As we hit the summer months, I find myself craving alcohol more and more. I know I slipped up earlier this year. It’s truly shocking the stuff that your brain comes up with to justify having a drink. My main problem is with rum and red wine. Not together. Although if you mixed them together the taste of it would be enough to put you off for life. I know that drink is technically a drug, something that you can be addicted to but in moderation is safe. For some. Some know when to stop, others do not have that luxury. They get ugly drunk.

The day drinking is one I’m missing. Sitting in the garden at 9am after the kids have been dropped off having rum and ice, just enjoying living. I now see why that is a monumentally bad idea, especially after doing it hourly till collection time.

I think if I keep reminding myself that all actions have a consequence, that it hurts others more than it hurts me, then I have a better reason to stay sober.

So. I’ll miss it. But never go back to it I don’t think. It will make BBQs, visits to friends, and functions less amusing but yeah, it’s not worth ruining my life and that of my family.

I just needed a mini vent.

Thank you