Four days after my 52nd birthday I started Dry July, a month of abstinence from alcohol while receiving donations to support various cancer charities. I’ve been doing well, extremely well actually and I’m delighted to report that I am NOT an alcoholic. However, two weeks in and my long-standing partner Fertility has decided I am […]
I naively thought Dry July was a northern hemisphere summer weather phenomenon when in actual fact it’s a month when people can sign up to abstain from alcohol for a whole month while at the same time raising funds to support people affected by cancer. It all started back in 2008, when three mates decided […]
I owe you an update on my ‘other’ relationship. It’s been great, thanks for asking, we’re getting on like a house on fire (more like a slow seepage through the cracks of a champagne fountain!) I’ve discovered that my ability to have an AFD (Alcohol Free Day) was non-existent so I have spent the last […]
So, I’ve had a brief period of trying to drink alcohol in moderation which has and hasn’t been successful. During the week has been easy and so too having a few dry days – yay! go me. Last night Chief and I attended a black-tie gala dinner. We were greeted by waiters offering trays of […]
I scheduled my last post to be published long after I was tucked up in bed and woke the following morning with a sense of relief, knowing I’d come clean about something that had been bugging me for some time. My post had created quite a bit of reaction on my personal Facebook feed; mainly […]
This may or may not be the right forum to delve into such matters as personal relationships but it’s time I duly ‘fessed up’. You see, besides my maturing marriage I have become deeply entrenched in another long-standing relationship. We’ve known each other a long time now but it’s only in recent years that ‘things’ […]
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