Color Your Quips
66 Days to Sobriety Inspirational Journal

If you're newly sober—or staying strong in your recovery—Color Your Quips is a fun, mindful way to stay inspired. This 66-day coloring journal includes one uplifting quip per day, paired with space to reflect on your mood and progress.

Created by Susan Gast, who’s been sober for over 25 years, this book gives your hands something to do and your mind something positive to focus on. Let’s replace “bad habits” with bright colors and self-kindness.

Quitting Alcohol Isn’t Easy—But You’re Not Alone

For most people, having a few drinks with friends was a pleasant way to ease the tensions of the day. However, for some folks, those few drinks turn into a habit. A really bad habit.

With that in mind, Susan (herself a 25-year-plus sober veteran) created this stress-relieving coloring book of quips for you to color to help reinforce your new GOOD habit!

Replace the Bottle with a Pencil

Also: When you have a pencil in your hand, it beats having a bottle of beer in your hand. I love to say that coloring keeps your 'ex-drinking hand' busy!

Tips for the Best Coloring Experience

Susan suggests you use colored pencils instead of felt-tip pens so you don't get that nasty "bleed through" to the page behind, or the next page.

Don't forget to write messages to yourself on the left-hand side of the double spread.

Why This Coloring Book Works

Did you know it takes 66 days to get replace an old habit with a new one? 

It’s no longer the good old 28 days… and the longer you “stick” with something, the better your chances are of success. That makes sense, right?

But Why 66 Days to Sobriety?

According to a study conducted in London, England, 66 days is the median time frame for a new habit to stick. So, to keep you inspired on your sobriety journey, we proudly present 66 Days to Sobriety Color Your Quips Inspirational Journal.

This 138-page inspirational journal of quips is lovingly compiled with fancy outline fonts for you to add your favorite makes-you-happy colors! Think of Susan’s daily quips as a reminder of your choice to kick your alcohol habit in the butt.

Inside the journal, we have the quip on the right-hand side for you to color, and on the left-hand side, you have a special place for “How I Feel Today” for you to jot down your thoughts for that day.

You can color both sides of the pages!

Now you can easily create colorful quips that remind you of your choice to get—and stay—sober. Here’s to a new sober you!

Health Benefits of Coloring for Sobriety

Here are a few key reasons why coloring books are said to provide health benefits:

• Stress relief - The repetitive, low-key nature of coloring within lines is seen as a relaxing, calming activity that can lower stress and anxiety levels. The focus required helps distract from worries.
• Promotes mindfulness - Coloring requires enough attention that it allows one to enter a state of mindfulness - being intentionally present and focused in the moment. This can enhance relaxation.
• Brain activity - Concentrating on colors/patterns and coordinating where to place them engages areas of the brain related to focus, logic, recognition, and creativity. This helps exercise the mind.
• Therapeutic value - Art therapy is an established field where creative activities can aid things like expressing feelings, self-awareness, coping skills for traumatic experiences, and regain a sense of self-accomplishment. Coloring fits within this as therapeutic art.
• So in combination, coloring books have low barriers to entry while also giving enough cognitive/motor activity and creative self-expression to explain perceived benefits to mental and physical well-being. The relaxation often associated with it additionally brings health advantages to one's state of mind.

Bonus Tools to Support Your Sobriety

Did you know that along with the "Color Your Quips" coloring book, Susan also has her "You Can Quit Drinking... if you want to" book in paperback. It's also available in eBook format AND as an audiobook too, see the images below.

click on any individual image to go buy it!

eBook

paperback

audiobook

Frequently Asked Questions About Color Your Quips

This interactive 66-Day book is a ‘how-to’ and ‘daily guide,’ all in one. 



At each day’s end, I'll ask you to make the ‘Conscience Click.’ 
A simple “Yes” or “No” to ONE question: “Did you remain sober today?” will take you to the author’s helpful comments related to your answer. 



Staying sober is no small thing—and Color Your Quips helps you celebrate that every single day. With 66 pages of empowering quips to color, space to reflect, and Susan’s own story woven in, this journal becomes a daily reminder that you can do this. One day, one decision, one colorful page at a time.