How to Avoid Overwhelm in Sobriety. I need a break. I need a day off and I sense that you do too. Maybe it’s the heat, maybe it’s the fact that the kids are on holiday but there is a lot of talk at the moment about the need to take a step back, have […]
What is Grey Area Drinking? The one thing that stopped me from doing something about my drinking sooner was the fact that I didn’t feel like an alcoholic. I still don’t and never will. I knew that something wasn’t quite right with regard to my drinking but because my friends and my husband had similar […]
Sober Summer For some of us, being sober in the summer is a challenging time. The summer means we are in holiday mode, there are vacations, long weekends, picnics, barbecues, the days are longer, the nights are warm and the drinks are cold. This break from the norm, the feeling of fewer consequences and the […]
Alcohol Free Beer for the Summer The new 0.00% Wit from Lowlander Beer is a beer to fall in love with. Not only does it taste out of this world wonderful, the story behind the beer is inspirational too. The team at Lowlander Beer based in The Netherlands certainly know a thing about brewing. Inspired […]
Sober Life Clothing Q&A with SOBRYETI I am proud of my sobriety, as anyone who has stopped drinking and come out the other side knows it is a very challenging time so I feel we have good reason to be proud. And, what better way to promote this positive lifestyle choice than by wearing […]
Alcohol Triggers – What they are and how to deal with them As I write the weather has taken a turn for the warm and sunny, both here in Spain and in the UK, we’ve also had the May Day bank holiday in the UK and we had another one at Easter Weekend not so […]
At the weekend I went on a little hike with my family. It was a big occasion, especially for my youngest because he’d never been on a ‘proper’ hike before so the night before we sorted out all the equipment, walking boots, camera gear, picnic blanket and we prepared what would be our breakfast when […]
Moderation or Sobriety – What is right for you? Moderation or sobriety is something I pondered for quite some time before putting down the bottle for the last time over a year ago. If you have read this post, you will discover why moderation didn’t work for me but if you are thinking about choosing […]
Understanding alcohol. I know that alcohol is bad for us, a hangover is a sure sign that our bodies don’t like what we’ve put into it and loss of control, double vision, slurred speech, the spins and vomiting are just a few other things that happen to us when we drink so yeah, alcohol is […]
Beating wine o’clock – ten things that helped me quit drinking A year ago I began my journey to sobriety without really knowing what was going to happen or how I was going to do it, all I knew was that I wasn’t going to drink anymore. But, I had no idea how I […]
