Avoid these 7 drinks if you don't want a hangover

I just had some delightful glasses full of fun in my hands on the Spanish island of Ibiza and after four days of gin and tonics and sangria, I'm craving water and tea.

Hangovers: they get worse as you get older and they are especially unbearable when you are a mother of two young children. Because children always keep going. They are never hungover and never sleep in, if they even sleep at all at night, because that is not a given either. And although Ibiza was baby-free for me because I moved to the sun and sea with a friend, I do notice at home that I am anything but able to handle a hangover. Every bit of energy I have is pleasant. I prefer not to spend any energy I have on nausea and headaches. So goodbye sangria, it was fun, we laughed, but now it's over. I'm going to behave and go on a retreat.

Although… Wait a minute. As it goes with wise plans and alcohol: there is always a reason to drink anyway. Now I'm turning thirty next week and that will be celebrated, I can't avoid that. There goes my good intention. Of course, it's also fun, a drink here and a nightcap there, but yes, still a mother. You understand: big problem. I consulted mister Google. What should I avoid if I don't want a

hangover from hell on my thirtieth?

Here they come, the forbidden fruits:

-Tropical cocktails. No sweet mixes and skip the Malibu with double shots, if you will. Sugars make your headache even worse.

-No cheap stuff. You'd better invest in that good bottle of wine than drink miserable junk that turns your stomach.

-Skip the garlic. It confuses your stomach too.
Just kidding, that wasn't a drink. But it is useful. And go on.

-Leave the red wine as it is: it contains more sulfites, which worsens your hangover. Choose white.

-But not all white is good. Champagne: so fun to toast and clink glasses with, but not smart if you want to feel fit the day after. The bubbles release the alcohol quickly into your blood and that doesn't help with the hangover.

-All mixes with caffeine in them. So: vodka-Red Bull (do people still drink that in bars? I'm getting old...), but also: espresso martini. Or an Italian coffee with amaretto and whipped cream. You won't sleep from it and from little sleep, ha, I can assure you as a mother of twins, you feel pretty lousy.

After my birthday, I'll just stick to water and tea. And pray that I can sleep for eight hours. Or ask friends and family for a night babysitter as a gift? Let all the fun bracelets and cards and streamers be: the desperation of a young mother knows no bounds.