My husband, Bill and I began changing our lives two years ago today. I wrote about how we quit drinking alcohol in this post from 2020. During the last two years, we’ve lost 150 pounds of fat between the two of us, we’ve skipped 730 hangovers, and we are so proud of ourselves. We proved…
We have just four days until a new year begins. Even if you don’t make a list of resolutions, my guess is you’re at least thinking about a change or two you’d like to make in 2022. It’s hard not to! If you’re like me, your change pump is primed. Let’s take advantage of that!…
We’ve come to the last step in my Drive Your Own Change Bus series. However, this isn’t the last step in creating change. Change is something that continues to grow and evolve and challenge you. I am nearly two years without alcohol in my life and I am still finding new revelations about it and…
Now that you’ve figured out what you want to change and you’ve prepared yourself, you’re ready to head off on your new journey of change. Like hopping on a plane or driving from point A to point B, you’re taking the journey for a reason -> towards an end goal. But whether it’s giving up…
You and your inner advisor got together over an Americano and picked out the change you plan to create in your life. That’s awesome! Now you can check off Step One. Now, imagine you’re at a bus yard and you’re walking around looking at the destination signs on the tops of the buses. One reads…
It’s hard to believe that 2021 is already coming to an end. In a few short weeks, a new year awaits us. Now is the time you may be thinking about New Year’s Resolutions, resolving to do something better or stop doing something you know isn’t serving you. To put it simply, it’s planning to…
Having lost weight and given up alcohol at the same time, I have noticed some practices I use for one area also work well in another. I thought I’d share a few handy tips that apply to both weight loss and avoiding alcohol. But first, I want to note that these tips for alcohol may…
