I just finished reading "Rachel's Holiday" by Marian Keyes, about a girl packed off to rehab by her family because of a more than casual drug habit. It is brilliant. Funny and powerful, and doesn't shy away from dealing with the mind of an addict in a...

I went as a visitor to a Step meeting last night, and the topic was Step 1: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." I was nice to return to that particular group. That was the group I went to for my very...

So, I am now coming to the part of the programme I was dreading. Making amends. Eek. There are 2 lots of amends in particular that I have been aware need to be made. Possibly because I really didn't want to even consider telling these people I am...

I haven't tried either, and I'm guessing the 2 don't mix. However, I found myself considering both this morning - both TOPICS not actions! Seriously. As many of you know, I am a member at Blog Catalog (BC). Lots of bloggers chatting about life, the...

I have always indulged in wishful thinking. Always. If only I were thinner/shorter/didn't have cellulite/had never met that guy/had never slept with THAT guy/had grown up wealthy/had less debt/could control my temper/could drink like a normal...