Don’t know when I’ll be back again..I wish that were true but it’s not. I’m off to Florida again for 4 days with my book group buddies. This will be my third sober girs getaway. At this stage it’s a no brainier.
I was out with the dogs at 4 fucking 30 this morning, it was -4. If someone videos me and put me on you tube I’d get a gazillion hits. Fuzzy leggings, sleep socks, LLBean rubber boots, long down coat and the best part, a plaid bomber hat with fur. Then there’s the scarf pulled up over my face, oh and don’t forget my glasses. They fog up outside from my breath so I have to slide them down my nose to see. It’s fucking frightening!! I guess it’s a good thing the dogs are early risers, if people actually saw me they’d call the cops! I need Florida.
So, some of you wanted an update on the Whole 30 thing. Well, let’s just call it a Whole 9 or maybe 8. I couldn’t go without my Starbucks. And since you can’t blackout and fall down steps or say things you don’t remember from a mocha late I figured, what the hell! I have cut back on the sugar and bread though. Except for Valentine’s Day. I made salted caramel truffles with MY name on them. They have tiny little gremlins inside and every day around 3, they call me, I can’t wait until they leave but I can’t bring myself to throw them out. They are freakin amazing little critters. Want the recipe? (Insert maniacal laugh here).
Husband #1 is still beer and wining for a couple hours each evening so I’m whiny and bitchy. It really is hard when one partner abstains and the other doesn’t. I should start abstaining from sex until he stops drinking but … Nah forget that idea I’ll think of something else.
i can’t wait for warmth and sunshine! We ride around i golf carts and have a ball. there are three streets signs there I love, I’ll try to get a photo to post, DamnifIknow, DamnifIcare, shit I can’t remember the last Damnif…
Talk soon.
Sharon
Your post made me laugh Sharon! 🙂 Have a great trip and enjoy the sunshine and warmth xx
Hey Sharon, I wake up at 4:00 with my black lab too, although I am in Palm Springs so the dress code for our first walk (there are several) is substantially less hilarious than yours. I totally relate to your comment about your husband still having drinks for a couple of hours. I also struggle with this, and don’t know what to do about it. One of the things I do is walk the dog during the cocktail hour, but getting back to a half cut husband (#3) doesn’t generally make for a nice evening. When you have figured out how to manage that part of sobriety, please pass it along. Have a wonderful trip, and if you think of it, post the best books you and your group have read. Shannon
As usual, you are hilarious. And you had me at homemade salted caramel. Have a great time!
Big hug!
Okay…I’m officially fucking jealous!!!!
Have fun. Don’t party too hard and yes, please think of something else to withhold. At our age we need all the sex we can get!
Sherry
Have such a nice, WARM, SUNNY time! Hugs.
Have a great time. My husband still drinks too. He says it is one drink but it has 3 shots of vodka in it. I find it annoying also. But what is right for me isn’t right for everyone.
I hope you get warm weather.
Enjoy!
It is cold down here in Florida today where I have been for awhile, BUT warming up by the weekend. I am still new at this sobriety thing, but I do wish my husband could be on board with no drinking too. Ah, sigh…
Hi – I’m a newbie here and this morning I googled ‘Sober at 60’ not expecting anything but maybe a take on senior sobriety (I was 67 yesterday) and found this – your fantastic inspiring blog!! I quickly clicked to follow but now I want to say ‘Hi’ too. I’ve been drinking about 40 years, mostly excessively but I’m still here – thank God! I’m in England and we have good websites but I like your blog, more of a one-to-one thing, and looking forward to getting to know you and/or others with similar long term drinking patterns. My husband is addicted too, and we’re actually very happily married, drinking white wine every night.
But you know, I want to quit. I’m getting too old for all this wine, and it’s also rather boring. Marianne X