Awesome work! Hope you’re enjoying the new job 
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Haha amazing. Cat ears are so in this season 
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Hey hope you’re feeling a bit better today 
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That’s good… talking is very important. Sending you hugs and strength… let’s do this sober twin! 
stay strong, I just know you’re going to do very well indeed, you deserve the best life ever lady! Xx
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I am thank you so much. How you have had a great day
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Ah good I’m glad. Isn’t it funny what a difference a day can make?
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Day 51 nearly over, time for bed. Night all! 
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Hey guys I’m sober today and it feels great ! 
I wish you all a great day !!
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Whey! Well done Jowie 
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Checking in day 517. So inspired by everyone’s check ins and your amazing strength to keep trying, keep going, despite just how hard it can be. I had one of my ‘I can’t deal with the world’ days today and didn’t go to work. In the past, I would have drank to numb the pain. Instead, I just rested and was tender with myself. Seeing one of my favorite musicians perform tonight and will embrace that as healing. Stay strong everyone and know that falling apart or resting on your sober journey is a really brave thing to do. 
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Glad you successfully navigated your first day at your new job. I bet you are going to be great! Keep checking in with us so we can cheer you on! Have a great night.
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Afternoon walk to clear my mind. Stressful Monday. Rained today so no bike ride. Don’t have time to clean a dirty bike.
Stay sober everyone.
Day 17
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I drive by 2 liquor stores and 3 grocery stores to and from work every single day. Today its taking every ounce of resolve not to stop and purchase some alcohol to ease today’s anxiety. The mountain is high.
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Late check in today because today has been a Monday of epic proportion. My youngest daughter is in the throes of depression and an eating disorder. I used to medicate my inability to rescue her with alcohol. But I can’t do that. I have to be an adult and present to support her however I can. So as I drive by 2 liquor stores and 3 grocery stores on the way home from work today I will not make a stop for wine or liquor like I used to do ALL THE TIME. 18 days sober and the struggle is real today. I can’t focus, want to cry and just want to go to bed (at 5:30pm) because I don’t want to deal. That’s my reality.
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Hang in there. Think about the awful feeling of waking up on Tuesday with a massive hangover and a while week to go. Exercise, drink coffee, something to take your mind off it.
Stay strong and sober!!
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Thanks Geoff. I owe a lot of it to you and many others on this forum. Your experiences and wisdom have helped me so much, and I have so much gratitude and respect for you all. So, Thank YOU 
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- Checking in I’ve had a little time to process what being sober for a year means. It is a personal goal, a triumph and an all round good indicator that to some degree, I have got this. Im able to evolve, I’m able to grow and I’m able to be better than I was/am. I can do what I once thought was impossible and I intend to channel that same confidence and willingness into more important, mindful and precious things. I’m not going to get complacent and I’m not going to lose focus but I am going to live it a bit more in other areas
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It is hard. That driving past the places where we bought alcohol. I’m limited in the routes I can take to and from work. And I know where and have used every shop and gas station in an effort to not go to the same place all the time to buy drink.
The gas station is the only one on the way so I have to get my fuel from somewhere.
The first few weeks it was very hard to go in there and not pick up some booze. But I did it because my resolve was strong. I would mentally battle the voice that was trying to get me to buy.
The same voice that used to reason with me when I’d promised myself in the past that I wouldn’t buy any.
This time I was determined to beat it. I fought it. It was not easy, but it does get easier. As the habit is broken.
If you determination to get sober is strong, you will keep fighting that urge no matter what. Let the voice try to reason with you. I’ve had it all,
" go on it been a good / bad day"
" It’s hot, a nice cold one is ok"
“There’s a y in the day, go on you deserve it”
Just keep fighting that urge.
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Checking in day 115 long week and weekend an now another week oh Monday Monday…
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Checkin in on day 3. I made it to just over 2 weeks sober and then off the wagon I went 
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