13 October. 2022 • Category:
Addiction | Mental Health | Recovery | AnxietyOh internet, how I have missed you… two weeks into our move and we’ve finally had broadband connected so we can do more than just run off our phones. Who knew a family could use so much data! I haven’t got the TV connected yet, but surprisingly I don’t really miss it like I thought I would. The internet however is a different story. I guess it’s more than just a connection to others, we’ve become so reliant on it for emails, banking, even our shopping lists… but now it’s back and I’m reliably connected again. Normal service might resume! Tags: #honesty, #sober , #sobriety, #mentalhealth, #justamumfromcornwall, #writing, #sobriety, #blog, #addiction, #gratitude, #family , #recovery, #anxiety, #alcoholfree, #triggers, #mentalhealth , #cravings, #sobrietyblog
12 October. 2022 • Category:
Addiction | Mental Health | Recovery | AnxietyMaking time for moments like these in my life is special. No rush to get home or preoccupation with when I’ll get a glass of wine, just fun, happy moments, although I’m not sure who exactly was walking who… Also have you got any idea how hard it is to do a selfie with a dog and a five year old when they’re out for a walk? Tags: #honesty, #sober , #sobriety, #mentalhealth, #justamumfromcornwall, #writing, #sobriety, #blog, #addiction, #gratitude, #family , #recovery, #anxiety, #alcoholfree, #triggers, #mentalhealth , #cravings, #sobrietyblog
11 October. 2022 • Category:
Addiction | Mental Health | Recovery | Anxiety
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At the beginning of the year we talked about moving. For someone who doesn’t like change, this was the ultimate challenge. Suddenly everything was up in the air and unknown as we’ve never moved before. We bought our last house 21 years ago, and spent our time making it our home. It became an integral part of our family, and yet, it seemed for all of us that it was time to move on. At times I wanted to stop, to go back to the safety and normality of what I knew, but something made me push through.
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We’ve been in our new home for two weeks now. It’s a project and we’re living out of boxes with three of us sleeping in the dining room while the older kids have the bedrooms, but it’s beautiful and it has so much potential. It’ll be a long time until it’s finished, as it’s been a little forgotten and unloved, but it’s a blank canvas and it feels like home already. I was terrified that we might make the wrong decision, it’s not like you can try before you buy with a house, and I was worried I might regret the move, but so far, it’s all we could have asked for.
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I’m glad I trusted that things would work out, this sort of project is not something I would have undertaken a few years back, and I am so grateful to be where I am now. I’m excited, not overwhelmed, and I have to say, I get so much done in the evenings because I’m sober. It’s a win win!! Tags: #honesty, #sober , #sobriety, #mentalhealth, #justamumfromcornwall, #writing, #sobriety, #blog, #addiction, #gratitude, #family , #recovery, #anxiety, #alcoholfree, #triggers, #mentalhealth , #cravings, #sobrietyblog
09 October. 2022 • Category:
Addiction | Mental Health | Recovery | AnxietyI have a new found gratitude for the simple things. Apples picked from our trees, making a crumble with my littlest, everyone enjoying it… Then the town carnival where his school came first for their scarecrow float. Such a lovely day! Tags: #honesty, #sober , #sobriety, #mentalhealth, #justamumfromcornwall, #writing, #sobriety, #blog, #addiction, #gratitude, #family , #recovery, #anxiety, #alcoholfree, #triggers, #mentalhealth , #cravings, #sobrietyblog
