A journey in the life of an alcoholic mother, teacher, coach, mentor, sister, aunty, wife. Thursday, 1 January 2015. Many have you have touched my heart in the past and helped me find my way to recovery.

Ramblings by a retired party girl in pursuit of serenity. Saturday, January 5, 2013. The holiday break has been a breakthrough. the gratitude is through the roof. there have been moments that i have felt it in a physical sense. of not having to justify my anger or my.

The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Saturday, January 25, 2014. Enough of constant up-and-down weight gain, food cravings, bloating, exhaustion, etc. Nevermind the fact that I have progressed into periodontal disease. So, on January 6th I decided to start the Whole30. I have another ten days to go.

Tired of Thinking About Drinking. Sobriety is Like a Little Car.

76 Months, 24 Days and 563 Hours. One day at a time. I am thankful this Thanksgiving for the many blessings in my life but first and foremost for this second attempt at sobriety. I am looking forward to the holidays and having gone through them sober last year I have no doubt I can do it again. One day at a time. Do I HAVE to go back there again? .

So where do I start? My name is Kristin and I am an alcoholic. I have been sober for 523 days. But I need fellow alcoholics like I need oxygen. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while isolating. TRUTH! I also had a.

Blog about life by a music obsessed middle aged recovering alcoholic from South East England. 8221; I have wasted so much of my time in life in today trying to figure out how to recapture yesterday in tomorrow and just repeating that depressive cycle.

Busy preparing for my second sober Christmas.

Someone asked me the other day if I still feel like drinking sometimes. Sometimes, perhaps most often, it is at social occasions when it would be nice to join in with everyone else. Do I have tension somewhere? Neck, shoulders, back. Do I have another? Do I still have to make the lunches? Most importantly, has any problem been solved? It helps take me out of th.

Friday, December 26, 2014. This year, Not-Drinking is a background habit, freeing me to focus on other things.