Hi James,
Thanks for sharing this. You’re words have helped me with a “light bulb moment” haha
I do this too, but hadn’t thought of it that way! When I write my lists and plans, and don’t refer back or follow them to a tee I tend to berate myself and think of it as a waste of time, and I think to myself “why write these in the first place!?!!” Its terrible, because I’m just letting my inner critic get so loud and pull me down into that I’m not good enough or not doing enough mentality. NOW, I’m no longer going to do this! I’m gonna keep writing my lists etc because you’re right, they help me get things out of my head and let go, and that’s enough right there. That’s actually a great thing that I do to release the overthinking energy! It doesn’t matter if I read them again or not, I now realise that, for you and I at least, it’s not the point.
Thanks heaps! 
You’re welcome, glad it helped!
Congratulations with your double digits, that’s nice isn’t it. Progress each day! 
Well done for the 3 months @anon60334405, you earned every day of it! 
And now it’s there and in your pocket @Dolse71 
Happy for you!
First week down!
@050Nl Joost beterschap! 
Good of you to talk it over with the doctors about witch painkiller is the best for you in your circumstances. Hope they work well and the pain is less.
Glad you decided to come back a while ago @Beardy_McTallman . I like seeing you work hard and growing. The blog was a great idea too Chris. Keep doing what you are doing, it works!
@ifs what a recognition: I do that too. Making lists to let go of it. I have a little note book I carry with me everywere I go. If I have an idea, a worry, a to do list, some grocery I wanna buy, etc I write it down in my little black book. It helps to get my mind more empty.
What is a RN @Mno?
Day 595 
I need a hairdresser 
Normally I see my hairdresser every 3 weeks or so to get my hair done. It’s trimmed very short on one side, now it’s growing over my ear. It’s my Corona hair.
Today I’m going to try to fix it myself with a clippers. Hope I will not end up bold 
Have a strong day TS friends 🙋
Picture from a walk near by a few days ago.
Day 144! Today was really good! I cleaned my house which was nice and finally went grocery shopping so now I don’t have to keep ordering food lol
jeah the eating stuff is really hard to handle. There with you,
It feels horrible, I know. But me and many more will be here for you. As long as we are alive sobriety is a possibility
RN means registered nurse in America Claudia. More or less the same to someone like me who has done hbo-v and is registrered in the big-register.
Where can I find that movie you mentioned? He wont get far on foot
Slowly but surely creeping to the 200 day mark.
It’s been a great journey.
Peace & Love to you all. Stay strong. 
I watched it on prime
Aha, thank you.
Day 2. My first day 2 In probably a year. So this is weirdly quite a big step for me. Realising how easy it is just not to drink but also how easy it would be to drink. Quite the conundrum…I guess that’s why we’re all here.
Had a piano lesson from my wife last night and managed to stay up and watch the end of a film with her instead of going to bed early from sneak drinking so fast that I basically couldnt stay awake. Was SUCH a nice evening. Really enjoyed myself. Trying to remember this as I go about my business today. On a long bike ride in the sun today and I know I will try to negotiate with myself later that I’ve done well and as long as I do my jobs I “deserve” to get some beers.
Visited my father in law, chatting and he said the word “wine”. It was almost like a trigger, my brain jerked and my brain said “he said wine!! That means I can drink”. Only now I’m realising how serious this addiction is and what a hold it has.
…but also how pointless it is and how much I can achieve if I stay away entirely
@Best_Me A lot of truth in that: the sneak drinking, the joy when there is an excuse to drink… it is so much better to be free of that. Good luck getting to day 3!
2 and a half days sober.wim Hof breathing done.washing up done, school work done,my eldest is coming round today to gather her things and say goodbye to her bro and sis, keeping calm…I upset her 2 weeks ago…not sure how it’s going to go…
starting your 300th day of no alcohol… not even got the words 
Day 11… check in… Hope everyone has a good day 
Thank you 