Can you believe it? Not only did I celebrate my birthday with zero alcohol… drinking didn’t even CROSS MY MIND, not for a single second, until the day was completely over and it was around midnight and I was lying in bed with my partner who all of a sudden asked “hey, was that yourContinue reading “Day 144: Turning 33… Happy (sober) Birthday to meeee !”
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Day 140: Strength and fragility
Dearest WordPress friends, My apologies for such a long absence. It’s not that I forgot about you or think I have this sobriety thing all figured out (oooooooh no…. believe me, I ain’t got nothing figured out !). It’s just that my dissertation chapter that was due on December 16th is STILL NOT FINISHED andContinue reading “Day 140: Strength and fragility”
Day 121: My First Sober New Year’s Eve !!!
I never would have thought this possible but it was one of the best New Year’s celebrations I have had in decades. In the past, I would submit myself to the same old cycle of high expectations, drunken -yet anxious- partying, excessive drinking, possible drug use, probable black out and risky behavior, followed by aContinue reading “Day 121: My First Sober New Year’s Eve !!!”
