This morning was the first morning back at Auskick after the long weekend.  I took a trip to the Montrose center to see how parents were going (and if they were still talking to me!!) A great conversation started with one mum, reflecting on how easy this really is and how much tea (someone else beside me!!) has been drunk.  Another parent proudly boasted no matter how many button pushing moments have happened over the last few weeks, not a drop has passed lips.  I heard about water and resolve, social occasions made a little more interesting by staying sober and an inch or two off a waistline.........
To be honest, I went along this morning not just to see how everyone was going but in reality it felt good to share the experience.  This is a great thing, even though we're doing Give It A Flick together, we all live separate lives and probably wouldn't see each other throughout the week.  I'm the only person in my home, in my street, at work staying away from alcohol in the name of football - it felt good to get connected!
One comment came up this morning that was the same as last year - 'I don't really drink that much, but I've realized that all my social occasions involve alcohol.'  This is exactly the message behind Give It A Flick - it's not to say that all drinking is bad or harmful, it's simply to raise the awareness of how much alcohol we do drink and when. 
It's the third weekend, half way through - it's only going to get easier!