I stopped drinking alcohol at the end of 2019 and plan never to drink again! The whole story is in my quit lit memoir ‘Going Under.’
Here are some articles I have written about the joys of staying sober plus recipes for fabulous AF drinks.
It’s Just A Glass of Bubbly, After All
I never, ever thought I would be able to give up a glass of champagne on a flight. It had meant SO MUCH to me. So I wrote this reminder of why that was, and the times I had fallen … Read the post
Một, Hai, Ba, Vô! Alcohol-Free Drinks in Vietnam
What a stroke of luck to have my first ever alcohol-free holiday in Vietnam. I hadn’t planned it this way at all, but it turns out there are dozens of delicious drinks options for the sober traveller in this South … Read the post
The 7 Things We Really Want When We Think We Want Alcohol
Often, when we think we want a drink, what we really want and need are nothing to do with ethanol and the sensation it brings. Instead what we might be looking for could be:
Alcohol Creep
I bet I’m not the only person who knows exactly what ‘alcohol creep’ means. It’s when you start off small, drinking just a glass or two of wine once or twice a week. Or perhaps you are not drinking at … Read the post
5 Things I Do Not Miss About Drinking
Top 5 Things I Do Not Miss About Drinking And another: I do not miss waking up in the mornings thinking: ‘What rubbish was I talking last night.’ Because, when drinking, I have what we call in my family ‘Smith … Read the post
You’re either worried about your drinking, or you’re not
You’re either worried about your drinking, or you’re not. And if you are not, then how did you find your way here!?? Haha, everyone is welcome. But I do think that the world is a bit binary, it’s all a … Read the post
There’s Nothing Wrong With A Crutch
Everyone needs a hand sometimes or a leg up, sometimes both. And everyone needs a crutch at various times in their lives, even if what they need is not actual medical crutch. We need to lean on things and we … Read the post
Saigon Stories – Without Beer
James is an excellent guide, a chatterbox with excellent English, perky and enthusiastic, he was born in 1990, so must be 29 years old. James keeps his iPhone 11 in his hand and keeps us in hand too, all of … Read the post
Wakeful But Not Craving in Ho Chi Minh City
Oofa, the wakefulness in the wee hours has been really driving me mad. These past few days have been effing tricky. This is like when I had booze-fuelled, anxiety-filled 3am wake ups… I have a little headache all day too, … Read the post
Sober in Hanoi
So much to see and do and so much to engage the senses. It’s chilly here in the mornings and evenings and then sunny and warmish by day. Not researching a city and it’s real history very much means that … Read the post
