Less Wine More Time

Well I have been so busy that I haven't had time to write a new entry for a week!  However, it's Monday and I am back at the laptop.... I haven't fallen 'off the wagon' just in case you were wondering what kind of busy I have been!  However, I did feel a big temptation to have a drink on Friday (my one and only time of the week that seems indoctrinated that I absolutely MUST have alcohol!).  I think this is a  hangover from my younger years when there was something wrong with me if I wasn't out partying on a Friday night.  I went from those years to spending Fridays at a friend's house, usually armed with Brandy and then to drinking at home when the children were in bed.  So, I guess upon reflection it is going to be the hardest night to change.  Anyway, I soldiered on and I often find once I get past 8pm I am no longer bothered and the temptation has gone - at least for wine if nothing else! It has really helped that my husband is off the alcoho...

OK, let me start by telling you a little bit about me.  I am a regular 46 year old married working mum with 3 children, a dog, a cat and a rabbit.  I love drinking wine.  I love drinking beer.  I love drinking spirits.  Don't get me wrong, I don't drink every day, nor do I drink to excess every time I do drink.  I DO however, since turning 40, suffer from monstrous hangovers; they start about 3am with blood curdling anxiety, an inability to get back to sleep (until it's time to get up) and they last all day.  I never, ever vomit - sometimes I think it would be better if I did.  I rarely get any physical symptoms apart from tiredness and aching muscles.  Yet sometimes I yearn for physical symptoms in the hope that the mental symptoms will disappear.  I suffer from blackouts, memory loss, anxiety and that constant feeling of dread. People who know me will probably find it absurd to think that I feel the need to quit alcohol.  My hus...