Checking in daily to maintain focus #11

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That will take some time. I avoided that aisle for a few months when i quit. By no means am i cured now but seeing alcohol doesnt get to me like it use to. Stay strong, battle on.

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Nice work!

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Hard day today,but kept calm throughout,tired,put bell tent up in the Garden…so we’re camping tonight.2 kids and me… my eldest hasn’t responded to my text today…my sister has a teenager and 3 year old, husband and my daughter in the house with her…I feel guilty but feel it’s better for my eldest to be there with their company…my son has had some proper anger issues going on and I’ve allowed him to vent out frustratrations and tears,he’s 10…he wacked his younger sister on the head and felt so bad he took it out on himself and us all day…forgive yourself I said to him… because we’ve forgiven you.
Anyways gotta wrap up cos I got myself into camping in the garden in APRIL!
the heaters in there courtesy of outside plug.and I’m charging up the laptop :grinning::grinning::grinning::grinning::fist_right::fist_left::fist_right::fist_left::v:thanks TS…end of day 3.:two_hearts:

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All right, so bf just left for nightshift and im having my first panicattack in like 4 years. Nearly forgot how horrible that feels

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Looks like I need to use more sunscreen on my feet!

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@Quit4myDaughter I just ordered some stuff to start fermenting my own kombucha lol probably wayyyyy different from beer but should be fun!

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Imma ginger so i can only say … you’re looking great sizzz sarge

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Mixture of online prep, housework and homeschooling planned for today. Teaching online, especially the reading and writing where there are no Zoom meetings, is really appealing to the introvert in me.

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Just stay away from the saccharomyces. Nasty little critters. Can you believe I drank so much of this yeast poop💩. Disgusting🤮

Midnight here, been thinking about the smoking addiction,
When I have had some time sober , tobacco starts being awful rough ,and I have often gone back to drinking with the thought, drinking makes tobacco taste better… insane!!..
25 years smoking is the addiction that I gotta stop,:thinking:

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Hi there Marie! I just wanted to say thank you for the amazing message you shared and the way you made sure you included all the people you know. It really stood out to me, as it shows you know that connection and being a part of seems to be super important to you. I can’t speak for you, but I’m taking it that’s the truth. I am inspired when I see things like this, as well as the vulnerability and trust too. I joined yesterday, and feel beyond blessed to have this App to connect and do my best to help others and be of service in anyway possible. God bless always!

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@Quit4myDaughter @Clarity
I was under the impression that Kombucha contains alcohol and to avoid it if you have a drinking problem?

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A kombucha has as much alcohol as a non alcoholic beer, you would have to drink 8 kombuchas to equal one beer. I drink it for the probiotics and caffiene, I’ve never gotten a “buzz” off of it. As I only drink one every now and then. Everyones opinion of it may be different.

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Day 557. Getting into the swing of quarantine life. Letting go of self pressure and criticism for not living a wildly productive quarantine life. Learning how to let myself nap and relax. Glad to be sober today :sparkling_heart:

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215 Days. It felt good to get out and go to work today. I even joined a happy hour zoom meeting with some coworkers at the end of the day. They were home and I was at the office which gave me an excuse for not drinking with them. They don’t know I’m in recovery yet. I’m still kind of new and haven’t shared a lot about my personal life. I only stayed on about half hour and I used it as an opportunity to get out of my comfort zone. I actually enjoyed it.

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Day 534. I’ve been avoiding some of my problems for a while. I’ve had a bit of a psychological backslide, slipping into older, less beneficial ways of dealing with things and less facing things head on as I can manage them. I also haven’t felt like I’ve had the energy to deal. Today, however, I knocked a few things down, found a few solutions. I also have been trying to complain less about my issues, I’ve been doing a lot of that to the point I worry I fatigue people around me. Can’t say I’ve been very successful yet, but at least I’m giving it a try.

Also nervous about yet another medication change, and don’t like the idea of being on four different meds at once, but… I trust my doctor, and I can always bring it up with him if it turns out not to be good for me.

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Where are you located?

Yes, reach out here when you feel tempted…

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Oh Canada! Beautiful there. I’m from MA so I know all about that fickle weather.
That’s at my gym I still have access to. I don’t use those really, I do dips on the machine or use the pulleys.
You can do dips using a chair or bench too. We can talk more of exercises if you’d like later. It’s 11:15 pm here and I hope to doze off soon.
I used to love cross country skiing!
You can dm me here if you want to.:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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