A few things to write about

in the near future. It's been an interesting week or two, I'm shattered and up and down on bad food and caffeine, but I'm doing ok. The subject matter:

• My mum has left my dad, seemingly for good. This is wonderful news, although I obviously have lots of mixed feelings about it all and I haven't really had time to stop and express or understand exactly how I feel. Plenty to blog about here.
• Another weekend away with internet weirdos. Much like last year's bash hosted by the same person and attended by many of the same weirdos, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I spent time with lovely folk, stayed sober, got a great walk in and came away feeling wonderful. There are some up-and-down moments, some negatives which I want to explore.
• My sobriety. Having spent this weekend mostly sober, and having had the opportunity to get off my face on grade-A skunk but not having done so, I feel I've learned some lessons about triggers, how and why I occasionally splurge out and the person I am when I'm not drinking. Some of this weekend's anxiety was noticeable simply because I wasn't drinking - normally, it seems, I'd be hiding behind the false confidence alcohol can provide. I'll be interested to explore that a little more, as I'd like to think I had enough about me to stand on my own two feet without the need for comforting alcohol.

I think this weekend of travel, partying, and rubbish sleep tied-in with my mother leaving my father and my great friends Mark and Kate having a baby girl, has been a bit of a roller-coaster and I haven't really had any proper, extended time to myself since Wednesday last week, six days ago. That's tonight's routine sorted then - home, food, shower, bed, movie, audiobook, sleep. Simple.