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staying sober needs a daily ritual…

A new day has dawned. After twenty five years of binge drinking, the gig is up…

The idea of giving up drinking can be crippling. Is it the end of all fun as we know it?

It’s important to credit the inspiration who finally got me to quit drinking…

It is a well known fact that British folks like tea. And me, I like drinking tea even more than the average Brit.

I drink because I am depressed, I am depressed because I drink. Sound familiar?

To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. Homer Simpson, 1987…

Let’s talk about the ups and downs of life and having to deal with a trauma… stone. cold. sober.

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Preserving the art of cocktail making and translating it into mocktail making is an important step for me to still feel like myself, just an alcohol-free version of myself.

From binge drinking to wellness multipliers. How to make the shift foreeeevvvvvver.

Sober Mummy = Better Mummy. Plus the mother of all non-alcoholic beers.

Sober curious groups are full of posts about the dread of upcoming camping trips that will be filled with pressure to drink alcohol.

To quote Lizzo: “I’m not the girl I was or used to be. B!tch, I might be better.”

Confessions of a past smoker. Guilty pleasures of a past drinker.

Making memories for my family rather than dealing with memory loss and black out.

Being sober has mellowed me out. I don’t have such raucous crazy highs nor bummer, fear-ridden lows. I reflect on the relief of no longer having those gut-wrenching lows but also the grief of saying goodbye to a fun chapter of my life.

Are non-alcoholic wines any good or do they deserve to be poured down the drain?

White Wine. How can you be so delicious when done right? And so awful when done wrong?

What does dryuary mean to those who choose to be sober all year round?

Celebrating my two year soberversary with thoughts on my new normal plus how many rewards I have reaped over the past 730+ days.

How other people’s drinking habits, or their opinions of my non-drinking habits can really impact me.

Is being sober making me boring or making me bored? Or none of the above?

Digging into generational patterns to unlearn some engrained boozy behaviors.

One thing that has been an important part of growing up into my forties has been “owning my own shit”.

Taking a trip back to Blighty and witnessing first hand the surge in alcohol-free behaviors and products.

Marking my third anniversary of being alcohol free, noting the ease and routine of sober curiousity.

“If I don’t post on my blog will people think I have started drinking again?”