Hi GG! I didn't look at it as rebuilding my life so much. Rather it was returning to my life. Yes there were things that need some repairs...and they are still getting done...but Tue freedom that comes when you don't drink is so rewarding. Everything I tried to accomplish when I drank was overwhelmingly to me. A year ago I bought paint to do my living room...it sat gathering dust for a year. Now not only is my living room painted, I've nearly finished painting my kitchen and I've pulled up the disgusting carpet in the spare bedroom. This weekend I will finish the kitchen and paint the spare bedroom and stain the floors in that room. Instead of trying to find ways to fill the hole where I used to drink I know wish the days were longer.
There are moments when I still think about alcohol but they are pretty rare...I find the Fuller my life the less I think about it.
Cheers and good luck...from a fellow blonde:-)