Readers had a great discussion on how to pretend to drink at work events.
What’s Your Favorite Summer Cocktail or Drink?
What is your favorite summer cocktail, wine, beer, or other libation? Do you drink the same thing year round, or do sunny, warm days make you think of different drinks?
(Grr, comments fixed.)
10 Great Mocktail Recipes for Dry January
Here are 10 great mocktails to try for Dry January — but let’s discuss: are you reassessing your alcohol consumption right now?
Alcohol in the Office: Yea or Nay?
Liquor in the office: yea or nay? I’d love to hear your thoughts, readers…
Dry January: Why I’m Doing It Again — And What to Drink Instead
Are you doing Dry January this year, or otherwise trying to stop or decrease your consumption of alcohol? Let’s talk about all the tasty things you can drink instead…
Coffee Break: Unicorn Juice
Long ago, a reader turned me on to what she called “unicorn juice:” seltzer with a tiny bit of pink lemonade sprinkled in (or, at least, added to taste — I find it too overwhelming a flavor if it’s more of a sprinkle). It fizzes! It’s pink! It smells pretty! You can buy pouches like … Read More about Coffee Break: Unicorn Juice
Open Thread: On Drinking Too Much, Jobs That Encourage Drinking, and Drinking Because of Job-Related Stress
Drinking and drug use can be a problem for anyone, but there have been a number of stories lately about how it’s particularly a problem for lawyers. (We’ve also talked in the past about how there are many high-achieving women who drink too much, too, and there was a great Medium post by Kristi Coulter … Read More about Open Thread: On Drinking Too Much, Jobs That Encourage Drinking, and Drinking Because of Job-Related Stress
Women, Drinking, and Overachieving
Ladies: how do you feel about drinking? Do you think overachieving women tend to drink more? We haven’t talked about this for a while, but it’s been on my mind with various news articles I’ve seen, and with the holidays coming up I thought we’d discuss. (I don’t want to totally rehash my thoughts from our … Read More about Women, Drinking, and Overachieving
Overachieving Women Who Drink Too Much
We’ve been curious about the story on Gothamist, “Overachieving Women Will Drink You Under the Table,” in part because so many of you “liked” the story once we posted it to Facebook (and amazingly, not one of the six is one of our drinking buddies!) Looking more closely at the reports from the Telegraph, the … Read More about Overachieving Women Who Drink Too Much