Tag: sobriety
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Update: I’m no longer leading Bar Crawls
I never imagined I’d hit my limit with Bar Crawls one week after posting a blog about how I lead bar crawls. Truth is, I initially wrote my blog in May, and I delayed posting about it because I felt I had more relevant things to post this past summer. Last year I got…
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Sober… and leading Bar Crawls on Broadway
Hi, my name’s Malia, I don’t drink alcohol and every so often I lead bar crawls down Broadway. What kind of sentence is that? Anytime I tell people I started leading bar crawls last summer; they are shocked and amazed at how someone can be around drunk people in Downtown Nashville at night- when they…
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My trip to Cuba
I got back from Cuba over a month ago, and I’m finally posting about it. It took me a second to gather my thoughts, and my feelings, and what exactly I wanted to say. When I first got back everyone was checking in to see how my trip went. My manager, who helped get me…
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To drink or not to drink when traveling abroad… that is the question
For the past 10 years, I’ve been lucky enough to have travel be part of my job. I have been able to travel to both domestic and international locations, and for many years having the ability to drink alcohol for free was a major perk. When I first started at my company, I always thought…
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How do you make friends as an adult?
The million dollar question- how do you meet new people and make new friends as an adult? Since I decided to stop drinking alcohol, a year ago, I sat down and did some reflecting. Yes, I love the original friends I made in Nashville, but I also wanted to expand my horizons and meet other…
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365 days of no alcohol… and counting
And just like that, a year has gone by without drinking any alcohol. I have made it one trip around the sun without drinking. A year ago, I never imagined I’d be standing in this place today. I had no intention of quitting drinking. I just needed a break. My last day of drinking alcohol…
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How do you entertain friends coming to Nashville… when you no longer drink?
I decided to wait to write this blog until I actually experienced having my friends come to town this past weekend. Sometimes I write whatever I can ahead of time, or if something has already happened- and I have the time- I’ll try to get whatever I can down on paper (or make sure it’s…
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“Nashville has branded itself as a Booze City”
I can now say that one of the best things I’ve done has been being vocal about quitting alcohol. For the past 11 months, unless I interacted with you in-person or at work, I didn’t bring it up. My Nashville friends have been super supportive about my decisions, but it never dawned on me to…
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You made it through Dry January!! (Now what?)
Congratulations! You successfully made it through Dry January. You most likely just experienced 31 days of clarity… and having an excuse as to why you’re not drinking. Whether today is February 1st for you (or it’s just a random day), what on Earth do you do when you want to keep up your newly found…
Booze Free in Music City 