Well, I can honestly say I have been sober all year so far! In, fact my last drink was 15th December 2014 which makes me 3 weeks sober today :).
Christmas and New Year celebrations were very quiet with just my mum, hubby and kids. Since I am on curfew from 7am until 7pm everyday until 18th April it has meant that we have not been able to go away or go out in the evenings. It has been OK though, as we have been sitting down and watching DVDs every night when there has been nothing on TV.
Hubby goes back to work next Monday so that I am hoping that I can continue to be strong and not revert to my old habits. I am more confident this time around because I really don't want to mess up again.
This Saturday coming (10th Jan) my daughter is having her 16th Birthday party at our house. I know that there will be alcohol here (normally our house is strictly alcohol free) but I am confident that it won't be a temptation for me. All the guests will be out in the garage and in the back yard and I will be busy organising food so won't even think about alcohol.
My goal for next week is get stuck into my Community Work, exercise and spend as much quality time with the kids before they go back to school. I am also absolutely determined to secure another job and this time keep it. Nowhere in this features even the thought of alcohol. I really hope that this time I will succeed.
One bit a great advice I got from living sober forum was that the alcohol that came into my house was nothing to do with me. I didn't touch it, I didn't pour it out and I didn't deal with it leaving/being recycled.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can ask your husband to do that bit for you? It really helped me.
Good luck and well done on three whole weeks sober, thats epic.
Very proud of you Cherie, you are doing so well. Sometimes we have to fall down again and again before we finally decide to stay up! You sound very optimistic and confident about securing another job. The best of luck to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb.
DeleteHi Cherie, you are doing so well! I am so proud of you. I am here cheering you on even if my posts are rare. I am on day 7 today and so far so good! A x
ReplyDeleteChristmas and New Year without alcohol deserves extra bonus points because of the societal associations attached to those occasions. Well done for reinventing them as quiet family time. That's a really good thing, and whatever happens you'll remember them for that in the future. Best of luck x
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