Quit Drinking Together

Life After Booze

By: EJ

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  • When Did This Become Spiritual?

    Have you ever been on a journey, even if it was an accidental one, just to realize that what you thought was the cause of it, was something entirely different? When I quit drinking alcohol, I thought the cause of my quit was the dreaded drunken days and dismantled life I had managed to make Read more

  • Maggie the Dog…

    We were driving home today from doing some shopping and I suddenly felt the truck slow rather quickly. I looked up from the passenger seat and saw what I first thought to be a deer in the middle of the highway and realized it was a dog. The speed limit is 65 here and most Read more

  • How Ya Been? . . .

    I have no idea if anyone is even reading this blog. But if you are – please excuse my long absence! Rest assured, I’m still sober & strapped to this wagon like Hannibal to his dolly. It’s easy to get in the groove of not doing something. I told myself on a weekly basis to Read more

  • Alcohol Sucks. . . & the Cows are Back . . .

    I’m struggling with Saturdays. I feel like it’s become the norm for my husband to drink too much alcohol on Friday nights. To the point where I worry and have a hard time sleeping. It’s awful. I think back to all the mornings when I would wake up and not remember a thing. So many Read more

  • Song by Song . . . Hour by Hour . . .

    A few months ago I traveled out of state to see a concert with my husband and a couple of friends. It was a pretty good country band with some prominent rock in the mix. I liked it a lot. Once we got there, we were disappointed to learn that the venue was inside. Whaaaat!? Read more

  • Saved by a Pink Guitar . . .

    One of the most important things I think I was able to realize when I first quit drinking, was that I needed something to replace it. I don’t mean another addiction, either. I truly believe that it’s vital to find something you love and put all of your focus and energy into it. Drinking alcohol Read more

  • When 1/2 of You Still Drinks. . .

    I’ve mentioned the struggle of living with a drinker. After conquering the addiction of alcohol myself, I almost assumed that my husband would just “follow suit” and quit, too. The thing was, in the beginning, I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t know that I was going to quit for real. After hitting Read more

  • What Happened That Last Day . . .

    I’d like to go into detail, but I also don’t want to share too much of a very personal and emotional experience because I want it to stay mine. What I can tell you, is the night I had my last drink of alcohol was an awfully intense one. I don’t remember it all, and Read more