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 …
Alcohol-Free Adventures
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Notes From Before Starting the 30 Day Challenge: Why I Had To Stop
I started a 30-day alcohol-free challenge at the end of November 2019. On this challenge, emails were sent daily with advice and homework to do. Here are the notes from Day 1, it gives a good idea of what …
The wicked wine witch – and how to avoid her!
Lots of the quit lit I have read, and also many people on Facebook groups, mention ‘The Wine Witch.’ She’s that little voice in your head that suggests things like: She’s the voice of your addiction, of course. That voice …