- Coffee and back to work. Was in town yesterday. The tourists and day trippers have returned. Have to get used again to all the people on rented bikes that have no idea what they are doing. For them my town is Disney World. Glad I got a clear head to navigate it all. And that I still know some quiet spots in town too. Have a good weekend all. Sober and clean. Love from Amsterdam.
@Paulaloha Congrats Paula!
@Kareness Great numbers Karen. Sorry for the hard times. Better ones must be on the way.
Checking in on a Saturday morning with 28 days 
. Wishing everyone a great sober fun day out in the sun 
Day 607. Iām finding it hard to keep up this week, even though Iāve cut down on what Iām trying to get done. Guess Iāll get some sleep and give tomorrow my best shot.
Day 205! Today was pretty good! I had my first big temptation in a while, as it was my cousins birthday and there was a lot of drinking. The champagne came around when we were toasting, and although it was a little awkward I just didnāt take any and got water instead. All in all pretty happy how it worked out 
Checking in sober, Day 179!
Happy 4th of July to everyone in the US!! Stay safe!
Day 14
Plenty of āmehā events today. But very sober.
Iām very happy that my post does inspire you 
Day 915
Veeery cloudy today, and it looks like itās going to rain soon again. But thatās all better than having 35Ā°C bc that would kill me
My weekly measurement of my belly size makes me a happy burrito bc I keep on shrinking 
I left Instagram yesterday, so everyone from here who follows me there: Iām okay, just fed up with all the wrong perfection on there. I used it to push my positivity, but IG became a kind of shopping mall.
Going to move my butt now, I need some good oils for my skin.
Have a beautiful sober day friends 
Very dense fog. Wet and cool, but my heart feels warm and sunny because I am sober and the day is full of potential. Letās all stay sober and celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks in our hearts. Celebrating our independence from our dependencies.
Iāve done so many details on the waterfront; always an exciting timeā¦ Enjoy your 4th also!
Iām sure itāll be quiet this year.
Love it there too. They keep making it nicer and nicer. Wish the Mayflower was back for the 400th anniversary. Stupid Covid. Lol
Stay safe and sober tonight. We all can think our way to a better future by recognizing holidays as a test of our willpower and determination. I am happy to be celebrating straight.
I did last year too. My only other 30 day stint. This time feels so much better than last yearās. I know I am so much more prepared to keep my sobriety in tact for much much longer this time.
Thanks for every well wish and like that eveyone gives me. I am very grateful for the kindness that I see on this app. It gives me a real appreciation for my privilege to be part of it.
Be good to yourselves.
Day 178. The 4th of july! Happy 4th to all the Americans on the forum!
Today started slow for me. Slept way to late. So my morning was very unproductive and lazy. I did not plan it. Didnāt want it to happen but it did.
My gf and I had some lunch, drove her to work, came home and did the dishes, cleaned the kitchen.
Now I feel better. I did something productive.
Meeting up with some friends later this afternoon. Some are boozeheads. I hope they donāt drink because I donāt want to be around that. Thank god Iām driving my own car so I have an exit plan.
Iām in the mood to cellebrate the 4th of july too! Iāve always loved the US, NFL, the fact you guys are proud to be an American. You rarely find the pride to be Belgian hereā¦
Anyway! Have a good sober saturday folks!
Day 8.
Grateful to be Sober and moved in my new home 
.Spending the day with my son and unpacking.Happy 4th!!!Stay Safe and Sober 
Cangratz on 8 days and the now home!! A great new environment to build a sober life 
Checking in at 37.34 days. Spending the holiday alone, getting used to that I guess 
I came across some pictures that I took about three weeks after the first time my stbx husband put his hands on me. My face was a disgrace. Still had a black eye and entire lower face and lips covered in bruises. It took over a month for my face to heal. Yet I miss him??? I can look at those photos with zero emotion. Itās taking all I have to not reach out to him lately. Of course he told me if my BPD was diagnosed sooner, he never would have abused me. To an extent I agree, but itās still not ok. I just need to get to where I believe that now.
Iām so grateful for my therapist, because if I didnāt see him yesterday, I would have called Matt to hang out. When youāre so lonely, sometimes it just feels like something, anything, is better than being alone. Iām so sick of being invisible and alone on holidays.
Other than that, Iām super happy to be sober. Last 4th was a drunken bender shit show. So grateful to have my head back on straight and to be working towards a better life.
Thank you!!
Until recently, I had a undiagnosed mental illness, which made me totally irrational and insane sometimes. And yet my husband never put his hands on me. Admittedly, there were lots of fights and conflicts but never, not once, did he touch me.