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The Need to Reward
As well as drinking to oblivion, a lot of us drink/drank as a reward. We drink/drank because we were happy or sad, bored, had survived an hour/day/week at work, got...
The Need to Reward
As well as drinking to oblivion, a lot of us drink/drank as a reward. We drink/drank because we were happy or sad, bored, had survived an hour/day/week at work, got...
The journey so far
It was easy for me to make the decision. I'd been making it every weekend for most of my adult life, whilst throwing up for the millionth time or wandering...
The journey so far
It was easy for me to make the decision. I'd been making it every weekend for most of my adult life, whilst throwing up for the millionth time or wandering...
Discarding the comfort blanket
Have you ever? Got up in the morning and tried to do your routine backwards? Or tried strange food combinations? Or landed in a foreign country with no idea where...
Discarding the comfort blanket
Have you ever? Got up in the morning and tried to do your routine backwards? Or tried strange food combinations? Or landed in a foreign country with no idea where...
Could it be magic?
Marketing. It's big business. Every minute of every day, someone somewhere is trying to sell us something. Whether it's a face cream to make us young again or a liquid...
Could it be magic?
Marketing. It's big business. Every minute of every day, someone somewhere is trying to sell us something. Whether it's a face cream to make us young again or a liquid...
Too old for Snapchat
I'm so glad I'm not young. By young, I mean a teenager or a twenty-something (tweenager?) in the grip of social media craziness. I'm glad I didn't have a mobile...
Too old for Snapchat
I'm so glad I'm not young. By young, I mean a teenager or a twenty-something (tweenager?) in the grip of social media craziness. I'm glad I didn't have a mobile...
Looking after number 1
Before soberdom, 'loving yourself' always seemed a bit of a weird concept to me. People say, 'you can't expect someone else to love you if you don't love yourself' but...
Looking after number 1
Before soberdom, 'loving yourself' always seemed a bit of a weird concept to me. People say, 'you can't expect someone else to love you if you don't love yourself' but...
My name is Dawn and I'm a wordoholic
I've got an addictive personality'. That's what we say don't we? It covers a multitude of sins, makes it sound a bit more acceptable than just plain 'I'm an addict'....
My name is Dawn and I'm a wordoholic
I've got an addictive personality'. That's what we say don't we? It covers a multitude of sins, makes it sound a bit more acceptable than just plain 'I'm an addict'....
It's a new Dawn
So, now my body is a temple, fuelled only by Overnight Oats and Elderflower Presse, it's got me thinking about my mind, about my emotions. All my life, I have...
It's a new Dawn
So, now my body is a temple, fuelled only by Overnight Oats and Elderflower Presse, it's got me thinking about my mind, about my emotions. All my life, I have...
We all start as strangers
One of the most amazing and unexpected things I have gained from my blog is friends. Lots of them. From different walks of life, at different stages, with a varying...
We all start as strangers
One of the most amazing and unexpected things I have gained from my blog is friends. Lots of them. From different walks of life, at different stages, with a varying...
Going Out Out
Since becoming sober, I have found socialising difficult. It was something I had thought about but not appreciated how hard it was going to be. Before soberdom, I was a...
Going Out Out
Since becoming sober, I have found socialising difficult. It was something I had thought about but not appreciated how hard it was going to be. Before soberdom, I was a...
Time for Change
This morning, I started thinking about all the things that I have deliberately changed, since last summer. When my relationshit really started fizzling out, I had an overwhelming urge to...
Time for Change
This morning, I started thinking about all the things that I have deliberately changed, since last summer. When my relationshit really started fizzling out, I had an overwhelming urge to...
It's a syn.......or is it?
For most of my adult life, I have dieted. I started at about age 17 by joining Weight Watchers and lost about 3.5 stone. For the first time in my...
It's a syn.......or is it?
For most of my adult life, I have dieted. I started at about age 17 by joining Weight Watchers and lost about 3.5 stone. For the first time in my...
The Miracle Milestone
This weekend is a special weekend. This weekend, I hit 120 days sober. That’s 4 whole massive months since a drop of alcohol passed my lips. It’s 120 nights of...
The Miracle Milestone
This weekend is a special weekend. This weekend, I hit 120 days sober. That’s 4 whole massive months since a drop of alcohol passed my lips. It’s 120 nights of...
The Boy
In November 2015, one of the best things ever happened to me. My little nephew was born. I don't have children so imagine my joy when the cutest, happiest, funniest...
The Boy
In November 2015, one of the best things ever happened to me. My little nephew was born. I don't have children so imagine my joy when the cutest, happiest, funniest...
Memories ❤️
This weekend, my friend and I were talking about the good old times, of drunken nights gone by. For example, when we went to the pub for a 'quick one'...
Memories ❤️
This weekend, my friend and I were talking about the good old times, of drunken nights gone by. For example, when we went to the pub for a 'quick one'...
The Soberfish Story
I've been asked several times this week about my story, about why I've given up alcohol, about my 'breaking point' and about how I gave up. I've touched on my...
The Soberfish Story
I've been asked several times this week about my story, about why I've given up alcohol, about my 'breaking point' and about how I gave up. I've touched on my...
The Grown Up Awkward Teenager
One of the parts of soberdom that I am still not finding easy, is partying in large numbers. I appear to be able to do anything that revolves around food...
The Grown Up Awkward Teenager
One of the parts of soberdom that I am still not finding easy, is partying in large numbers. I appear to be able to do anything that revolves around food...
We become what we repeatedly do'
Humans are habitual. Fact. We like repetition and we all have addictions. We especially like doing things that are bad for us and love to indulge in modern day poisons!...
We become what we repeatedly do'
Humans are habitual. Fact. We like repetition and we all have addictions. We especially like doing things that are bad for us and love to indulge in modern day poisons!...
Definition of an alcoholic
It's quite interesting what people think an alcoholic is. The age old description is someone who drinks in the morning or someone who 'has the shakes'. Or someone who drinks...
Definition of an alcoholic
It's quite interesting what people think an alcoholic is. The age old description is someone who drinks in the morning or someone who 'has the shakes'. Or someone who drinks...
Drunk in Love
They' say that you can't truly love somebody until you truly love yourself. I'm not sure that is exactly true. I have been in love and still hated myself inside....
Drunk in Love
They' say that you can't truly love somebody until you truly love yourself. I'm not sure that is exactly true. I have been in love and still hated myself inside....
Rule Number 1 : Love Yourself
It's hard to say exactly when it all went so wrong. Like most people, I was aware of alcohol at a young age. My parents and their friends drank; we...
Rule Number 1 : Love Yourself
It's hard to say exactly when it all went so wrong. Like most people, I was aware of alcohol at a young age. My parents and their friends drank; we...
Everything in moderation?
I don't know if it's just because I'm sober but alcohol seems to be everywhere I look at the moment. Social media is rife with the 'celebration' of Dry January...
Everything in moderation?
I don't know if it's just because I'm sober but alcohol seems to be everywhere I look at the moment. Social media is rife with the 'celebration' of Dry January...
Tis the season to be ...
I've done it! I've actually survived what I consider to be one of the biggest boozing weekends of the year, totally and utterly stone cold sober! What a great reason...
Tis the season to be ...
I've done it! I've actually survived what I consider to be one of the biggest boozing weekends of the year, totally and utterly stone cold sober! What a great reason...
Why oh why oh why
So, the question on everyone's lips is 'why'? Why on Earth would you give up wine? Why would you start before New Year? Why would you put that kind of...
Why oh why oh why
So, the question on everyone's lips is 'why'? Why on Earth would you give up wine? Why would you start before New Year? Why would you put that kind of...