year ago and alcohol is the the next thing I want to remove from my life. On [...]

Before and after. Maybe this is like me before HSM and now HSM LOL

How many HSMers out there have ‘to quit smoking’ as a goal? How many HSMers have actually suceeded in accomplishing this goal, and for how long so far? Im curious to know how being sober affects the drive and likl [...]

I am staying at a friends’ house tonight and we catch up – with beer and wine. I have been overseas for 3 weeks on my first trip, back at work 3 and a half days and OFFICIALLY just got depressed. I was already w [...]

Ominus title. monday rolled round and for the first time in my HSM period I finally felt like just resting was the objective of the day. after the epic 48hour film festival weekend I think it was the right decision. Basically [...]

Does anyone know of some nice non alcoholic drinks that aren’t too sweet that would be good to take to social situations?

Made it through yesterday and it was a struggle. The usual work stressers settled in and all I could think about from about lunch time onwards was maybe I could just have one wine to unwind after the day. Luckily I had planne [...]

This alcohol free journey sure has its challenges, especially this week. Firstly a friend invited me to lunch. She had bought a bottle of wine for us to share. But I didn’t give in! Secondly, our ukulele group got toget [...]

Hi everyone! Hope you’ve had a great day. Day 2 completed and ive jumped and cleared my first hurdle! Went for a big walk with my mum after work… All was lovely and the sun was great. We then got bk to her house a [...]

To my mind the benefit of HSM can only really be assessed some months after your have completed your ‘course’. Has it really changed your relationship with alcohol in the long term? Or have you lapsed back into yo [...]

Hola…got through yesterday, just though. Didn’t feel like drinking but was annoyed in the late afternoon and had an almost zero tolerance level so was not good company. Have slept well since I started this HSM whi [...]

Ginger beer and lime is quite tasty and it improved the pub quiz score. My first social occasion in seven days and no problems with peer pressure in fact the kind client I invited changed to the same drink once I explained a [...]

Well here I am at the 10th day of this journey. Feeling a little headache today which I am assuming is the true withdrawals of the alcohol from my system. Last night I realised that my time is 5pm – 7pm of cravings lots [...]

I can not believe it, its 7 days tonight since I had a drink. Yesterday was the hardest, I had a really stressful day and I so wanted a drink. I had to go to the supermarket and get a few things and before I knew it I found m [...]

Well, slept like a log last night…. lets hope that will become the norm. Heading up north for a night with family – non drinking won’t be an issue because I am the big drinker in my family, not my sisters et [...]

Today is day 39 for me. I am finding each day gets a little easier, I now know where the non-alcoholic beer is and am discovering lots of yummy new soft drinks I would never have normally noticed, having skipped straight to t [...]

Heya all. I really love this HSM idea. Im 15 days in and feeling pretty good. Noticed quite a lot from just one weekend without it. More money, energy, time…I guess I need some inspiration to keep pressing on though. Im [...]

A couple of things today have made me think about the role of alcohol in my future. Firstly, I am worried that alcohol still has an immense power over me that I had hoped would have subsided by now. Not so much in the form of [...]

Wow, 10 weeks and for some reason it’s hard to believe. Really did I have that little faith in myself, had I beaten myself up that much in the past 18 years that I thought I wouldn’t be able to achieve these 3 mon [...]

When I wrote my first post 5 days ago I wasn’t sure if it would also be my last, but I have found this site so very helpful that I’ve felt comfortable leaving a message every day since then. I guess it’s kin [...]

10 days; another milestone in the HSM calendar. 10 days = successfully avoiding drinking for a whole week and a half which has to include at least one weekend, a time when most of us are exposed to the most temptation. 10 day [...]

First day and the first test came when I won a bar tab for a gig on tonight! But decided to stay at home and enjoy a yummy dinner and a few cups of herbal tea Have only told one person of my plans to stop drinking for a mont [...]

… oh yes, it’s 9.26pm and I’m already considering today as a non-alcoholic day. There’s no alcohol in the house and the shops are all closed (unless I drive for an hour). So, yay me! The only time I t [...]

I am so pleased to have day 4 almost under my belt even with a bit of a test this evening. Wednesdays I always cook a family dinner and my son, his partner and flat mate always come over. I always have several vinos – I [...]

9 days down and I am feeling good for it. Went to gym before work today (6.30 am). I’m getting out and doing a bit of running too …and the result is that I have lost over 1 kg in 9 days. Pretty good motivation for [...]