Well my last post talked about my addictive personality and at the time I really thought starting my blog was the beginning of a yet another addiction!! However, as it's been over 8 months since then maybe I was wrong?? Or perhaps I've been too addicted to another addiction so haven't had the time?? Or put another way - I've wasted too much of my time being passed out on the sofa due to excessive alcohol consumption every evening!! Well, enough is enough!! I have decided to take off my rose coloured specs
(definition - to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant) with regard to living life through Rosé tinted glasses (definition - avoiding life by drinking copious amounts of Rosé so you either don't care what's pleasant/unpleasant; you crash out so don't experience what's pleasant/unpleasant OR you can't remember a damn thing either way!!)
I started the blog with the intention of illustrating in a light-hearted, fun, "tipsy" sort of way, what living with a "drink problem" is like and over time getting it under control. But now, today, with a very heavy heart and a very sober head I will try to paint a more honest picture of me dealing with alcohol dependency. I haven't controlled it at all in the past 8 months and in another 8 months I 'll be turning 50 and I am determined to celebrate in a healthier and happier way than getting drunk on champagne!! I want to wake up and remember celebrating such a milestone - unlike my wedding day and my 40th birthday! Topics for further blogs perhaps?!
"Good health - what my friends are always drinking to before they fall down." ~ Phyllis Diller
"Listen, I'm not an alcoholic, alcoholics go to meetings. I'm a drunk, we go to parties!" ~ unknown
