40 days sober and nicotine free go me
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Day 6 done and dusted. Iām loving how I feel in the morning. Night all. Tx
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I know Ouray. We were going to look at property and live up there and found it just a tad 
small. One road through town and the rest dirt 
I cannot drive that million dollar highway up to it though. Iām too much of a flatlander. Canāt handle it. Wifey has to drive. Iām terrified just being a passenger Beautiful place. And yes the blues water ever!
Surprise is down by Phoenix a couple of hours away from us. We are up in the mountains at 7000, ft here. Higher up than Durango. But not as pretty. But we got a Whole Foods and a Sprouts.
I like that. Durango is Beautiful I miss it terribly but it was just too small; ten years was enough.
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My Aunt was Married to man from Ouray. I miss Colorado!
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Today I am clean. Coming up to day 1. All the drug paraphernalia is gone. Going to eat a good meal with my hubby and then smudge and have a hot shower/bath. Get a good rest and then work tomorrow. I just need to get back on track. Going to bring out my spiritual toolkit and really use it. My crystals, my supports, my aboriginal culture, you all on TS. Love u all. Thanks for always, ALWAYS being here.
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Day 4. Had a nice and relaxing Saturday. Hope youāre all doing well 
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@Thirdmonkey
Kinda seems like a small world knowing all this! I donāt like the million dollar highway either. It scares the crap outta me! Last time we went I made Tyler (my husband) drive. Love the colors of the mountains out there. So red. Next summer Iām gonna have some making up to do since I spent too much of this summer unable to go on those hikes. I hope to make it down to AZ sometime soon too. I heard itās super hot though!
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Depends where you are. Surprise and Phoenix pretty hot. We get 4 seasons up here cuz of the elevation in northern AZ.
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Day 26: This sobriety gig is pretty sweet sometimes! Woke up clear-headed on a Saturday morning and had a fulfilling day, ending it with pizza & wings and The Shining. Righteous! Iāll take this good day, thank you very much. Hope yāall are hanging tight.
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Checking in sober. Still got my 9 month Queen
ear worm in my head. 
āSo donāt stop me now donāt stop me
'Cause Iām having a good time, having a good timeā
Trying to be festive even though the decorations are just for us. No kids here and weāre basically alone on the cul de sac this time of year. But I like it.
Have a sober Saturday night yāall. You deserve it.
And youāre worth it.
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Good to see you back and trying.
Is there something different you can do this time to keep you on track? Gratitude list always comes to my mind. Every single day. Maybe even do one at night. I am finding there is so much to be grateful for now that Iām sober.
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Thank you truly for always being there to welcome me back 
and for your support and advice. I appreciate it. I feel like I need/want to make recovery a priority. Not to forget about it or put it on the backburner when I am doing āwellā. I want to do the gratitude list everyday. And not to forget about TS. You guys are my biggest supportā¦ honestly you are.
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I think youāre on to something there - I also have struggled in the past with relapses that seem to happen when Iām doing well and not working actively on recovery and sobriety as a lifestyle. Iām doing things differently this time. It sounds like you are, too!
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Day 546. $hitpost Sunday. Feeling better though. Still sober and moving forward. 
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Right?! Iām so glad youāre doing things differently and doing it well. I have to remember that the reason why things are so good, is BECAUSE of recovery. Im hoping to seriously drill that into my mind lol
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Yassss!!! Every. Damn. Day. We got this if we do the work. My first commitment was to check in here every morning if at all possible and use that as a moment to set the dayās intention. Whatās the plan for recovery maintenance today? So far, so good, along with adding other things a bit at a time.
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Love it, love it, love it!! Its all about the work. I think Iām going to start doing that too! Setting my intention for the day. Great advice! Thank you hugs
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Hugs right back!
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So much beauty, so much truth in this. It caught me off guard, itās so spot on. Thank you 
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Day 96.
Such a beautiful fall day today. I got the patio garden all deconstructed for another year. The car is packed to hit the highway early tomorrow. Going to my hometown/city for a week - part work with a few days off to hike, but mostly to visit Mom.
Not sure if any of you amazing people remember getting me through my last trip there, 6 weeks ago - it was the first time I had vacationed sober, and first time I had visited Mom (with dementia) and not self-medicated afterwards. And guess what? I still had fun, and I still blubbered and sobbed after seeing Mom, but it was all a lot cleaner without the shame and the crutch.
Iām still new at this, and Momās changing lots right now, so I will likely keep this thread on āspeed dialā. Or maybe Iāll be like a doorman - and never leave 
This ritual of checking in, knowing that at any hour, any one of you could be too. Sharing our wins and our woes and being each others strength when we have none left ourselves. Simply just by being here, and showing up to another day, you have all helped me more than you know. Grateful
Big love to all - go get another day!
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