Has it really been so long?

It's been awhile since I posted here. But I'm still on the sober path, despite 2020 being the craziest year in history.

Here's a few podcast/blog episodes you might have missed:

My Fifth Sober Birthday

 Everything Will be OK in the End

Get a New Bucket

The Cloak Of Vulnerability

Simplified and Sober

Life is so much simpler without the booze!

Simplified and Sober

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Reclaiming The Week

Sobriety gave me two things – freedom and self awareness. Freedom from the fog that obscured my focus and outlook, and the ability to be simultaneously brutally honest and kind with myself.

Reclaiming The Week

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Afraid to say NO?

Healthy boundaries, why you need 'em and how to get 'em!

Afraid to Say NO?

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101 Ways that life Improves When You Quit Drinking..

Part 4!

101 Ways that Life Improves....Part 4

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Four Things You Don't Give a F**k About, When You Quit Drinking...

Here's a good one for the weekend...

Four Things You Don't Give a F**k About...

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Reset and Reframe

Change your attitude to wards quitting by appreciating all the awesome stuff you can do now!

Reset and Reframe

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Planning to Jump on the Wagon this Year?

If you're planning to jump on the wagon - here's a hand up!

Planning to Jump on the Wagon?

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The Abandoned Couch...

All wine stained and forlorn....

The Abandoned Couch

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The New "Normal"

Eighteen months on, and I've settled into my new "normal"

The New Normal

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Is it All Spiraling Out of Control?

Like many Canadians, we rushed home to witness an event that we have absolutely no control over whatsoever....but we can't stop watching...

Is It All Spiraling Out of Control?

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe...

Ahh, Autumn. No BBQs, no camping, no get togethers, the PERFECT time to get sober. Hang on a minute....

Just When You Thought It Was Safe

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Good Intentions, Served with Cake, Not Wine

Aaahh, Drama. .....

Good Intentions, Served with Cake, Not Wine

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The Fool...

I'm in a bit of a weird place at the moment...

The Fool..

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A Year On...What I have Learned..So Far...

A Whole Year! Life has changed, and I've learned a lot...

A Year On....What I Have Learned...So Far..

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What's the Deal with all the Sober Tidying Up?

Is it just a good distraction method? Or is there more to it?

What's the Deal with all the Sober Tidying Up?

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Getting Through the "Screw It" Hour..

You know the hour I'm talking about....when you abandon your sobriety for a bottle of wine and a bowl of popcorn..

"Five Tips to Get Through the Screw-it Hour"

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Not Feeling the Love?

Not getting the support you expected?

Not Feeling the Love?

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Getting Sober Part 3 - The Final Goodbye

Surrendering the battles, and focusing on the War...

Getting Sober Part 3 - The Final Goodbye

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The Darkness Descended..

I'm talking about the weather. So the blog post title may be a little "over dramatic".

But we in the Pacific North West ( as the lovely Suburban Betty will know) are being pounded by storm after storm from Hawaii. Because keeping the storms would interfere with tourism. So they send them to Canada, Washington State and Oregon, so we all get on planes and fly to Hawaii and spend our hard earned dollars. But if you don't have enough dollars, you have to stay and endure the shitty weather.

I sound a little crazed, because I do feel like I have 'cabin fever". I've been waking up to darkness, and it's stayed that way for the whole day. And then the next. And then the next.

I read somewhere that you can still get ultra violet vitamin D rays, in semi daylight, even though the sun isn't actually out.

 So I went for a walk, and admittedly it was a bit breezy. My husband was waiting for me when I got back and shrieked something about "stupid.....walking....worse storm ever....could have got killed....falling branches..." Not really sure exactly what he said, I couldn't hear him over the wind...

Last year, I would have curled up with wine.

This year I am determined to stay a little bit active, and not hibernate.

It could be a lot worse. Many people are flooded out, not only here, but I see in the UK too. So I am trying not to be a whiny princess and just get on with it...

Tomorrow, another storm is forecast, so maybe I'll visit the local indoor swimming pool.....

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Hands up those people who are fed up with talk of resolutions and targets and goals for 2016...this is why 2016 won't be your 'best year ever".....http://bit.ly/1RaVLhd