Woo hoo! Congrats on 1 month @Penguin.
Btw…love your screen name. I have a thing for penguins. Not only is their waddle adorable, I think it’s pretty cool that some species are monogamous for life.
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I remember having the Flintstone ones. But ours were like jelly jars. Back in the sixties. When you finished the jelly or jam you had a glass. And I think there were some Jungle Book ones out there too. Loved the Jungle Book. The original one of course.
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Ohh that’s really cool. 
@Hailstrom and @Petes40 it’s taken me a while to get this perspective, but I’m actually coming around to being grateful for the lockdown… removing all the routine of life, getting it distilled to the daily essentials (sleep, eat, work, walk, repeat), and there was really no way or no where for me to hide from the reality that my alcohol consumption had gotten out of hand. Still working from home now - but after 80 days of evenings of seltzer and early mornings with my coffee, and it’s not nearly as bad!
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Starting day 5. Feeling quite ok, but having a problem:
Everyone says, how important it is to reach out, to open up to people. I tried to communicate more with my friend lately, because I miss our talks, but they are also busy with their problems and it seems, that I need it more than they. It sucks and hurts. I don’t wanna be too demanding, but also don’t want to feel embarrassed to need their attention. It also would be good to meet new buds, but except doing some sport together I don’t know how to do it. Any advice, ideas?
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Day 80.
Sooo ready for my weekend. So grateful for this thread and all of your company this week. Mostly, it’s getting consistently easier, my mind and body knowing, accepting, that my normal state now is sober. But when the rough patches show up, as they did this week and will again, I come here and it never lets me down. I get the boost I need and get back on my way.
Together we are so strong.
Goodnight all 
@Charlie_C Welcome back! I went away once too and when I came back, everyone still made room for me here 
@Conor689908 400 days! Wow - that makes you old! 
@Misokatsu Ah, tech stuff. Better you than I! I hope it went well and it was good to be back in the classroom when it was all over.
@Girlinterrupted Proud of you. You were brilliant, and even compassionate enough to be concerned about her mental health. She’s only one voice - and there’s a whole choir - here on TS and your pals too - singing nothing but good about you 
@PeacefulMind1974 Welcome! Any friend of Beth is a friend of mine 
@Olivia Proud of you too. Methinks we’ve both earned a reward! Hugs returned.
@anon28001181 so much change! Not sure I know who you are anymore. Are you even tall? @cleanshaven_mcshortman?
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@Dragonflygirl82 Courtney, I’m so sorry. I’ve lost dogs, it’s beyond awful. If you can, try to enjoy the time you still have with him 
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Well done on your days, it’s a great feeling isn’t it and not an easy one to achieve. Well done 
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Thank you Joy
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Eric, sobriety is something I’ve been yearning for for a very long time, now I have it I’m guarding it with every tool and weapon available.
Blessings and sobriety!
Oh, it’s 9am where am at 
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Checking on on yet another grateful day clean 56days I’m definitely have just come down from that pink cloud,and now the real work begins .I’m ready and willing to stay clean at all cost.
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So well put. “Guarding it”. I’ve been wanting it forever it seems. I love the way you put it. Have a great day. Good Night here.
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Checking in on day 254! Taking it day by day. Trying not to worry about things I can’t control.
It’s not easy but I’ll make it. I have to. For my own peace of mind.
A few days ago I was having a conversation with a co-worker of mine who noticed on my Facebook page I don’t drink anymore.
He asked me if I reached out for professional help or if I’m doing this all on my own.
I told him no. I have not yet asked for professional help. My own strength and willpower to stay sober is (so far) enough for me.
Man was I proud of myself when those words came out of my mouth!
That dude likes his daily drinks too. He did tell me some drunk stories of him that did not end well.
But he seems to have a grip on his own drinking. I think. I don’t know for sure.
Anyway. He’s a nice guy and sinceraly cared for my story.
Have a good sober friday TS family! So gratefull to be here!
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@Joy
I was going to sign off here and read my book before sleep. It’s called Destination Joy. 
just had to tell ya. By Earnie Larsen.
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I’m here, I’m alive and I’m sober.
Day 19.
My husband got back from work yesterday and will be home until Friday.
My friend who was supposed to stop by this weekend won’t come.
Pa is coming in a bit to pick me up so I can go to the neighbors towns grocery store, it’s bigger and a lot cheaper than ours. I can’t wait until I’ve got a drivers license of my own. Pa offered to drive me, and I think he wants to get out of the house a little. But I know he ain’t feeling to well so I’m feeling bad about it anyway.
My brother called this morning, nothing new about the house, he told me that Ma wants to host an Octoberfest next weekend. So I just got from stop worrying for this weekend to start worrying about next weekend instead. We have one every year, I’m not a beer person so I usually attend for all the delicious food. But I’m still having problems to sleep or maybe I should say that I’m having problems to sleep again. And last time those issues lead to a relapse.
Hopefully it’s not a problem this time.
Wishing y’all a happy Friday, and a lovely weekend 
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day 281. this week has been really rough so far. I didn’t get the promotion I was 100% sure I was getting at my job because of COVID budget cuts, and that just kinda through me into a tailspin. I also just have been having a lot of doubt about what I want to do with my life now that college is over, and am worried about the future.
I guess the good news is that at the end of the day, I still could’ve bought alcohol or weed, and I didn’t. I’m glad I can make it through challenged now without using substances.
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Birmingham my birth town
Oh the memories of that town
Nice to see another brummie on here.
Hope your doing well with your sobriety?
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Lisa you stick to those posistives 300 is nothing compared to you having a damn good life a better relationship with your daughter and a better relationship with yourself… Sometimes people don’t know how to give positive vibes so they hit us with negativity… You don’t deserve that and at the end of the day if its okay to pi** money down the toilet then it sure as hell fine to pay such an amount to have the guidance you need to keep you happy!
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