*Sober Is Sexy*


I'll come back to this statement in a minute...

I don't know about you but I find the days between Christmas & New Year full of inner nervous energy, feelings of anticipation running through my veins. A time to reflect before a New Year begins again. A Fresh New Year!

My mum used to say 'make the most of it because the older you get the faster it goes' how true this is mum! Make the most of every day. Live every day as if it's your last. Since having kids I've alway woken up early in readiness of launching into whatever the day may bring. A lay in doesn't seem to exist post children - don't get me wrong, it's not unheard of for me to 'go back to bed'.

Today is my youngest daughter's 17th Birthday where has the time gone? Yet another example of time flying by.

One of the best things about not drinking is the accountability of my time. Back in the day I lost hours, often days because I'd fallen victim to a night out drinking & the inevitable days hangover that always followed. The older I got the longer it took to recover.

We've got 3 days until January 1st. Have a think about your drinking pattern. How does it usually go? How do you really feel when you wake up the next day? Get yourself a notebook & start writing these thoughts & feelings. Reflect on what has been a really difficult year for all of us. How would you like to see yourself differently?

Going back to my original statement 'Sober Is Sexy' it took me a while to really truly understand & believe this. Sober 'really is' Sexy. 

I can truly 'feel' my life now & I am 'truly' living it.


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  1. DoraDecember 29, 2020 at 12:56 PM

    Yes this is so true! I've lost at least the next day after what I'd call a "good drink" (I'm not sure I agree with calling it that now). As well as the hangover etc, the next day would also be full of anxiety and that pit of the stomach negativity that I always get as part of the alcohol come down. And my mood would be snappy and generally not very pleasant.
    Drunk is not sexy. Post binge is not sexy. Sober IS sexy. Being fully present. Being fully myself. A better version of myself. AND one I wake up the next day still liking rather than cringeing about!

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