This drink has a simple base but the addition of rosewater makes it just a little bit fancy! Be...
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Archive for year: 2018
Acceptance
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog | 6A couple of years ago I did a deep dive into Mindfulness. I'd heard people go on about how...
Party Lime
Mrs D | | Drink of the week | 0This is a great recipe for a simple yet special party drink. Simple because there aren't many ingredients. Special because...
This week's Sober Story comes from Patricia, a 69-year-old living in Wellington. ============ Mrs D: How long have you...
For everyone who is “not really that bad” (Guest Post)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, honesty, parenting, self-help | 31This guest post was written by member @sunshinestace. She actually wrote it as an update in the Members Feed,...
These ‘Ask An Expert’ posts are interviews I’m carrying out with trained individuals who come into contact with people...
Sober Story: Ida
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 2This week's sober story comes from Ida, a 58-year-old living on the North Shore in Auckland. ========================== Mrs D: How long...
The end of the year can be a particularly tricky time for those of us who don't drink alcohol. It seems like...
Sober Story: Daniel
Mrs D | | Sober Stories, bravery, honesty, hope | 13This week's Sober Story comes from Daniel, a 54-year-old living in London, UK. Mrs D: How long have you...
This 'Sober First Aid Kit' concept comes from my lovely friend @suek, and it's brilliant. She wrote this guest post...
Very simple and refreshing. You can skip straining the melon after you have blitzed it if you can't be...
Getting sober does not make everything perfect. It does not make you miraculously want to run marathons or only...
Ok that was SUPER fun!! Loved that 'Bullshit' game in the last post and thanks everyone for playing. You...
Thick Sludgy Mud (warning: laboured metaphors within)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, community, cravings, emotions, hope | 86That's how I think of early sobriety. You've jumped off the Boozy Cliff into a ginormous field of Thick Sludgy Mud...
That is BULLSHIT!
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, fun, honesty, hope | 94"You'll never have fun at a party again if you stop drinking." That is BULLSHIT! A party is fun...
Today's expert is Karen Nimmo, a Clinical Psychologist working in Wellington. ======== Mrs D: How do you come into contact...
This week's Sober Story comes from Glennis, a 58-year-old living in Wanganui. ============ Mrs D: How long have you...
Princess Tea
Mrs D | | Drink of the week, tea | 0So called because I got this recipe from Meghan Markle's cookbook! I guzzled this entire mixture down and felt...
This is ridiculously simple and delicious! I bought pre-mixed frozen berries (strawberries, raspberries & blackberries) but you could mix...
It’s hard work…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog | 16Being a human is hard bloody work, there is so much to contend with. Setbacks and knockdowns, love and death, disappointments...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Michelle, a 41-year-old living in Christchurch. ===================== Mrs D: How long have you been in...
How bad was my drinking really? I didn’t crash any cars or end up in hospital or jail. I...
I had a bunch of girlfriends over this week and went to the effort of making this really delicious...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Jane, a 49-year-old living in Toronto, Canada. ============ Mrs D: How long have...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Laura, a 34-year-old living in Washington, D.C., in the States. ============= Mrs D:...
Frosty cold! But super-delicious. And if you can’t finish it in one sitting you can always put it in...
How to holiday sober
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, happy, socialising | 5Here’s how you go on holiday and don’t drink. 1) Go on holiday 2) Don’t drink And here are...
Pear Sparkler
Mrs D | | Drink of the week | 0This drink is lovely! The syrup base makes enough for quite a few drinks and will keep in the...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Andrea, a 44-year-old living in Dallas, Texas. ========= Mrs D: How long have...
Sober Story: Jim
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 5This week’s Sober Story comes from Jim, a 58-year-old living in the Timaru district. ========== Mrs D: How long...
Today’s expert is Caleb, a psychiatrist working for Nelson Marlborough Health. =============== Mrs D: How do you come into...
Sober Story: Dana
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 7This week’s Sober Story comes from Dana, a 47-year-old living in midwest USA. =========== Mrs D: How long have...
This week’s Sober Story is from Crystal, a 37-year-old from South Florida. =========== Mrs D: How long have you been...
Enjoy this concoction warm straight off the stove or leave it to cool and pour it over ice with...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Jamie, a 29-year-old living in Boynton Beach, Florida. ============= Mrs D: How long...
A long-time members of this site and community moderator Tom (a.k.a. @behind-the-sofa) recently contacted me to ask if he could...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Chris, a 50-year-old living in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ========= Mrs D: How...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Emily, a 35-year-old living in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. ================ Mrs D:...
Sober Story: Dale
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 8This week’s Sober Story comes from Dale, a 50-year-old from Mairangi Bay on Auckland’s North Shore. ========== Mrs D:...
Drink of the Week: Sprig & Citris The first step in making this drink is to brew a ‘simple...
I was asked this question the other day. “Mrs D, do you NEVER wish that you could have just...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Jennifer, a 36-year-old living in Auckland. ========= Mrs D: How long have you...
This guest post comes from Anna, a writer who lives in Christchurch. She shared her Sober Story with us, here. ============...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Kerry, a 38-year-old living in Auckland. ============ Mrs D: How long have you been...
