OK, I love puzzle-solving – cryptograms especially! It takes courage (albeit a tiny bit admittedly) to come out and say I enjoy solving them every night — because I’m more than a little addicted to them … a lot more than is probably healthy! The other night I solved a great cryptogram puzzle by Anne …
Have A Strong Belief In Yourself
Call it faith, call it a strong belief — the name of the game is to believe in yourself. Faith in yourself is not just related to quitting drinking, but to just about all areas of your life. You need to believe you can. It’s crucial. Law Of Attraction Some may call it ‘positive thinking,’ …
As The Stomach Turns
It’s funny how easily your stomach turns its nose up at odors you once found pleasant but now abhor. A couple of nights a week, hubby pops himself a beer. Nothing wrong with that. He can handle alcohol and finds that one beer is enough — just enough to relax him after a long day at …
Am I An Alcoholic Or Not?
You’ve asked yourself, “Am I an alcoholic or not?” Worried? Of course, you want to know, or do you? You’re afraid to open yourself up to strangers, and even more worried about the answer you might get to the “Am I an alcoholic?” question. One Boozy Beneficial Beverage … The argument goes, “If you have …
Purge That Urge To Drink Alcohol
You’re doing so darned well when that urge to drink seems to pop into your mind out of nowhere! You’ve even got a few weeks of sobriety tucked under your belt, and then poof! The old desire to drink hits you and you start to feel panicked. Many times, the urge to drink can appear …
Watered-Down Bottles Of Booze
Have you ever watered-down bottles of booze in an attempt to fool a partner that you’ve not touched a drop? Or have you made stupid phone calls at the wrong time of day/night … all because you were drunk? The person on the other end of the phone is no dummy. They know. And yet …
Alcohol Addiction: Private Help or Public Help?
If you have an alcohol addiction, is it best to get private help or public help? Choosing the right way to get help with your alcohol addiction depends upon your true nature. If you’re naturally shy and are using alcohol as a way to ‘bring you out of your shell,’ then an in-home solution might …
Take A Break From Booze
Do you need to take a break from booze? You know I’m a proponent of quitting booze totally. A site visitor asked me the other day about going on a cleanse. I fought the urge to say, “No way!” and sat back and thought about her question a little bit more before jumping down her …