I still amaze myself every single time I choose to not drink. That’s how I can be a better version of me.
Read MoreSo I pick myself up, dust myself off and turn to what I’ve learned. And that is that I can do this. I recently realized something: I am one badass mother.
Read MoreDiscomfort, shame, irritation, frustration, exhaustion, sadness, pity, disappointment. None are nice, but all are survivable.
Read MoreJust like so many other Day Twos that have come before this one, it was a pretty good day. Although there was definitely a moment with the boys when I thought I could really stand to numb all of this.
Read MoreI think I knew, subconsciously anyway, at a very young age that I would have a problem with alcohol.
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I make stuff (see my Shop). I pet my wiener (dog ;) and our new puppy. I light a candle. I listen to good music. I go outside and feel the air around me. I drink lemonade with ginger ale. I clean out a drawer. I read books about sobriety and people who have gone through this before me. I give thanks for my life and my family and my little spot in the world.
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On December 13, 2014, I quit a decade of binge drinking. Before you read about that, I think it’s important to give some background and share a few snippets from my drinking days, as I inched closer and closer to sobriety. Dark and blurry times. These are excerpts from writing I did during the later years of my drinking. Painful, but honest.
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