Quitting Alcohol: Why Any Day is a Great Time to Start: If you missed Dry January, don’t worry—there’s always Feb Fast to hop on the no-alcohol wagon. And if February doesn’t suit, there’s Dry July, Sober October, or even your own “Remember December” (okay, we made that one up). http://www.amhf.org.au/_quitting_alcohol_why_feb_fast_is_a_great_time_to_start?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #QuittingAlcohol #SoberLiving #DryJanuary #FebFast #DryJuly

I'm nearing the end of my Dry July challenge and this time, it's been tough. In other years where I've done this, I've had an empty beer fridge so there was nothing to tempt me. I once even went to the second week of August before having a drink.

This year, I filled my fridge just before the challenge and they greet me every time I reach for a NA beer. Also, I follow some beer drinkers who have shared some delicious-looking brews.

Thursday can't come soon enough. #DryJuly

Woohoo! Thanks to generous donations, I've reached my revised #DryJuly fundraising target of $750. How should I celebrate it? Toast my success? No, I'll stay on the wagon for another 8 days and increase my target again to $1000!

Link to my profile and donations page on Dry July: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2

Passed pub test #5 for #DryJuly yesterday, despite the Swannies losing by a nailbiting 2 points to Brisbane at the Gabba. Yes, it was enough to drive me to drink, but I stuck to Heaps Normals!

Link to my Dry July profile and donations page: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2

I haven't got any #DryJuly photos or timeline memories to post today, so I thought I'd share a short story I wrote for a writing challenge on the first weekend of Dry July in 2021, Lagermind.

PS. I wasn't tempted to hop off the wagon and survived another four dry, non-alcoholic drinks weeks!

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/lagermind

Stuck to my #DryJuly pledge celebrating the #SydneySwans stirring victory yesterday. Shouted mates a couple of full-strength beers, and I had a #Peroni 0.0! ️

Link to my profile and donations page on Dry
July: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2

Everybody at dinner, tonight, had a drink (beer or wine). Not wanting to feel left out, during my #dryjuly, I had a virgin margarita.

So far, I'm doing just fine. I've even visited a brewery with a friend and was able to enjoy non-alcoholic beer without feeling that I was missing out.

Tomorrow, we'll be at a wedding and I hope they have something with which I can raise a glass.

I passed the #DryJuly pub test yesterday, despite crying tears into my #HeapsNormal beer and soda water watching the #SydneySwan's 3rd loss of the season.

Please follow my daily updates and donate to my annual fundraiser for people affected by cancer on my Dry July profile page.

Link to my profile page: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2

Post from my first #DryJuly in 2013 popped up in my Facebook timeline memories, along with a tip: "To help survive the first Dry July weekend, remember why you signed up. The funds raised will make a difference to adults living with #cancer."

Link to my Dry July profile page: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2

Survived the evening cravings of Day 4 of #DryJuly with a 0.5% Heaps Normal XPA, 0.05% Guinness Draft and a 0% mug of strong, black tea! Bring on Day 5 ... erm, and the weekend!

Link to my Dry July profile page: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2

Timely delivery from #CraftZero to help me through #DryJuly a tasty carton of #Guinness Draft 0.0!

Link to Craft Zero website: https://www.craftzero.com.au/

Day 1 of #DryJuly done with help from a couple of Heaps Normal XPAs and a big cup of strong black tea! Follow my daily progress and donate to my fundraiser on my Dry July profile.

#cancer #fundraiser

Link to my profile: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2

Six mois après, on remet ça ?

https://piaille.fr/@nicosomb/111681834490067811

Day 1 of my #DryJuly #fundraiser for people affected by #cancer. As I blogged in 2022, marking 10 years of supporting or partaking in the challenge, the temptations and cravings haven't got any easier over the years!

Link to post on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/ten-years-of-dry-july

I have signed up to do Dry July this year. Is that an international thing? I’m giving up alcohol for July, partly to raise money for charity, but mostly for my health and well-being and to prove to myself that I can. #DryJuly #sober

I've kick-started my fundraising for #DryJuly!

#cancer #fundraiser

Link to my Dry July profile: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2?share_id=6&share_type=merit%2Fbadge

Received an email from #DryJuly today thanking me for fundraising for the Prince of Wales Hospital and explaining how the money was being used to fund a pilot study to help #cancer patients manage fatigue. I couldn't have done it without donations.

Link to DryJuly Thank You email: https://dryjulyau.cmail19.com/t/i-e-atytrud-tkyuebtk-o/

I received my Certificate of Achievement today for successfully completing #DryJuly 2023. My fundraising (and staying dry for 31 days and nights!) would not have been possible without the generosity and support of family and friends. Thank you.

I've updated my Dry July blog post from 2022 after a doubly successful 2023: I stayed dry for 31 days and raised a record $1100 for people affected by cancer.

#writing #blogging #dryjuly

Link to the blog post on the Tall And True writers' website: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/ten-years-of-dry-july

Jet, you're not helping me weigh myself to see how much weight I've lost during #DryJuly! #dogs #MyDog #MyDogPosts #DogsOfMastodon