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Farewell, My Dear Cheese.
So uhh yeah, it’s definitely lactose intolerance. Not that I was chugging gallons of milk a week, but it must have been the cream I put in my coffee each morning that was the culprit in causing my feeling “not … Continue reading
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Liver.
So, back in February, at the end of my ‘drinking career’ I had a fatty liver, with elevated enzymes and all of that. I walked around almost 24/7 with a dull, sometimes warm, ache on my right side. My liver … Continue reading
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Monday.
Another week + weekend of no drinking. YAY! These days weeks are no problem. But on the weekends, especially when J is at work, I start doing the “well, one drink won’t hurt me” dance. There was a brief flash … Continue reading
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Today.
Today I can proudly say I’m still not drinking! That. Is. Awesome. I’m so grateful. While I’m not a religious person, each night before I go to sleep I say a prayer of thanks for the will power it took … Continue reading
Life.
1.5 months of ‘normalcy’. Well, almost. Interesting thing happened over Easter. I went up to my folks and had one beer with my dad in the afternoon and that was nice. With my living a state away for the past 15 … Continue reading
Drinking Dreams.
I had a really upsetting, depressing Drinking Dream last night. In it I was at my parents’ and for whatever reason I NEEDED to get drunk, or I needed to continue to get drunk or something. I remember that deep, … Continue reading
How I Managed to Finally Quit.
I actually have no idea. I resigned myself to the fact that I am an alcoholic maybe 10 years ago. TEN YEARS. So for 10 years it’s always been on my mind that I was slowly killing myself and I needed … Continue reading
My Motivation.
Last night right before I went to bed I felt a headache coming on. Then all last night I had dreams of having a headache. And then when I woke up WIDE AWAKE at 2am, I still had a headache. And … Continue reading
Bored.
It’s a sunny, slightly warm-ish Saturday and I’m bored and restless and a bit cranky. I already went out for my long walk to soak up some sun. I have all of our meals planned for next week, groceries done, … Continue reading
So Far So Good.
I’ve been feeling pretty…good…as of late. Still not drinking (day 24) and not too many cravings. I use the Recovery Elevator sobriety counter on my phone to keep track of the days/money/drinks not consumer/calories saved by not drinking. So currently … Continue reading
Lily Quits 