Apologies for being quiet of late; facebook was driving me a bit mad so I had a little break for a bit. My newsfeed seemed to be full of people criticising others for their behaviour, or telling people off for not following the rules for this new lifestyle we are finding ourselves in. I found it all quite upsetting.
Being quite a social person, I thought I would find this lockdown malarky very hard. Although, it has been the opposite. I feel like the pace of life has slowed down. My daily commute has been slashed from over three hours a day to twenty seconds. I get to see Joss for the whole day rather than the 10 minutes I get so see her for most weekdays (although don’t get me wrong, working full time and child wrangling is tough!). I have been having ‘virtual coffees’ with colleagues. Guy and I have been getting loads of little jobs done that have been on our to do list for ages. I have been having regular catch ups with friends and family, and been in touch with friends I have lost touch with. Oh, and we are getting really fat! Seriously; I need to stop eating!
I am struggling with the no drinking thing at the moment. I thought 3 months in it would be a breeze. However, the last week or so I could quite have easily popped open a bottle. But I haven’t. And why not? Well, a few reasons.
1. I was mooching round the kitchen moaning about the fact I really fancied a drink, and Guy asked me “well why do you want a drink? What will it change or give you that you haven’t got?” I couldn’t answer. Because if I think about it, I honestly don’t know! Boredom? Maybe. But it may also have something to do with seemingly the entire world cracking open a few bevvies and making the most of a shitty time! Even the government have classed booze as an essential item! Nobbers.
2. I played the film to the end… The hangovers, the grumpiness, eating even more food than I am already (not that i think that is possible!)
3. I promised myself I would do a year booze free, and I am not there yet! So as far as I am concerned, I am absolutely going to do this. End of. No matter how many times I wish I could have a glass of wine, or find it hard, I have made a promise to myself and I will keep it. And now, all you guys are part of that promise too; and I am not going to let you down!
So if you are reading this, that all sounds very definite doesn’t it? Well yes, but I still have wobbles, and probably will do all year. The fact that we are now stuck in the house, sat around alot, and have time and space to think, seems to have amplified everything somewhat.
But, we are all still healthy, and safe, and at the moment, we still have jobs. Also, on my daily exercise walk in the woods (with guy and jossy and pip dog!), I have been spotting little notes and stickers. It’s lovely! Stay safe everyone.
One year: No booze, no takeaways 
Bloody brilliant … so tough at the moment but power to ya! X
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