21/12/2025
As someone who used to go out binge drinking 3x a week, no wonder I ended up with a face full of acne 😂
I’d no doubt be out somewhere tonight necking some shots and tearing up the dance floor 💃🏼
Although that literally feels like another life time now!
I’m sure some of you can’t imagine that version of Jade 👀
But I used to be SO shy that I needed a fair few drinks to gain confidence.
I even found it uncomfortable to look people in the eye.
I struggled to form my own opinions so I’d be easily influenced by others.
I couldn’t make decisions so I’d let life happen to me rather than be in the driving seat.
I used to care too much about what others thought of me.
And I’d use alcohol as a mask, to help me be more outgoing and confident.
But somewhere along the way, I’ve been able to become unapologetically me 🙏🏻
And somehow I’ve gone from having no opinions to actually being pretty damn opinionated 🙊 who knew 🤷🏼♀️😂
And now, rather than nights out, all I want is quality time with my children.
Spending time with likeminded people.
Helping others.
Working on my business.
And developing myself.
And the more I work on myself, the more confident I become and the more fulfilled I feel 🙌🏻
It seems that’s what I needed all along. I didn’t need the mask and the crutch. I just needed more self awareness and a commitment to becoming my best self.
Whilst it was never a conscious decision to abstain from alcohol, life has been better for it. I just don’t feel like I need alcohol in the same way I used to.
I’m comfortable being me and that’s something 24 year old me would never have thought possible 🥰
Cheers to that 🥂