This made my heart smile Lea. I’m so grateful to still be only 13 days behind you. Lately making it through the day seems like a struggle
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That sounds like so much fun! I love seeing old friends from my childhood. It’s like we didn’t skip a beat. Hope you had an awesome day!!
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Sorry to hear your having a rough day. Hopefully it ended better for you. 
300 Days. I’m still frustrated with my husband. He continues to hide his drinking from me or at least he thinks he’s hiding it. I understand that his journey is his own and I need to worry about mine but it’s f**king hard when you’re living under the same roof. I would be ok with it if he didn’t become so passive aggressive while under the influence. More importantly, it affects my daughter mentally and I’m the one that has to spend hours consoling her. He has a case pending in court and will wind up on probation so eventually he’ll have no choice but to give it up. I can’t wait for that day but it keeps getting postponed due to the virus.
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Huge congratulations on 300! That’s amazing and inspiring!
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Don’t forget to do the sting ray shuffle
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Thank you Donna. I have so much stress in my life and I owe everyone here a big thanks for helping me get to this point. I’m only 3 days away from hitting 10 months but it feels like I just started this journey a week ago.
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I saw a baby stingray in the waves the other day. It was pretty cute, mostly because it was swimming the other way lol
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So good to hear from you Chad 
i know everyone says it, but hang in there, things WILL level out. For me personally I feel like I’m finally able to relax a little after 3 months of building tension.
We just need to keep going, because the ups and downs will come regardless if we’re using our DOC or not.
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Thank you @Dragonflygirl82! It’s was a great day! I laughed so hard all day & I feel like I road across half of orange county today. I’m exhausted & very happy. We’re going to do it again on Monday. How was your day today?
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So cool!! Glad you had fun! And the biking well that’s a bonus! Nice workout while having a good time. Today was busy with work and other projects. Daily grind kinda stuff. Looking forward to this weekend… suppose to be really nice and warm might head to New Hampshire and the mountains. I need a change of scenery.
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Honestly, I can’t keep up with this thread either. You’re not the only one. I scan through the posts when I have time, stopping to read more closely if something catches my eye. There are a lot of posts that I’d love to reply to, but I just don’t have the time to do it all, so I only comment on occasion and focus more on other threads outside of this one, but I leave a lot of hearts.
My advice would be to try and let go of trying to keep up with everything on this thread. If this thread is important to you to keep up with, scroll through and scan, and if something pops out at you then read it. But if it’s not high on your list of priorities then don’t worry about it. There are a lot of other posts that are easier to follow and respond to. Just post your daily check in and let it go.
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I hear ya. I’m so burned out with staying at home. I’m going crazy! & California just closed down again too. 
Take pictures if you go! I’ve never been to that part of the country. I’d love to see it sometime. You can have some of our heat here. It’s been ridiculously hot!
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This sounds really frustrating. I’m sorry you’re going through this. It’s really amazing how some people think they’re being so sneaky, but what they’re doing is completely obvious. I hope his court case doesn’t get postponed again so that you and your daughter can have some peace.
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And that’s a wrap for Day 16 
Met my deadline, but turned to see the pile of work that grew while I was deadline focused the last few days. Rather than feeling celebratory about said deadline, I felt overwhelmed and inadequate - another predicament that “the old Emm” would have gotten some space from with a beverage or two (er, a few more).
@Hidden and @WCan You both put it so well!
Yep, I’ve known for a long time that when I’m sober and there is a pile of work to do, it takes A LOT to shut off the “you should be doing” voice. It goes away if I do yoga or a dog hike or even some semi-puttering around my place - which I did tonight (just taking care of myself and my life, really) but I think it will be some work for me to just sit with that voice and learn to tune it out.
At the end of the day? If I am going to bed sober? I have done enough. I am enough. I am good enough.
We all are.
Thank you for being here, and for being shining examples of more than enough!
G’night,
M 
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I’ve been paddleboarding in bolsa chica. there’s thousands 
they swim around in pods on low tide and scurry from my board. i stepped on 2 last weekend and got missed 
and fast reflexes
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Oh Lisa, you have such incredible strength to take on sobriety and face these things honestly, soberly. Thank you for sharing all the stuff you’ve been going through - it just shows me what we (okay, you - or “one of us” here on TS) can truly face when we fully commit to sobriety.
I celebrate your 300 days!
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I hopped onto an AA meeting this evening. The first one I’ve been to in a couple years. The whole “doing it all on my own” thing clearly isn’t working. I think I need the guidance and structure of a program. I got a sponsor tonight too, so we’ll see how this goes. I’m just ready to do what I have to. Sick of this shit.
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Ya I heard about Cali a couple of my co workers live there and are so upset about it. Damn Covid! I’ll definitely take some… New Hampshire is very peaceful and has some really cool spots… google kancamagus highway. It’s beautiful year round. A pic from this past fall.
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I’ve never been any where that looks like that in my life! I’m going to Google it now.
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