The ‘Magic’ 50 Days

Something I didn’t think I would be saying back in December well I’ve done it, another MILESTONE since I stopped drinking and altered my life – 50 days down 315 to go to the first anniversary.

12 days since I last posted my blog and I’ve been back in the wars again but also had another dread dealt with.

Last blog I said about the challenge of playing live darts again without a beer inside me, well I’ve gone and done it, I played for my league team the other week, was a bit nervous not knowing how I would play but the practice had been good so I felt a little confident, played pretty consistent hitting some decent scores and not many loose darts which is one of my let downs regularly. I won 2-0 so I was well happy hopefully this will only help me get better now, no shakes, no nerves too shame the team lost though but we go again next week.

The upside of not drinking is I can channel my money into other stuff like buying clothes, buying things for the house, I had already bought a new telly for christmas, a treat to me and Mrs H then new year present to us was a new bed base to replace our 13 year old base, so base was delivered but they wouldn’t take it upstairs so I had to do it myself, pretty easy the base was lightweight it was the aftermath of moving the old base downstairs and outside for collection by the council. I lost my hold on one of the bases and as I tried to catch hold again I slipped and hurt my back (not a good sign), the pain was torture but I had to get the stuff outside so probably did more bad than good. I rested for a few days and the pain subsided but again last Friday I bent down and hurt my back again but this time it was a lot of pain and I basically couldn’t move, I crawled back to the settee and that was it for nearly 3 days before I found a comfortable position to relieve the pain, heat patches, paracetamol and ibuprofen it was but after nearly 7 days now I can walk a lot better but still tender steps.

It never rains but it pours just as I’m getting back to health and looking forward to going back to work next week medical permitting, 4 weeks of reduced hours to get used to being back at the station also got some outstanding annual leave to fit in before the end of February (end of our holiday year) I should be okay because I’m office based and I go back with a different mindset too, my health comes first now.

Got a lot to catch up on in the next few months, back end of the football season so few games to go to and also catch up with my family and friends and finally start the ball rolling for my upcoming retirement in September although I will carry on doing part time bits and pieces to keep ticking over just not on the railway.

A Question that I have been thinking about since I started this journey and considering I have done it I just wonder for people that do DRY JANUARY every year then carry on drinking for the rest of the year WHY don’t you try to stop drinking or at least minimise then stop what you do drinking wise. Now I am not trying to educate or preach this it’s just a thought that crossed my mind

I feel a lot stronger both health wise and mentally, I have had loads of thinking time while I have been off work, only so much daytime telly you can cope with, I feel so positive about what the next steps can and have brought for me what nearly cost me my life has given me another lease and I wont take that step back to where I was, I don’t want a brush with hospital again.

ANYWAY HERE@S TO ANOTHER 50 SOBER DAYS TOWARDS THE MASSIVE 100 MILESTONE !!!!!