I thought my friends would assume I was pregnant, or trying for a baby.In the early months of going alcohol-free, people would ask if I was "back on the booze yet" It also stops people being so quick to ask if I "need anything from the bar".Volunteering up front that I'm "not drinking right now" for an innocent reason like "playing a game with my willpower" takes the wind out of people who were suspicious about whether I was pregnant or not.It's a great time to be alcohol-free: there are heaps of "fake beers" and "fake wines" on the market now that satisfy thirst, even compared with just five years ago when I was first pregnant.And I'm richer – literally