Thanks For The Roster Upgrades! Now Let’s Discuss A Petco Park Beverage Menu Upgrade Dear San Diego Padres, I am so sorry for your loss. Your roster additions made for an exciting season in 2022, despite the temporary loss of you know who. Beating the Dodgers in the Wild Card round made all of our… Continue reading Dear San Diego Padres – Us Former Drinkers Deserve Love (And Good Beer)Too
Tag: SOBER LIFE
I Deserve To Be Healthy And Whole. It’s An Alcohol Free Life For Me
Toward the end of my drinking days, I knew alcohol was hurting me and that I deserved better. I wasn’t just drinking to celebrate or enjoy the sunset at the end of a beautiful day. More wine was also being poured as a way for me to avoid any kind of negative feelings. And during… Continue reading I Deserve To Be Healthy And Whole. It’s An Alcohol Free Life For Me
So You Quit Drinking, Big Deal. Now Please Shut Up.
Why do I feel the need to share the news about my decision to quit drinking? Occasionally I wonder if some people wish I would just shut up about it. But only for a few seconds. Because I can’t worry about that. I am speaking up because I LOVE MY PEOPLE. I want you to… Continue reading So You Quit Drinking, Big Deal. Now Please Shut Up.
Tam’s List of The Top 25 Best Quit Lit Books
Reading or listening to “Quit Lit” books has been one of my absolute favorite tools on my trek into alcohol free living this past year. If you are not familiar with the term Quit Lit, I will explain. Quit Lit is a relatively new genre of literature covering the topic of drinking, getting sober and… Continue reading Tam’s List of The Top 25 Best Quit Lit Books
A New Morning Routine Is A Great Tool For Your Alcohol Free Life Toolbox
A new morning routine is something that organically took hold of me after I quit drinking. I hadn’t read anything about doing this to help with my sobriety journey. It just felt like what I wanted and needed to do. After a month or two of catching up on my years long backlog of sleep… Continue reading A New Morning Routine Is A Great Tool For Your Alcohol Free Life Toolbox
Removing Alcohol Makes You Braver And More Confident
I agonized for a long time about how to start being more open about my struggle with alcohol during the pandemic. For months, I read, watched and listened as others shared their stories about removing alcohol from their lives on podcasts, social media and in videos and books. Courageous and resilient people willing to talk… Continue reading Removing Alcohol Makes You Braver And More Confident
How Do You Know If You Have Alcohol Use Disorder?
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a term to describe a pattern of alcohol use that spans from mild to moderate to severe. Some refer to the severe end of the spectrum as alcoholism. Alcohol use may begin in the teens. Alcohol use disorder occurs more frequently in the 20’s and 30’s, though it can start… Continue reading How Do You Know If You Have Alcohol Use Disorder?
How Can You Go To Italy And Not Drink Wine? Alcohol Free Living
My First “Not Drinking” Trip to Italy I woke up just before my alarm was set to go off at 3:45am. Ugh. Airport pickup in 45 minutes. Andiamo! Our group tour to Italy has been planned, booked and paid for since 2019 but for pandemic reasons has been delayed to June of 2022. I can’t… Continue reading How Can You Go To Italy And Not Drink Wine? Alcohol Free Living
My “Secret” To Getting A Better Night’s Sleep
There are thousands of sleep aids on the market today promising you a better night’s sleep. Prescription meds, herbal supplements, CBD and THC products, cognitive and behavioral therapies, meditation podcasts, sleep apps and more. What if someone told you that there was ONE THING you could do today that would get you a better night’s… Continue reading My “Secret” To Getting A Better Night’s Sleep
Sober Hair Is Actually A Thing! (And 24 Other Great Things That Happen When You Go Alcohol Free)
25 Benefits I Discovered After Going Alcohol Free Having ramped up my happy hour during the pandemic, it dawned on me that I was f*cking exhausted. All the time. Every. Single. Day. I wanted to blame it all on the stress of living with the coronavirus threat. The changes that it brought to my fiancé… Continue reading Sober Hair Is Actually A Thing! (And 24 Other Great Things That Happen When You Go Alcohol Free)