Well done on day one NorthernLass, hope you sleep well.
Thank you for sharing your experiences Lovehoops and Elle, it's reaffirmed why I was dubious about telling people. I have only told my very best friend of many years that I trust implicitly and he pooh-poohed it anyway. I can't really blame him for that as I hide it a lot and he doesn't know the half of it. I don't even go to the AA in my home town but the one several towns away. My main concern would be as I'm a parent, official agencies being involved if it became common knowledge. Not worth the risk.
Shopping done, bottle of wine that was lurking in the cupboard given away and a nice healthy dinner of vegetable stir fry. Feeling ok with everything today. Still nervous about the impending holiday - told my parents I was off it for a while, their answer 'sure wait until after your holiday'. Argh!