Day 5, just checking in
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Me, too! We donāt go out a whole lot, but we do enjoy it a lot! Our restaurants are open at 50% capacity, but no thanks, not yet. 
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Hope you feel as good as that number looks.
Congratulations Mel 
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Checking in at 17.05 days.
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Thatās where itās atš
Same. Same. Same.
I am also on Day 2. I havenāt actually enjoyed drinking in a long time. Itās just a means to an end (mindlessness and numbness). How is it that we continue to ārewardā ourselves with something that makes us feel so dead inside? Baffling and cunning, indeed.
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Im pretty much in the same boat as you. If i sit back and reflect on how i was i wouldnāt have wanted to hang around with a sober guy, it wouldve made me question if there was something wrong with me. I had a lot of ādrinking buddiesā. I donāt want to hang around a bunch of people drinking anyway.
My best friend died in a car wreck on 01/28/2010, head on collision with a fucking āCoorsā truck of all things (he was sober). I have 2 others, one i havenāt physically seen in about 5 years and another who drinks all the time so we donāt hang.
Iāve been thinking if hitting up some meetings to meet other sober people so weāll c about that.
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Day 8 done! Movin info day 9! Sure do feel a million times better not drinking on the weekend 
ā¦ happy Sunday everyone! 
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There is a chance that she may be done with you forever and there is a chance she wonāt be. One thing is certain though, you can only get sober and maintain sobriety for yourself. People try really hard to quit addictions to save careers, marriages, and families and fail a lot of the time because they truly donāt want to quit for themselves yet. So my advice to you is quit for yourself and your future will play out just how itās suppose to. Good luck my friend.
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Solid advice as usual!
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We eat out A LOT. or use too. Our restaurants are open now too. But weāre going to wait it out another month. So how it goes. Iām not convinced going out to restaurants is worth it psychologically right now.
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Iām very surprised in my mental will to still choose sobriety during these past couple of weeks despite wanting to drink again so bad. Itās just the energy of the time, you know? The fun fruity cocktails on my Facebook timeline from people on their sunny decks during the lockdown. The stress of the situation with the down economy and crazy invasive laws being passed. The boredom. I feel like I donāt have much hope for the future to be honest and Iāve been really sad, lost, and empty lately. I was doing so well for a bit. I know down times are to be expected, and I do want to be sober and Iām still very proud of myself for maintaining my sobriety. I know that Iāll be very depressed and disappointed in myself if I really picked up a drink. As of today, Iām deciding to take my mental health back. Iāve deactivated Facebook, Iām going to stop watching as much Netflix as I have been because itās just another addictive distraction and Iām going to get back to work. When I am being productive it seems to be the most confidence building thing I can do. Also, Iāve purchased this $2000 land investing toolkit I have unfortunately done nothing with after years of making the decision to start a second business investing in land. That ends today. Iām diving back into that curriculum. I canāt let inactivity, lack of productivity, self doubt and laziness get the best of me. At least Iāve maintained my sobriety and that is something Iām very proud of. Thank you for letting me vent. Stay sober folks.
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Congratulations.
A new Avi/pic thingy I see. 
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Glad to see you here. Keep going. Youāre worth fighting for. 
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Thank you so much for this. You are absolutely right.
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thought I would treat myself 
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You treat yourself all you like 