So here's the thing. If you live in Las Vegas, you're going to have visitors. And most of those visitors, if they've never been here before, are going to want to go into a casino. At least for a quick visit. And...if you are sober, that can be hard. What's a sober person to do? My solution--The … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: The El Cortez
Before I start on today's sober-friendly Strip Tips, I wanted to share an article that I thought was just awesome. It's "52 Celebrities Who Don't Drink Alcohol" in Harper's Bazaar and I love that it runs the gamut of different kinds of celebrities and different kinds of folks who don't drink--some of these celebs have never had … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Sober-Friendly Strip Tips #8, “The Park”
Before I start in on the wonderful Vegas tradition of Super Summer Theatre, I want to include a few things making me happy this week! This article about the history of G.L.O.W., its overlap with Vegas history, and Pia Zadora. Base Camp Las Vegas' Launch Party: I'm sad I won't be able to attend this … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Super Summer Theatre
It's so hard during summer here to convince myself to turn on the oven for cooking...as much as I love cooking at home, during these triple digit months I end up eating out more than any other time of year. Good thing we have some incredible places to dine here in Vegas, and the recent … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: La Maison de Maggie
Before I get into today's post, I wanted to just list out a few things that are bringing me joy this week. 🙂 In no particular order they are: The Unruffled Podcast: I love the way Tammi and Sondra discuss creativity, art, sobriety, friendship, and community since they intersect for so many of us. Season 2 of … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Sober-Friendly Strip Tips #7, The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian
One of the hardest parts about my early sobriety was keeping busy. What was I supposed to do with all that time I used to spend drinking and nursing my hangovers? And keeping busy (at least for me...) was key to keeping myself sober. Even though I've been working on my sobriety for over two … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Weekend Event Links
Thank you all for your kind thoughts after the last post about feeling a bit down. It's comforting to know that we all have days like this--and like so many of you said, these feelings will pass and do not define us. A few days out from these dark feelings things are starting to steady out. It's … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Springs Preserve Part 3, Boomtown 1905
Do you ever have momentum in your sobriety where you're like, "I feel good! I feel great! It's happening! I like getting up in the morning! Hooray for life!" Only to wake up the next day feeling like, "I feel nothing except failure, self-hate, disappointment" And nothing even HAPPENED. The feeling just washes over you. … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Springs Preserve Part 2, The Nevada State Museum
Before I get into today's post I just wanted to share something related to nothing that's making me happy. As you may have guessed, I love podcasts. And this podcast, The Sporkful, is just bringing me so many smiles as of late. It's a show that focuses on food, eating, pop culture, and how it's … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Springs Preserve Part 1
Before I finally(!) get to the next sober-friendly strip tips I wanted to write about a podcast I've been listening to this week that's been really healing. She Explores is a website & podcast dedicated to creating conversation around women and the outdoors. It's not necessarily about extreme sports or adventuring, moreso, it's interested in dialog … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Sober-Friendly Strip Tips #6, The Wynn
Okay, so....it's been a little bit since I've featured a restaurant (and not a coffee shop!) so I wanted to write about the delightful and semi-hidden gem Fat Choy located inside the small locals casino, the Eureka. Located at Sahara and 6th, it's easily accessible via bus/uber/lyft from the Strip, and for you locals it's relatively … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Dining at Fat Choy
Over the past two years of sobriety I feel like I've tried EVERYTHING to drink that doesn't have alcohol in it.... Some items have ended up being more reliable than others for me...and as I'm a bit of a sugar fiend I have to be careful to not intake toooooooo much extra sugar via beverages. Here … Continue reading Sober in Vegas: Vesta Coffee in DTLV
