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A simple question with a complex answer; Alcohol free gins are not all created equal. When we are talking about virgin spirits, we are essentially looking at 2 VERY different…

How it feels to go from mad party girl to sober sister overnight. On Saturday 6 June 2020 I woke up knowing that I’d had my last drink. I couldn’t…

I was recently VERY blessed to be able to jump on a plane and attend my baby sister Sarah’s beautiful backyard wedding. As I have said before, going sober in…

Hello everyone. My name is Zeb Armstrong and I am Dry But Wet founder and amazing human Amy’s husband. Today I’m here to tell the tale of my experience of…

There are so many new and exciting alcohol free drinks hitting the market ALL THE TIME it can be hard to keep up! But if you’re here for a short…

A long long time before non-alc was the up and coming cool thing (because lets face it guys, we’re cool), there was 1970’s Warrnambool. Where a group of three men,…

This weekend is my daughter Violet’s 6th Birthday Party. Do you know how many of Violet’s 5 birthday parties I can remember? One. Her 5th. That was the first I’d…

If you’ve been here a while and have heard my drunken antics,this might seem like a crazy statement. But yes, despite all of the black outs, hospital visits and embarrassing…

‘And Just Like That’, the Sex and the City reboot is a hot topic around the world at the moment. And whilst there is MUCH to discuss (the cardboard acting,…

Our tree went up this weekend, Christmas is my absolute favourite time of the year. Nothing says festivity to me more than the pop of a champagne cork! Personally I…

18 Months ago, this was me on my way to my last hurrah. I didn’t know it at the time, but this would be the last time I would ever…

Making the decision to cut back on or stop drinking alcohol all together isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. The sunshine, rainbows and good times are the end goal, but to…

I don’t know about you, but I used to play plenty of games during my drinking days. They might have seemed funny at the time, even merit worthy. But now…

I’ve been ruminating on this for a while now and have finally decided to go public in the hope that I discover I am not alone. Since going alcohol free…

If you’re looking for a blog promoting the wonderful benefits of a hangoverless life once you kick alcohol to the curb, keep looking (they are a dime a dozen). This…

Now that I am 464 days without a drink, I have become acutely aware of the fact that the further you get from alcohol, the more your tastes change. I…

I recently got a message from the mate who started me on my sober journey last year; by honestly & selflessly sharing her story with me (at a time when…

We’ve all been there…out for dinner with the girls. So much anticipation (especially when we’re in and out of lockdowns), so much fun getting dressed up. Maybe a glass or…

Is anyone else here familiar with these tiny bottles of wine? I am. Very. As my behaviour got worse and worse when I was blackout drunk, my husbands dislike for…

If you’re in the first few months of your sober journey you are probably happily bouncing around inside the ‘Pink Cloud’. You may not even be aware of it, never…

Non-alcoholic red wine…the most contentious of all the non-alcoholic drinks. We have AF red wine to thank for Dry but Wet. My alcohol free drinks reviewing career all started with…

Socialising sober. We all know it can be tricky. Awkward at times. Over a year off the sauce and I have really hit my straps and have no issues going…

When I am not at my paid employment or downing non-alc drinks for your/our benefit, I am the coordinator of a lovely fringe festival based here in Port Fairy, the…

As we near the start of July here are my top 5 tips for making the most of a month free from alcohol. My goal is to help you do…

This is a love letter to all of those on team ‘what’s the point?’ The alcohol-free movement has been having so much great press lately and in social media commentary…

I’ve been doing a lot of research and thinking about Dry July lately. I contacted the organisation with my thoughts about the opportunity for a bigger education piece around drinking…

Back when blue eyeshadow and maroon hoodies were at thing…they were a thing right? I used to love alcohol. “Why do you keep drinking when (insert shit behaviour) keeps happening?”.…

I have a confession to make. I am no good at lock-downs. No matter how much practise we Victorians get, every time we go into lockdown, I am thrown into…

Despite the many Emergency Department visits and countless screaming arguments over the years, I never truly believed I had a problem with alcohol. Every time I broke my arm, got…

I’m not sure about you, but I feel like I am spending MORE money on non-alcoholic drinks than Bad Amy ever did when I was drinking (I swear the postie…

This afternoon I had a wine attack. Have you ever had one of those? Let me explain it a little better. Normally I am a good little low-maintenance sober sister.…

Tomorrow I will be 10 months alcohol free. And even this far along I get a little buzz every time I find myself in my car at 5pm on a…

I used to have a parenting philosophy before my break-up up with alcohol. It was called ‘Drunk Mum’. I don’t think you’ll find ‘Drunk Mum’ in any parenting guidebooks, it…

Something happened at work today that made me pause, reflect and be grateful. For my day job I work at a University and today was the last event in a…

Our Children – it’s a complex topic, one for which I probably have more questions than answers. That colourful blur in the background? That’s Violet. She’s 5, just started school,…

I’m having one of THOSE days at work 😩😡🤯 You know the ones. Overwhelmed. Stressed out. A big build up of pressure in your head. In a past life this…