I don’t think I have a particularly addictive nature, but I still get urges to have a drink now and then. On Saturday evening our twins were being particularly challenging at bed time and I definitely found myself thinking that it would be nice once they were finally asleep to sit down with a beer or a glass of wine…

The idea of rewarding myself after enduring something which is not fun is kind of persistent. Even to the point that now we’re not drinking, I’m sort of justifying eating a nice biscuit or some other treat after a long day at work or particularly once the kids are asleep…

I think it’s a really common reaction – time to relax and disconnect from the stresses of life. More often than not with a drink.

Otherwise, nine days in, all pretty plain sailing for me. Not really missing it, not really thinking about it that much.