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Blackout – A Boom Community Book Club Selection
April is Alcohol Awareness month in the U.S. and I’m thinking of the absolute opposite of awareness… alcohol-related blackouts. I often drank to the blackout stage, probably because I crammed my drinking of large quantities into pretty short periods. Remembering the last hour of my evening was impossible. Usually, I drank at home, but that…
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Perspective from Sober at 60
I used to point fingers at other people’s problems with alcohol instead of looking at my own drinking. I had a real problem being truthful with myself. It was hard to admit but I had a lot of growing up to do once I put down the bottle. This past week I turned 60 and…
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No More Day 1’s – Finally Sober – BOOM Rethink the Drink !
Day 150 alcohol-free! Woohoooooo! It’s been almost 5 months since my last Day 1. Almost 5 months since a voice came from out of the blurry night saying.. “YOU need to do something about YOUR drinking!” The next day, I started reading like my life depended on it (hmmm–I’ll bet it did), and here…
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Tales of a High-Functioning Drinker Told to My Newly Sober Self
Today I’m 100 days sober – WOW!! It’s been 100 days of not calling myself an alcoholic, but rather consciously celebrating being alcohol-free! 100 days of working my sobriety so differently than I expected. 100 days of being courageous and opening myself to new ideas. 100 days of sharing the journey with people like me. People who…