On April 16th, I had my first drink in 106 days. There is no regret. It was done in moderation. My first beer was consumed in the presence of others (socially distant, of course). I had said that once I got to 100 days (which did change form my original plan to re-evaluate at the …
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100 Days
April 9th was day 100! I am beyond excited and extremely proud. This is something I have not done in my entire adult life. Honestly, when I think of college, post college, the years where everyone got married, had babies, celebrated baptisms and first birthdays, I always celebrated with alcohol. There is this event, that …
What I Miss the Most During the Quarantine
Good Sunday morning to you all. How is everyone doing with the quarantine? How are you feeling? What has been the most challenging? Are you celebrating victories? I would love to hear what you are going through. I know we are all managing jobs shifting, homeschooling, a sense of uneasiness without know how long all …
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50 Days Sober
It was the spring of 2015 when I first started to question whether or not I had a problem with alcohol. At the time, I was training for my first Ironman event and I remember having to do long runs and bike rides on the weekends, but still felt a NEED to show up as …
A Weekend Away… Little Victories
Our family went away over the holiday weekend. We have done this trip for the last 5 years and the time has been filled with fond memories. I know these trips will be remembered as the “good old days” in the coming years. The experience includes: good friends, great food, copious amounts of alcohol for …
Celebrating 31 Days
Last summer, when I began to really examine my relationship with beer, wine, mojitos and margaritas, I had been stalking some sobriety sites. Many folks posted pictures of celebrating different milestones. For some reason, I never really understood the whole “hooray for 30 days” or “I made it 100 days.” Honestly, I was quite annoyed …
Staying Strong in Your Battlefield
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” -Margaret Thatcher Hi dear friends. For those that are doing “Dry January”, how do you feel? Is it a piece of cake? Is it harder than you thought? I would honestly love to hear from you. January has been going along well …
The Freshman
Happy 2020! I hope the holidays were good to you and your loved ones. May this new year and decade be off to a healthy start. Last week, I had the privilege of meeting with a group of women led by therapist to discuss the book, “Can I Keep Drinking?” by Cyndi Turner. This sober …
Together, we achieve more…
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of participating in a running event with some girlfriends. Over the last several months, I had been working towards achieving a particular time goal. With the help of a selfless friend (meaning she ran the race with me and while she could have gone much faster, she chose …
Truth
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t going away.” -Elvis Presley Well hello friends. It sure has been some time since I have posted anything on social media or written a blog post. I will give you one guess as to why I have been so …
