5 months ago, this could have ended in DISASTER
We had the whole family over for Sunday dinner today. It’s obviously a joyful experience and great for catching up. I think overall we had ten people- so it’s no mean feat. My wonderful wife did the majority of the cooking… I think my contribution in that department was stirring gravy… hmmm huge task. It was a relief to see everyone tucking in to the food and letting out positive noises about how tasty it was. In the past, well until about 5 months ago, I’d have drank my way through the entire experience to numb the worry and stress of it all, not to mention the fear I’d be experiencing too. The consequences would have been at the least a sore head in the morning, and at the worst the day could well have been spoiled with me falling out with every single diner and ruining my relationships with each of them. Not now though. I haven’t drank alcohol for almost 5 months and I’m very proud of this. I sit and write this now with a very clear head and I know there will ...
