tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post6890254075482190105..comments2024-03-27T00:48:06.021-07:00Comments on Mummy was a Secret Drinker: ClutterSoberMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-30773705590154816742017-06-11T23:08:54.192-07:002017-06-11T23:08:54.192-07:00SM I had saved this post after I read it last year...SM I had saved this post after I read it last year!!! Mum and dad have now moved out and my decluttering, tidying, blitzing frenzy has started!!!! Can't actually believe how excited I am about it!!! 9 months I've had to wait. Feels like all my sober pieces are fitting together if that makes sense???? XxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591155768724975515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-37649554952387781112015-06-15T03:29:26.188-07:002015-06-15T03:29:26.188-07:00Hi SM, I got out of bed last night to clear out a ...Hi SM, I got out of bed last night to clear out a big drawer containing lots of handbags. I am LOVING de-cluttering. Incredibly satisfying. <br />Your blog is awesome, almost up to date now :)nic17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07657771716793728472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-12107676665391283872015-06-06T01:04:34.444-07:002015-06-06T01:04:34.444-07:00Thanks RainyDayGirl and HUGE CONGRATS on taking th...Thanks RainyDayGirl and HUGE CONGRATS on taking the leap. You won't regret it. Please stay in touch! SM xSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-82948117157868118042015-06-06T00:55:33.937-07:002015-06-06T00:55:33.937-07:00I am so glad I found your blog, I know I was meant...I am so glad I found your blog, I know I was meant to, that's how these things seem to work, but you write so honestly and clearly and in the early days of my sobriety reading your whole blog today has really helped me.RainyDayGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917933486500576714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-41437587718075091042015-06-05T16:18:42.268-07:002015-06-05T16:18:42.268-07:00I have just started reading 'The life changing...I have just started reading 'The life changing magic of tidying' by Marie Kondo. It's interesting so far and I'm hoping that it will help me get my house in order!!<br />Congrats on day 96. That is so awesome!! A xAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553400229726508527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-67109582749406187962015-06-05T11:22:05.521-07:002015-06-05T11:22:05.521-07:00Ah yes. Full control of the remote: the new all ni...Ah yes. Full control of the remote: the new all night rave ;-) xSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-53144949482766216752015-06-05T11:06:03.680-07:002015-06-05T11:06:03.680-07:00A coincidental lunch with the ladies then an eveni...A coincidental lunch with the ladies then an evening home sans Mr LNM with full control of the telly and a few AF beers. God i know how to live lol I'm going to stop counting days after tomorrow. xLushNoMorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018195957277312286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-2971593510800832632015-06-05T10:06:22.161-07:002015-06-05T10:06:22.161-07:00Baby steps LNM! And HUGE CONGRATS for tomorrow on ...Baby steps LNM! And HUGE CONGRATS for tomorrow on 100 days! I hope you've planned some way to celebrate? Will be thinking of you xSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-81013915468628048112015-06-05T09:51:15.437-07:002015-06-05T09:51:15.437-07:00I can't face my physical clutter. It's all...I can't face my physical clutter. It's all over! I'm still waiting for a burst of energy which hasn't materialised yet since going AF (Day 99 today :-)) As for mental/emotional baggage - its been flowing. I never thought there were things from the past that scarred me but I was so wrong. Just need to figure out what to do with it all?! Not spoken to anyone yet (not even Mr LNM). xLushNoMorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018195957277312286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-62214841166034488462015-06-05T09:39:02.893-07:002015-06-05T09:39:02.893-07:00All in good time, EH! You're doing great. Have...All in good time, EH! You're doing great. Have a fab weekend! xSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-23780170449899218572015-06-05T09:38:30.128-07:002015-06-05T09:38:30.128-07:00I'm going to check out that documentary WB - t...I'm going to check out that documentary WB - thank you! You're right, there's loads of public concern about the noisy binge drinkers, but not us - quietly, steadily drinking ourselves to death ;-) xxSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-14238424046958783852015-06-05T09:37:06.183-07:002015-06-05T09:37:06.183-07:00Huge congrats on 39 days MissyO! That's aweso...Huge congrats on 39 days MissyO! That's awesome! I think you might have hit 'The Wall'. I felt just like this around day 45. Have a look at this post on 'the sobercoaster' : http://mummywasasecretdrinker.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-sober-rollercoaster.html<br />It took me about three weeks to start feeling the clouds lifting again, but - after that the PAWS episodes are much shorter and easier - just two or three days.<br />Hang on in there, and stay in touch! Hugs SM x<br />SoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-29829080077931061102015-06-05T09:24:19.951-07:002015-06-05T09:24:19.951-07:00Having moved house fairly recently I have already ...Having moved house fairly recently I have already tackled most of the clutter in my house. I totally get the feng shui thing and am quite anal about what goes where and keeping things decluttered. Alcohol only really took up my evenings as I could function pretty well being hungover a lot of the time. However I totally get the idea that emotional clutter can be pushed aside/supressed by alcohol and this is an area that I don't feel ready to declutter yet! No huge secrets or terrible upbringing just maybe a lot of insecurities to face at some point. Onwards and upwards xxxEdinburgh Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507850075300916316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-29397547040993543872015-06-05T07:51:55.925-07:002015-06-05T07:51:55.925-07:00AAhhh, this is why I have made a list of areas to ...AAhhh, this is why I have made a list of areas to declutter! I moved into my husband's house when we got married and sold mine, so initially there was a lot of de-bachelor -zing, but then it all seemed a lot easier to crack open another bottle of wine, than tackle the bulging closets.....now I can't stand it! ps. I watched "A Royal Hangover" on itunes, it was a very good documentary about binge drinking, but sadly left out all us 'secret' high functioning drinkers. Maybe we are too secret!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236064383725290818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-49804162953403789302015-06-05T06:16:31.815-07:002015-06-05T06:16:31.815-07:00Hi SM, reading your post regarding the feng shui i...Hi SM, reading your post regarding the feng shui is so weird. I recently had to pull down my kitchen ceiling after having several leaks that couldnt be sourced from above then 4 days later I decided to quit drinking. And with help from your blog I'm currently on day 39..the longest I've gone af since being pregnant with daughter#2 nearly 6 years ago! And this time it does seem different. And my obsession before being af?...storage!! Large plastic tubs with lids that can be rammed with stuff then hidden away in the attic or cellar never to be seen again. I'm also on a decluttering mission though as you say its pretty overwhelming when there is just so much stuff-mental and physical. I shall try the 30mins advice of starting small. I just seem to keep writing lists then never starting!..not helped by ( I think) going through a PAWS episode currently..brain fog and no energy. How long do you think a PAWS episode lasts for btw? <br /><br />P.s. There was a really good documentary on the history of the AA and whether its ideology and methods are still as relevant on Radio 4 a few weeks ago. It might be on iplayer possibly?<br />X MissyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386946468210557333noreply@blogger.com