Something to look forward to?

So today my alarm went off at 5am, and I drove my 75 mile commute to work. In the rain. Christmas is officially over….

Grim. However, the motorway gods were obviously shining down on me today as I didn’t get stuck in any traffic at all, either way! I thought it would be extra busy as everyone is back to work and there are train strikes, but no!

I spent the day catching up with colleagues, trying to remember what I was doing before christmas and having the annual wrangle of “when do you stop writing ‘happy new year’ on emails?” I have no idea…

Sarah, who was my fabulous mentor when I gave up alcohol in 2020 was the first person to message me when I announced I was taking on the challenge again. She is amazing, and always has the best advice. I was feeling super shit yesterday; proper January back to work blues. Then a whatsapp chirps in from Sarah offering to send me a “thought for the day” in January. “Erm, yes please. That would be AMAZING” was my reply!

When I gave up alcohol in 2020, one of the things I commented on alot in my blog was that quite often, we use alcohol as a treat, a way to unwind, or de-stress. Sarah’s thought for the day (TFTD) today was to have some things in your ‘sober treasure chest’ to have as a really nice treat. Book a massage, do some online shopping etc. I really like this idea and I have already bought myself a new book…. More on that later in the week….

Another tip sarah sent through was to have a social media sort out and to remove any posts referring to wine o’clock and the like, and then to change your marketing preferences so you don’t receive any about booze. Handily, having this blog has meant that I am being absolutely bombarded with ads for non-alcoholic drinks! However, I have been through my emails and clicked unsubscribe on a few booze related ones which felt quite liberating.

Right, must go; I have a lego Delorean to finish (before Guy finishes it all!) and an episode of Happy Valley to catch up on! Have a good week everyone!