So you’ve made it to day three of #SoberOctober. In my experience 72 hours is when shit gets real and your body starts really feeling the detox. Are you waking up drenched in sweat? Perfectly normal. Massive headache? Foggy brain? Normal. Are you exhausted? Let yourself rest. Detox can be exhausting and it’s okay if you need an extra nap or a bit more sleep than usual. Your body is healing. Let it.
Make sure you’re nourishing it with good, clean foods and not McDonald’s. You should do this anyway, but it’s very important when you’re detoxing.
I concocted a Detox Witches Brew to help support the process a little bit. You can play fast and loose with the recipe. It depends on how sour, sweet and spicy you like things, but I gave you the general structure.
Detox Witches Brew
6-8 cups of water
Juice of 1-2 lemons
Half a fresh ginger, grated
Dash of cayenne
Combine the water, lemons and ginger and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer.
Strain the brew (or don’t, I love ginger so I leave mine chunky)
Add honey and cayenne to your liking.
This is also great if you feel like you’re getting a cold.
Make sure you’re drinking a shit ton of water. Day 3 is a great day to reach out to the group for support and accolades. Use us. We are cheering you on from the sidelines.
If you’re partaking in #SoberOctober, how are you doing today?
The time has come, Pham!! It’s officially the end of our Locals era. This means that starting now, all of our content will be centralized over at Substack and not Locals.
As you can probably see, my life is getting increasingly more bonkers, in the best possible way--but that means dividing my time between two subscriber platforms is no longer sustainable. Consolidating all of the Pham in one place will make it possible to give you more of the focused attention you deserve.
Don’t panic.
Locals is where it all began so the move is bittersweet. I have made lifelong friends here. We’ve done writing prompts together. Worked ...
Hello new followers, I hope I don’t disappoint you. I want this place to feel like home, where we can escape the Thunderdome and process the world. Where we can post dog pics and recipes and book recommendations. Where we support each other as we get sober, lose weight, embark on new business opportunities, creative endeavors, relationships and travels. I want this to be your oasis of sanity and laughter in an increasingly mad world. A creative outlet where you can share your spirit with us.
We might not have any control over the news cycle—but we can control our habits and attitude. It all starts with us. And hopefully a little piece of that will start here.
Pham, I know it’s late for some of us, but I haven’t had a song in my brain in a bit. So, here’s one of my favorite poems instead.
Poem of the Evening💙
“Come live with me and be my love.”
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44675/the-passionate-shepherd-to-his-love
(Sorry for the delay on this prompt—life happened.)
The writing prompts are back! And since everyone is talking about "what is a woman?" I thought we should dig into our Factory Settings and find out what we learned about this stuff.