This recipe comes from ‘Dr Mock’ a.k.a my brother-in-law who has much fun concocting fancy non-alcoholic drinks! He used...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Julie, a 56-year-old living in the North West of England. =========== Mrs D:...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Paul, a 45-year-old living in Toronto Ontario, Canada. ========== Mrs D: How long...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Mary LA. She’s in her early 50’s and lives in Southern Africa. ===========...
These ‘Ask An Expert’ posts are interviews I’m carrying out with trained individuals who come into contact with people struggling with booze. The idea...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Tauni, a 37-year-old living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. ============= Mrs D: How long...
Today’s Sober Story comes from Helen who lives in Auckland. ======== Mrs D: How long have you been in...
These are some of the things that I do to ‘work’ at my recovery, the things that keep me...
I was in the mood for warm & soothing drinks this week. Probably because the weather is freezing cold in...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Arthur, a 55-year old living in Central Otago. ============= Mrs D: How long...
This guest post comes from member @liberty who wrote it as an update in the Members Feed. It had...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Nika, a 44-year-old living in Taranaki. ============ Mrs D: How long have you...
This drink is really refreshing, is easy to make and has very few ingredients. You could play around with the...
One of the things that is so hard about being addicted to alcohol is that much of the angst...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Kary May. She is 53-years-old and lives part of the year in Colorado,...
Sober Story: Jem
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 4This week’s Sober Story comes from Jem, a 58-year-old based in the UK. ========== Mrs D: How long have...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Suzy, a 69-year-old living in Auckland. ============ Mrs D: How long have you...
My brother-in-law made so many fancy mocktails when visiting recently we gave him the nickname ‘Dr Mock’! This one...
Tiredness….
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, emotions, self-care | 15Tiredness has a lot to answer for I reckon. Without us even realising it. Living in a state of...
This week’s Sober Story comes from George, a 68-year-old living in South Canterbury. ========== Mrs D: How long have you...
Today’s Sober Story comes from David, a 65-year-old based in Valencia Spain. ========= Mrs D: How long have...
Today’s expert is Aland, an Operations Team Leader working in Christchurch. In his last job he was employed as...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Polly, a 50-year-old living in Invercargill. ================ Mrs D: How long have you...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Robin, a 63-year-old living in the small rural town of Kiowa, Colorado. ===========...
Chai Blossom
Mrs D | | Drink of the week | 1This is the perfect drink for Easter. Spicy, delicious and easy to make. You can find chai teabags easily at the...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Dave, a 61-year-old living in Golden Bay at the top of the South...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Harriet, a 66-year-old living in North Florida. ============= Mrs D: How long have...
Today’s Expert is Suzy Morrison, the Consumer Project Lead at Matua Raki – the National Addiction Workforce Development Programme....
Yogurt Lassi
Mrs D | | Drink of the week | 0This is ridiculously easy to make and incredibly delicious. A little taste of India! There are many variations of...
Sober Story: Lee
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 15Today’s Sober Story comes from Lee, a 46-year-old living in Auckland. ======== Mrs D: How long have you been...
It’s just bullshit all the lies that are fed to us about all the wonderful things alcohol brings to...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Annie (@grannie), a 60-year-old living in Invercargill. ========== Mrs D: How long have...
This is a little fiddly to make but worth the effort! Makes plenty – enough for many drinks – and...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Sinead, a 50-year-old mother of two living in Auckland. She’s originally from Ireland...
Sober Story: Jo
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 37This week’s Sober Story comes from Jo (@konnie), a 59-year-old living in Arizona, USA. ========== Mrs D: You’ve got...
Today’s expert is Susan, a Registered Nurse working in a medical detox facility in Victoria, BC Canada. ============ Mrs D:...
This drink is totally yummy! Really creamy and exotic tasting. If you don’t have fresh pineapple just use tinned....
This week’s Sober Story comes from Alison, a 44-year-old living in Adelaide. ========= Mrs D: How long have you...
Today’s Sober Story comes from Monnie, a 46-year-old living in Auckland. ========= Mrs D: How long have you been...
A lovely friend made this drink for me. I was amazed at how frothy the mixture was when it...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Michelle (a.k.a @mac007), a 55-year-old living in North Otago. ========= Mrs D: How...
Today’s Sober Story comes from Andy, a 37-year-old living in Medellin, Colombia (although he has spent most of his life...
Alcohol takes us to places that we would never go when sober. Dark places. Dangerous places. I’ve done some...
This is absolutely delicious, nice to order when out for lunch or make at home for an afternoon filler....
This guest post comes from Tom Mabon a.k.a @behind-the-sofa, a long-time member of this site and also one of...
This week’s Sober Story comes from Janette, a 56-year-old living in West Auckland. ============== Mrs D: How long have...
Today’s Ask An Expert is Jennifer, a peer support worker for the Salvation Army – part of the Alcohol and...
My brother-in-law made this delicious drink for me around Christmas time, and it was so good! Blending the pomegranate...
Sober Story: Jo
Mrs D | | Sober Stories | 4This week’s Sober Story comes from Jo, a 55-year-old Career Coach and Elearning Designer living in the Waikato. Jo’s Sober...