Did any of you ever wake up still drunk from the night before? Like hammered drunk? Iāll wait to hear your answers before I tell you mine š¤šbut a friend of mine told me this story the other day. She used to run a big company that took care of seniors and had a fewContinue reading “Hangover Free”
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FOMO
Freedom from alcohol is the most important gift I could give myself. Ever. I never knew how riddled with fear I was until I put the bottle down. Luckily, after I did, that fear has dwindled down to a tiny little trickle. Good thing. My nerves couldnāt take it for one more day. Happy Friday,Continue reading “FOMO”
Nope. Never.
We Trademarked That Sh*t
Chill
It happens. But it doesnāt mean that everything youāve learned about your drinking just disappears. One time I less than half ass tried to quit. So instead of doing something I knew I couldnāt or didnāt want to I kept drinking for another 15 years or so. And knew I didnāt want to AS IContinue reading “Chill”
Life After Death
We did survive. Just barely. We didnāt thrive though. At.All. The never ending purgatory of feeling horrid when I woke up, to the inevitable anxiety and to top it off?! The guilt that I was going to do it again. That same day. Yes- thereās life after alcohol. And youāll actually remember it. Happy Tuesday,Continue reading “Life After Death”
High Time
A little teaser from our book, Donāt Drink Like My Sister:In this book, we talk about barriers to quitting, including shame, the label āalcoholic,ā and drinking culture. .We tell our stories about what happened when we were drinking, the ups and downs of getting sober, and what we did about it.This book is the organicContinue reading “High Time”
Not
I think Iāll stuck with the not column today. I canāt imagine going back to the anxiety and dread I used to wake up with after a night of drinking. I didnāt wait until the weekend though. But one Sunday Iāll never forget. I was in SoCal visiting a friend I hadnāt seen in years.Continue reading “Not”
Sweet Dreams š«
I never had a problem sleeping. I could fall asleep on a dime. At one point I wondered if I had narcolepsy. Or like a 12 year case of mono. Nope. I passed out every night drunk so that sleep wasnāt the most restful. And I was a bit sick allll the time because IContinue reading “Sweet Dreams š«”
Over It
I know all of us are over a lot of it. Covid, jobs, grocery shopping and day care pick ups. Everyone does the best they can. The best I could while I was still drinking was less than half ass. How could it be when I was so physically and emotionally sick? Took me aContinue reading “Over It”
Sober Sisters Society 