Day 3 and 4 went well. Jude sneezed on me all last week and
I caught his bug. Yesterday I had a slight fever and a massive headache, so I didn’t
want to drink. I love waking up knowing that I didn’t drink the day before. If
I have a headache, I know it’s because I’m tired, not because I’ve drank too
much. My stomach hasn’t hurt this whole week. It’s just nice to know I’m giving
my body a break. I have a mental crutch available. If I want to drink reeeeeeal
bad one day, I’ll buy alcohol-free wine. Yes, it exists -and um yes, I’ve
googled it on day 2.
In other news, I read this morning that the Senate had voted
to move Kavanaugh’s confirmation forward and I felt so, so depressed. And angry.
But then I read that a personal hero of mine, doctor Denis Mukwege, won the
Nobel Peace Prize for his relentless work on behalf of women who have been
sexually assaulted in the DR Congo. I volunteered in his hospital in Bukavu for
a couple of months in 2008 (gasp! 10 years ago) and he is a courageous, humble,
remarkable man. What an emotional whiplash!
I hope you have a lovely weekend. Take good care of
yourselves.
1. Non-alcoholic wine? As in grape juice? Hard pass. :-)
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3. I don't even want to think about the confirmation... Ugh.