Right before New Year's Eve my husband and I went to a beautiful hotel in a town on the coast of Vancouver Island. It was about an hour and a half away but felt super decadent because we hadn't left our little area due to Covid restrictions. It had a glorious old clawfoot tub that… Continue reading 50 Days of Challenges
Tag: alcohol
What Have You Noticed?
I've lost count of the number of days I've been staying in. I guess it's around four weeks or so. Except for my daily walks, which I take really early in the morning and later in the evening when fewer people are out, I've been staying in (groceries are included in my walking times). I'd… Continue reading What Have You Noticed?
Three Days Can Feel Like a Lifetime
In my last post I detailed a few reasons why I needed to choose the path to sobriety rather than continue down the twisted, regret-fuelled (yet many times very pleasurable) road of drinking alcohol. I downloaded an app that would allow me to track my sober days - it's basically a calendar that is green… Continue reading Three Days Can Feel Like a Lifetime
Now May Be My Sober Chance
I have a drinking problem. Not a rock-bottom, completely dependent on alcohol to function kind of problem, but a comforting glass or two every night, plus social drinking on the weekends kind of problem. Boredom, excitement, celebrations, bereavement: all opportunities to drink. I can't remember the last time I went for a week without having… Continue reading Now May Be My Sober Chance
Settling for Normal Isn’t Always Good Enough
Ahh the banality of routine. Knowing what to do and when to do it. Accepting the norm and carrying on without question or desire for change. We all get stuck in a rut in many areas of life - health, financial, romance, etc. I am for the large part a big proponent of routines that… Continue reading Settling for Normal Isn’t Always Good Enough
Battling Back after an Exhausting Holiday
The countdown to beginning the school year is on! Only two more days to sleep in, only two more nights to live it up (if by live it up I mean have a couple of drinks with friends and then go to bed before 10pm). That's all cool - mentally I am more than ready… Continue reading Battling Back after an Exhausting Holiday
Beer Gardens: A Gift and a Curse
The weather has turned, and boy oh boy is it about time! In my particular area we went from 9 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius in about a week, after a particularly long and cold winter. Barbecues were being dusted off and fired up at an incredible rate this past week, and suddenly everyone… Continue reading Beer Gardens: A Gift and a Curse
How to Waste a Day
All teachers rejoiced, for it was a Snow Day yesterday. It was great fun, waking up at 5:00am, starting my morning properly with lots of coffee and blog readings, and checking the school website at 6:30 on the nose to see if the two feet of snow that had dropped had any impact on the… Continue reading How to Waste a Day
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