Apparently wine isn’t good for “women of a certain age” and we should “drink wine in moderation”. I know that it wasn’t good for us before we got to a certain age, but I’m from a generation who had parents […]
So we are half way through the month – how are you doing with your New Year’s Resolutions? My detox of Dry Ginuary is going exceedingly well. In fact I’m quite cheerful, despite the outcome of the government vote yesterday […]
I am attempting the new advice from the CEO of Public Health England for two alcohol free days (well nights really) a week being in the relevant age category of 45-65. Mainly because I have spent the summer enjoying my […]
A survey from the Alcohol Health Alliance that came out yesterday claims that six in ten people think that letting children drink alcohol at home will help them to grow up to be responsible drinkers and that parents are “unaware […]
I recently went to my niece’s 3rd birthday party. It brought back such fond memories of all that chaos, but not to the point where I wished I was right back in the thick of it with my own children. […]
‘Tis the season to make merry and be jolly (but not too jolly) at office Christmas parties around the world. I am looking forward to hearing a few good stories about evenings that have gone a bit awry. We all […]
If you thought you were having a bad hair day then think again. Fresher’s week is every parents nightmare. When you send your happy shiny child out into the big wide world and no longer have any control over their […]
Are you doing Dry January? Abstaining from alcohol for the month of January? Last year 17,000 of us (well, that’s you, not me) stopped drinking for a month according to Alcohol Concern – will there be more this year? I’ve […]
The latest internet craze drinking game needs to be banned by Facebook immediately. My daughter was “Neknominated” over the weekend but persuaded not to do it by her older brother. In case you haven’t heard of it the idea is […]
My newly 13 year old son had a birthday party on Friday night at our house – loosely termed a “house party” with a vaguely animal theme. Why do I always end up agreeing to these things? As I get […]
Worryingly, my brother sent me this with a note saying “you will relate to this”…..can’t think why:-
I know I’ve written about this before, but there is a new report out that says that the number of people under the age of thirty admitted to hospital with alcohol related liver conditions has doubled in last 10 years. […]
