Category: How I Stopped Drinking

  • I read that it takes 6 years ( very long post on how hard it is to just stop …)

    I read that it takes 6 years ( very long post on how hard it is to just stop …)

    Sometime back in January 2015, I decided that I had hit my final rock bottom and needed to stop drinking. I rolled up in my blankets for a couple of days and started googling. One of the things that hit me was a statement that I read a few times in different places that said…

  • Easy Quinoa Pizza

    Easy Quinoa Pizza

    Basic Quinoa Pizza Recipe 1 ½ cups dry quinoa soaked in water for 8 hours or up to two days, strained and rinsed well ¾ cups water 1 tsp salt 1 Tblsp olive oil Blend well with standing blender or stick blender and let rest for half hour or store in refrigerator / or freezer…

  • Finding the Right Team

    Finding the Right Team

    I’ve never been very active in social media. Facebook has mostly been an easy way to share pictures of my kids with family and friends back home. I’m not even sure what Twitter is. But a little over a year ago, at one of the lowest points of my life, I found the support that…

  • Drinking Gambrinus Dry

    Drinking Gambrinus Dry

    When I first retired from my long and illustrious drinking career, I realized that one of the things that was important to my staying happily dry was remembering why I used to love drinking. I needed to look back at my whole story from the beginning, not just focus on the end. I needed to…