I've been on radio again!! and I love Coventry Recovery Community!!

HERE IT IS.......Did a really good radio interview, I was asked in light of the press reports today about rise in Alcohol Poisoning admissions to A&E's and the fresh call for minimum unit pricing on Alcohol! A really good interview with stats, humour and a little christmas cheer....me and my old mate Phil Upton who I know from a DJ spot he use to resident at in Solihull!! 

After the radio I went for an xmas meal with the wonderful Coventry Recovery Community at Nandos.  I loved it, they are such a wonderful team and always make us feel very welcome and we had a lovely xmas meal, about 15/20 of us, it was lovely.

Last few bits to do tomorrow then Im off for a family xmas in Birmingham

Have a good one xxx

Its Monday, Christmas, Getting ready and staying safe,Please make my xmas andcheck it out and share!

Hi all,

How are we?  Im good now 43 weeks aka 10 months sober.  Im feeling anxious ahead of my first sober christmas in half a lifetime, its daunting but Im using a check list for safety which I have shared on this post so if your in the same boat as me, hi and please check it out.

Im nearing the completion of my first draft for the book, now about 40,000 words in, but feel there is a lot more to add yet once the first draft has been reviewed in the new year.

Im heading to Birmingham for X'mas with my family, excited to see the kids (3 nieces and 2 nephews all 5 or under) Christmas is magical for the children.  Will also be nice to spend time with nights at my Dads and Xmas dinner and a night at my Mums.  Im very lucky to have a lovely family and looking forward to spending time with them.

This will probably be my last post now until after X'mas, so please have a very good one and I will speak to you soon xxx

Monday, new week last one before X'mas

Hi

Its Monday its a new week, the last full one before Christmas disrupts things for a week or so.  I've had another low and recuse weekend, although in a mad positive afternoon  yesterday I decided to home make from scratch mince pies for the first time.  They came out a little messy but very cheeky and naughty and festive so all is good.

I saw my mental health team this morning and we have decided to step up my treatment to a more powerful anti depressant in the aim of elevating the low a bit.  We have drawn up a program to get me off the current ones and onto the new ones, a transition period as it was.

Other then that Im working away on the book as ever and its getting there slowly but surely Im happy with progress.

Love Karl

Its Friday, its now 42 weeks sober and making good progress on the book

So hey, how you doing?

Today marks 42 weeks sober!! yay!! feeling very nervous about my first sober christmas time in what will be half my lifetime but it is one of the last milestones which I need to overcome.

I am still very reluctant to give myself praise for progress so far and I feel that might be because of my nerves ahead of christmas.

I have been working away on the book again this week and its going ok, making good progress, flowing well and I feel as positive as I can at this point.

Im very low mental health wise at the moment and most days I don't want to wake up, let alone get out of bed, and as a result I have become very recluse in the last 14 days I've only been out twice.

Have a nice weekend

Love Karl x

Monday, had a great weekend, doing some more writing, counting down to xmas!!

So hi, its Monday again.  I have had a nice weekend, hope all of you have.  I went to Birmingham to catch up with my oldest and dearest friend.  We went on a christmas night out and had alot of fun as we always do, and I did not drink or even get tempted to do so.  We went to a venue that plays cheesey pop and I was singing and dancing all night long it was so much fun, more fun then i ever imagined possible without drinking!.

Its Monday again and Im doing some more work on the book, its going well and we will keep cracking on with it

Will Write later in the week

Take Care

Friday, 41 weeks sober! last post of the week, doing more work on the book, looking forward to a catch up with my oldest friend this weekend hopefully x

Hi all.  Its Friday so this will be the last post of the week.  Oh and its been 41 weeks sober!! closing in on that big 52week mark, just the small matter of my first sober xmas in half a life time to deal with first!

Im doing some more work on the book, as always these days.  Its getting there slowly but trying to write whilst in the midst of mental illness and all the blocks that brings is not easy, but Im happy with progress and Im writing daily no matter how much or how little.

This weekend Im hoping to go to Birmingham and spend the evening catching up with my oldest and best friend who I have known since I was about 4/5 years old.  He is a charming guy who I love dearly as a brother and I look forward to the antics we may get up to with him as my wingman.

I will write more Monday, have a great weekend x

Wednesday, doing some more writing on the book!

Hello how are we.  So today I am mainly trying to keep warm in my Kermit the Frog onesie and doing some more work on the book.

I am now about 27,000 words in and there is still lots to write, its tricky I have loads to write but also my mental health most days does not want me to get up or out of bed, let alone be creative, but we will push on and get there!

The book is looking good and should be very good when it is finished!