Staying close this week. I appreciate the encouragement. I am serious when I say I do think this may be, if I succeed, the only completely sober vacation of my life outside of childhood and a pregnancy. It is great to wake hangover free. I do like the warmth and the ocean, but humidity can do me in, so drinking would just dehydrate and cause me to drag. I also skipped an opportunity to nap yesterday, lol. That never happens if I drink! I like naps when sober too, though.
Briar, tantruming, bickering children have driven me to drink many times. But, it only makes them worse. It numbs us out, as opposed to teaching the children anything! I also try to tune out, take deep breaths, use time outs, and now with older kids, just separate them for awhile. They got into it a bit last night. Close quarters and a lot of togetherness. Do was numb. I separated them.