Ding! Dong! Are you waking up at 'stupid o'clock' too?

 Well at least it wasn't 0303am which is when my eyes have opened for the past 3 mornings. Today it was a bit more reasonable - 5.11am - Woooo! Hoooo!

Still a restless sleep with so much stuff whirring through my brain!!! Gorden Bennett! 

What with Lockdown, Christmas, a New Year, the landscape of our daily lives suddenly changing it's no wonder that we're struggling to have a decent shut eye!

Personally, my works been directly affected by covid. I work within care settings providing freelance activities so that was put abruptly on hold at the end of March.

So here I am writing my first blog on a subject that I'm all too familiar with: How I successfully knocked the booze on the head. How this came about & why it was the BEST decision I've made in my life.

Sleep was always a huge problem when I was drinking. Getting to sleep after 2 or 3 or 4 glasses (no not bottles!) was never a problem, in fact often I would crash out on the sofa! It was the 'twilight' wake up that was often hideous - a mouth like a gorilla's armpit, the dehydration (I've never been a 'water' girl. I never drink enough, even now), oh the murderous headache!! Sometimes the dread of who did I speak to on the phone what did I say? Does any of this sound familiar?

I've always been an 'all or nothing' kinda girl about most things in my life. Booze was one of them. One glass of wine with my dinner - well what is the point in that? Don't get me wrong I'm full of admiration for anyone that can do that. It's just not me.

Now I'm waking up thinking 'what shall I share today' more tomorrow x 


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  1. DoraDecember 16, 2020 at 11:04 PM

    Brilliant that you're writing this blog. Good for you! It takes some bloody steel to stop the booze but more to share your story. Your tips and tales will be an inspiration. X

    😂 Mouth like a gorilla's armpit! Yep. Been there many times.

    I was definitely in your all or nothing camp - 2 or 3 glasses? What was the point in that?? It took me years to learn that's kind of what 'normal' people do. I'm now learning this thing called m-m-moderation. Urgh. It even pains me to say it. I haven't gone the whole hog yet, but I definitely like myself better when I drink less. And I definitely sleep SO much better.

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  2. Anna GDecember 22, 2020 at 7:13 AM

    Thank you Dora 😊 Keep checking in - more to follow x

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