I recently had three months off from alcohol. I expected it to be a struggle. I expected to really, really miss drinking. Funny thing is - I didn’t.
Here are a few things I learnt during those 3 months: 1) Damn I felt good without alcohol Even one or two drinks makes me fuzzy in the head, both at the time of drinking and when I wake up the next morning. I may not even feel it perceptibly, but it happens. It took several weeks of not drinking for me to realise this. I was amazed at how much energy I had and how I felt able to stay on top of things. [Click link below to read more....]
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Alcohol used to be a socially acceptable drug, but it’s been getting a bit of a bad rap lately, what with coward punches, lockouts and those government ad campaigns reminding you that by 3am you’ll be slumped in a Kings Cross gutter with your kickers in the air.
Caffeine on the other hand seems to tick all the boxes. It’ll liven you up just enough for any occasion, while still keeping you capable of driving a car and making positive life choices. Caffeine is so socially acceptable that your grandmother invites you round to drink it, your boss provides it free of charge in the workplace kitchen and there’s a whole festival dedicated to it in The Rocks each year. [Click link below to read more....] On a recent Sunday morning, after a slightly large night out drinking, my sensational friend Sandy announced that she was feeling rather discombobulated. Whilst I agreed with and indeed shared Sandy’s feeling of discombobulation, I was absolutely convinced that she had just invented a splendid new word. We consulted our excellent associate Erin on this important matter and somewhere along the way it was brought to my attention that discombobulate must indeed be a word because none other than Nicole Kidman had recently used the word ‘discombobulating’ in an interview. [Click link below to read more....]
Warning - this post is about A Serious Topic and this post is mainly Written In A Serious Manner. If you don't like reading about Serious Topics, just scroll on down to the next post. I’ve only just recently heard of a book, published in 1972, called The Limits To Growth - so no I haven’t read it yet but yes I am definitely going to. In summary, this book contains several computer generated predictions for the future of the world, based on whether or not certain activities such as population growth, resource consumption and economic growth continue at their current rate. [Click link below to read more....] The other day, the boyfriend and I got caught in an almighty downpour and he said my next blog post should be about the futility of umbrellas, so here it is. Dear Umbrella, We met around 6pm on an unexpectedly wet Tuesday evening. I dashed into Woolworths at Town Hall, seeking shelter from the storm, and there you were, a little blue umbrella with white dots. You were the very last umbrella on the stand, but you were perfect. 5 Beautiful Dance Tracks That Make You Want To Sing Along Like No One's Listening (Even If They Are)6/9/2014 I’m sure there was a time when going shopping was a happy Saturday pastime, often enjoyed with friends, punctuated by a café pit stop for coffee and cake. I’d try on a few bits and bobs, see if anything I liked had moved from the front window to the sale rack yet, maybe even start my summer holiday wardrobe, or the Christmas shopping, if something caught my eye. Now it seems that for a long as I can remember, shopping has been a confusing, disappointing, rushed and stressful experience. A piece I wrote a few weeks ago for thebigsmoke.com.au, commenting from my previous experience of City 2 Surf and other running events:
http://thebigsmoke.com.au/2014/08/09/sm-city-2-surf-business-running/ |
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