RUNNING ON SOBER ISSUE 6
EDITORS NOTE
Editor's Note:
Summertime..and the living is
easy.....
by Jackie Elliott
Photos by Jessica Breeze Photography
So the song goes. But for those of us who
are newly sober, trying to be sober, or just
trying to get a grip on out of control
boozing, the summer months pose their own
unique obstacles. Apart from BBQs (served
with lashing of cold beer) and romantic
sunsets (lubricated with chilled rose) , there
are also the issues of bored children on
summer hols, the parade of thirsty summer
visitors, or indeed the “all-inclusive” booze
ups in Cabo.
It’s no wonder that a Sober Summer seems
almost impossible at
times, and that the Wine Witch whispers
into your ear…..”Go on, just have fun…you
can always quit in September…”
I was newly sober when summer began (I
quit in the first week of May) and, like you,
I was tempted to throw in the towel around
the end of June, when our first wave of
summer guests started to arrive. It would
have been easy. Instead of feeling
awkward and ridiculous sipping on my
sparkling water, I could have sunk into that
warm cosy feeling of drunken camaraderie
and belonging…… followed of course by
hungover mornings, irritability, and days of
being slumped on the couch, instead of
carefree outings to the beach.
I chose a Sober Summer.
I won’t lie, it wasn’t always easy. This
Sober Summer Survival Edition is a
result of what I learned and
experienced….and what I wished I
knew, when I look back. Have a
fabulous Sober Summer,
Love, Jackie xx
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