Dollyangel17

So like many others here, I had gotten pretty good at hiding my empties. Empty cereal boxes were a great place to stash an empty pint bottle in the trash:-)

Well since I have been sober, I have been eating chocolate. Not as much in the beginning because I am on Weight Watchers, but every other night or so I allow myself 2 squares of it.

Unfortunately, hubby has no self control when it comes to sweets, so he eventually asked that I hide it.

Tonight I found myself stashing my Ghiradelli squares in a lasagna noodle box! It reminded me of my old bad habits and how much work was involved to maintain my addiction. It made me chuckle at first, then I felt so very blessed to have achieved more than 7 months sober and reflect on how happy I am that my "hiding skills" are only for chocolate now:-)

Thepatman

LOL!! Good trick! I guess I did not need to dig that huge hole in my backyard after all. Cereal boxes. Dohh!

least

Great place to hide the chocolate. Just don't ask your husband for help in making lasagna! Congrats on seven months sober.

KateL

Ha!! mine were in the washing machine. Sometimes I'd forget and turn it on, resulting in a warm, sparkling bottle of vodka Sometimes, I was so frustrated because I would hide them elsewhere and forget where they were.

KateL

Great story. I really believe it is healthy to have a giggle about stuff in the past.

Mags1

Haha empties, since recycling I couldn't put all those bottles in the tub people would think I was an alci so I bought the cardboard containers of wine then I could shred cardboard up into bits before putting in recycle. Devious, but drank copious more amounts buying in box of wine.
So pleased I don't have burden of which shop shall I respectively go to buy wine from today. Sobriety has set that free for me x

LindaLou

LOL KateL! I have done that so many times I can't count! Then the stress of someone finding them....so glad I don't have to worry about that anymore!

Pondlady

Just don't forget where you put the chocolate

So freeing to not have to worry about empties or where to buy wine

Dollyangel17

Lol...no way I will forget where the chocolate is! But yes, I would also forget sometimes where I put the bottles. In fact when I was a few months sober he had found an empty in my lingerie drawer!! Was apparently there for a while (actually think he needed WD-40 to get the drawer open;-). But I digress...anyway...I was so relieved that he believed me that it was an "old" empty, and that I hadn't been sneaking.

I mean...who could blame him if he didn't believe me. Was very grateful!

malcolmsloan

Totally relate to this post. Anyone ever stash a bottle in the toilet, not in the bowl, of course, but in the back? Can't believe I rationalized that one.

newme2day

Used to wrap up my empties in paper towels and bury them in the garbage. If i had a full bottle i didnt want anyone to find i'd stash it in a box in the basement! So stressful!! Hope to keep those days behind me. Thx for sharing dolly!

83mama0f2

I don't think I ever hid bottles! I would take a swig out of an old bottle of something in the cabinet and then shove it to the back but that's as bad as I got. I started to become more transparent when I realized I had a problem and decided to tell my husband.

Kaneda8888

Funny thread ! I stashed my empties in my book cabinet and camera bags as no one was allowed near them. Then I would carefully wrap them in separate newspaper and toss them in bins around the neighborhood. The garbage collectors must have thought our streets were full of drunks.