It could be partly the time of year. I'm still way up north in the Great White North as well, the days are getting incredibly short, winter is starting to wear it's ugly head, but still hasn't made it's presence felt completely yet. And then there are the holidays looming ahead, an time of year that recovering alcoholics just love.
The best advice I can give you is this: things get easier with time and after a little while life becomes less about managing your recovery all the time and more about just managing life all the time. Living life on life's terms I guess is the cliche. I happen to like cliches
And BTW, I tried reading that Eckhard Tolle book after my therapist recommended it, yeesh, got about two chapters in before realizing that it most def wasn't for me (Me putting on my most diplomatic SR hat
).