This morning I waved my eldest daughter off on her first ever residential school trip. Her whole class is off the Lake District for five days of canoeing, caving, high ropes, barrel rafting and jetty jumping. It sounds amazing!! Did I feel emotional when I kissed her goodbye at the coach this morning? yes, … More Get Back To Being YOU!
This weekend is what I call a ‘Sliding Doors’ weekend! Does anyone remember the Gwyneth Paltrow, Sliding Doors film from 1998 (yes 1998! couldn’t believe it was that long ago when I googled it, OMG twenty years ago!!!!!) Anyway the film is a story of the two lives of a girl, one if she missed … More A Sliding Doors Weekend…..
At the start of my sober journey, my go-to drink was Becks Blue, I had to have a good stock in the fridge for the weekend ahead knowing it would stop any cravings or I would feel anxious and stressed if I didn’t have any in. The strange thing is I didn’t really drink a … More Alcohol Free Drinks, Yes Or No?
I’m guessing that if your reading my blog that you are looking at ways to be healthier, either by exercising more, stopping or cutting down on drinking, improving your diet or just looking for a little positivity and motivation! If you are anything like me, you will have tried a million different diets to lose … More Eat like you love yourself…..
When people think of a sober person, I’m sure uncool, boring and grey are possible words that would spring into some people’s minds! I’ve got to be honest, for a long time that’s probably what I would have thought of a non-drinker. I mean how on earth could someone be fun on a night out … More Sober Celebrities ⭐️⭐️⭐️
One of the reasons I started this blog was to document how my life has changed by stopping drinking and exercising more – hence the name!! But more importantly I hoped it would help anyone looking at making the same changes in their lives. Since I started blogging I have had a number of emails … More Exercise – A Healthy Addiction!
So yesterday I hit my 17 month milestone! I didn’t really do anything major to celebrate but whenever I hit a monthly milestone I will make sure I make time for something nice that day! even if its just grabbing a quiet cappucino somwehere! Yesterday my youngest was at a party all day and my … More Sober Nights Out!!
Happy Sunday morning!!! Hope your all having a fab weekend! So I’ve been home from my holidays for a week, and I’m thinking I need to have something new to aim for. Like most people I was focusing on my holiday, eating well, keeping up my workouts and having the goal of feeling good in … More 100 Day Challenge!
What would my friends think? Will I still get invited out? I can’t stop drinking now because we’ve got a night out with friends this weekend? Will I lose friends? This was a huge concern to me in the run up to me stopping drinking. I’ve always been the party girl, ( probably less now … More Will I lose friends?
Sorry it’s been a while since I last blogged but I’ve been on a family holiday in beautiful Crete! This has been my second sober beach holiday as we went to Majorca last June, and I can honestly say it’s been my best beach holiday yet! So it makes me start thinking why? The first … More Happy, Healthy Holidays!
Find Your Sober Glow! 