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8 Years, 1 Blog, and a Lot of Life in Between

Clare - This Is Still Me♥️
7 min readJan 11, 2025

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Today is the 8th Birthday of my little blog! Can you believe it?!

So much has happened since I started writing this back in 2017! I got married, changed jobs, got the Tobes, and started a business.

This started as a hobby, something to do on my commute, but honestly, it has helped me learn so much about myself. Of course, I’m still learning, and I don’t think that will ever stop.

At the time of posting, I am 17 days alcohol-free. To be honest, I’ve found it pretty easy as, over the last few years, my drinking habits have changed dramatically.

To begin with, my sleep was up the wall. It wasn’t because I’d stopped drinking, but I don’t think it helped matters. It wasn’t until this week that my sleep started to improve slightly. My mood is a little farther behind — more on that later.

This has led me to question whether I should extend my no-drinking to the end of February. I’m not seeing any changes so far. I will continue because I don’t have any social events until the last weekend in January, so I will reassess the situation then.

I also had two weeks off of work, and once Christmas was out of the way, I did nothing. Zero. I sat at home watching old films they were showing on TV and reading books — I got through 3 over Christmas.

I took my lashes off, removed my nail polish and sat there like a giant newborn. I didn’t think about anything work-related and ate what I wanted when I…

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Clare - This Is Still Me♥️
Clare - This Is Still Me♥️

Written by Clare - This Is Still Me♥️

Join me as I conquer my 40s with humor and honesty. From Marriage to Step-Parenting, Perimenopause to freelancing – I'm spilling it all.

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