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Today I’m celebrating 6 years of alcohol-free living. Six YEARS! I’m so pleased that back in April 2013, I paid attention to that little voice in my head that had been wondering whether I’d be happier sober.
Initially, my plan was to stop for 100 days as an experiment. I promised myself I’d give it my all and see how I felt afterwards. Back then, I had no idea I’d fall in love with this alcohol-free lifestyle.
It’s hard to measure the impact sobriety has had on my life over the past 6 years, but in today’s blog I try really hard to do just that! I decided to get out my calculator and work out a few key stats… and the results are pretty mind blowing, if I do say so myself!
To read the blog, click the link in my profile or head over to thesoberschool.com
3 MONTHS WITHOUT ALCOHOL
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After Christmas and NYE I decided I didn't want to drink for 3 months to see if I could do it.
I am not a big drinker at all, I only drink on social events.
So.. what have I learned from these 3 months?
️♀️ SO MUCH ENERGY
My skin looks amazing
♀️ Decreased anxiety
♀️ I don't need alcohol to have good conversations
I am just as weird without alcohol
Sparkling water with lime looks a lot like vodka soda.
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There were a few down sides:
Anxious going to parties where everyone will be drinking.
Drunk people are annoying
The constant questions about why you are not drinking.
I am not really bothered by peer pressure, but can see that this could get frustrating.
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I had my friends 30th yesterday and this was my first time drinking (we did a wine tour!!)
I didn't binge drink, I had a great time with lots of water in between! I won't be touching alcohol until I am flying out to The Netherlands
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Sober is the new black! Even the alcohol industry agrees. Love this article in Bon Appetit. Alcohol industry leaders say that 25 to 44 years olds are "significantly trying to reduce their alcohol intake. Whether this has to do with an increasing focus on wellbeing, a decreasing taboo around acknowledging substance use issues, or both, people are drinking less or cutting out alcohol entirely." It's a revolution! One that actually does our bodies, minds, and souls some good. Need some inspiration for a nonalcoholic drink? Check out my blog for alternative drink ideas! Link in bio
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Does drinking alcohol make you feel happy, fulfilled and proud of yourself? It certainly didn't make me feel like that for years. But I didn't think I was allowed to stop drinking, because isn't that only for problem drinkers who drink a LOT? I drank around the weekend and averaged three drinks per occasion (sometimes more!), which in my social circles was completely defacto normal. Sure alcohol made me feel like shit and depressed the next day but I didn't identify as an alcoholic so I better learn to settle for mediocrity. Guess what, if something isn't serving you anymore or making you feel like you are reaching your fullest potential, you are allowed to let it go. Or experiment removing it from your life for a bit to see if you would be happier. No labels, no black and white categories, no stigma, no more sweeping our issues under a rug, no more pretending we are satisfied with less. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Preparing to go on vacation is a real thing. Like I can’t just walk out on our 2 dogs and our Airbnb biz I have to prepare. Whyyyyyyy♀️
When you have dogs or kids or an Airbnb rez take over your entire house during your time away there’s always a final burst of extra work to get all the details and family members taken care of while you’re away. The shower I just got out of signified the end of 90% of my pre-vacay responsibilities ♀️
I’m curious:: do you have a hard time ditching responsibilities and the mental space they take up while you’re on vacation? Or are you like Felicia, I’m out the door ♀️
I used to think a glass of wine (or two) would make me a better mom, that it could somehow help me handle the pressure to always get “it” right. Wine was my stress reducer, my problem solver, my friend. And then... well, I was accidentally hooked.
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I thought I was doing it all for them, my kids, but not really. “Perfect parenting” was about me and getting approval from other moms and women and so on. Wine fit right in to all of it in the beginning. .
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What my kids want is their MOM... not volunteer-to-death-mom, not people-pleaser-mom, not failure’s-not-an-option-mom. And I gotta tell you, this way of life is immeasurably better...for all of us.
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This feels like forever ago. A night out with more drinks than I needed. Coming up on 4 months of practicing a sober lifestyle. Its so weird that it’s normal to me now. I thought winter would be the toughest season because whiskey and snuggles and blankets and cozy movies. But I’ve been thinking how nice a drink is after yard work, or how amazing a gin and tonic is on a 95• day. Siiiiiggggh. I’m far enough in that I know I’ll keep at it.
Are you a daydreamer/ fantasy haver? I’ve found myself flashing forward to these summer season moments and what they’ll be like sin cerveza. I will say I’ve been realizing over the last couple weeks how much lower my anxiety is, with the only variable changing is not drinking. I’ve had a couple mirror moments recently of ‘aha, wait, I’ve had barely any anxiety!’ And I’m a brainer, I can easily spin my wheels, replay social situations & work conversations endlessly, and carry out poor self talk/habits. Umm, bye glad that’s going away.
The fact that I didn’t realize I had less anxiety kind of proves I do have less anxiety. I think that will make sense to you if you struggle with anxiety LOL.
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