Thinking not Drinking

The Christmas rush is here and everything is busy and orders are flowing and the place is buzzing with activity.

I have been buying truckloads of wine and unloading it into the coolrooms, knowing I will not be drinking any of it. It is a big difference to know that all of the stock will be sold instead of whatever is left that I haven't drunk. Shows how a little restraint is good for business. Which is a funny, strong feeling.

Here comes the first sober Christmas, and I'm feeling fit and functional for the first time in forever. Confident but not complacent.

6 comments:

  1. AprilDecember 6, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    This will be my first Christmas sober as well. I thought I would be missing all of the drunken holiday parties but I don't. Amazing what being spiritually fit will do for a person!

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  2. Villa VeritasDecember 8, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Congratulations on this milestone! We hope you have a safe and unforgettable holiday! And we could not agree with you more, April! Spiritual fitness is just as important as physical fitness! Good luck to both of you, and happy holidays!

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  3. Mrs DDecember 8, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    My first sober Christmas as well (not counting ones when I was pregnant). I'm so looking forward to it. I can't wait to be waking up on Christmas morning feeling fresh and functional. Got some heavy drinkers in my family though, I think I'll find that hard to watch. Not because I'll want to join them but because now I am seeing heavy alcohol consumption for exactly what it is - a coping mechanism squashing emotions - it makes me so sad. I'll just have to be happy and loving and hopefully they'll see a sober life is totally do-able. Not just possible but preferable. Cheers to you xxxx

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  4. UnknownDecember 13, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    It's so nice to enjoy the Christmas season not hungover. Confident not complacent is a great position to be in.

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  5. tearlessnightsDecember 15, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Best wishes to you! I am looking forward to reading how you make it through the next couple weeks.
    Besides just pure enjoyment of your writing, I feel like reading you could also give me at least a LITTLE insight into what might be going on in the brain of my own alcoholic husband.
    Thank you...

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  6. UnknownDecember 18, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Is great to be actually selling everything ad not lugging it home to drink each night. I used to go through a couple of bottles of red wine a night - even more if i started drinking earlier at the warehouse when no-one was 'looking'.
    tsk tsk tsk.

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