Happy Birthday

I can’t believe its been 12 months since I stopped drinking! I was talking to a girlfriend the other day and she was talking about some of the things she loved about drinking and I must say although its been 12 months it had me thinking about a glass of wine. She put into words perfectly what was one of my favourite ceremonies. To have a beautiful bottle of my favourite reds “Pinot Noir” and  share it with my partner after we put the children to bed. That ceremony became a ritual and because I am such a creature of habit it quickly became a daily necessity. Not straight away, but over time it increased. I started having one or two Chardy’s before that bottle of red. On weekends, hey, what’s a couple of beers to chase it down? It started to be a daily thing, I just didn’t seem to be able to curb it. I think that’s the thing with drinking, it can creep up on you over time, sometimes years, and it can become a part of everything we do.

01/03/2014- My partners birthday. I took a picture of my de-hydrated face and sore head. That was it! From that day on for the next three months I would be Alcohol Free! I was on the Hello Sunday Morning 3 month pledge. If I could not achieve this, then seriously I had a problem. That one step has changed my whole life in every way!