Hey @crystalclear So nice to hear from you 
Congratulations on joining the 400 club. Isnāt that amazing. So proud of you 
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Well well isnt it strange just how the mind works. Ive had a day today that normally I would of been very stressed with and my addictions would of kicked in BIG TIME, howeverā¦I feel strangely calm tonight. Im not allowing what happed today to bother me and my cravings are no where to be seen???
Im so thankful and grateful, I know this isnt going to happen every time I have a stressful day but im hoping its going to grow and grow so i can experience this more often!
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- Just setting next to Ms. Thirdmonkey as she finishes her work day. Then off to buy her daughter a bathtub so we can install it tomorrow. Sober Friday night and I wouldnt change it at all.
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Goodnight everyoneā¦ have a safe and sober weekend.
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Day 20. Itās been an incredibly frustrating day at work. Iāve spent most of the day running errands for coworkers and waiting for vendors that havenāt showed up or have showed up late. I am now waiting for them to finish setting up our new Ethernet network in the office, which means I canāt do anything at my desk currently.
These are the sorts of frustrations that Iād use as excuses to pick up a 12 pack or a couple of bottles of wine in times past. It was essentially these same sorts of things that happened 19 days ago, when I drank myself into blackout and was horrible to my friend and ruined so many things.
I wonāt buy beer or wine or booze on my way home tonight. I will go home and walk Max, my dog. I will walk an additional couple of miles on the treadmill in my building. I will make some salad for dinner and listen to a book on Audible and get to bed early. I have to take my car in to have repairs done first thing in the morning, so a quiet night is called for tonight.
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Planning ahead is very helpful, youāre doing so great!
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Hi everyone. Itās been a whileā¦ Quite a while. It is amazing to see how many days some of you have under your belts now! (Makes me realize how many days Iāve let go by not living my best life).
Iāve been on and off of this forum for a couple of years now, with my longest amount of sober time being around 9 months. I am currently on day 5, and sooooooo ready to be back here.
Iām realizing how easy it was for me to fall right back into old patterns, and how feeling the feels is so much tougher than just drowning them out. But, it is neccessary.
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9 months of experience to fall back on, you aināt got no surprises this time. Wish you well on your journey. 
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Day 17. Feeling a little drowsy today but still keeping it simple. Iām very much looking forward to catching up on sleep this weekend; Iām almost excited, hehe. My mood appears to be stabilizing which is nice. The whole āmood-cycleā thing seems inevitable and now I find it easier to go with the flow. Itās nice because Iām used to fighting upstream, hehe.
Have a nice weekend 
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Havenāt heard Bollocks in a while, that was refreshing. And I know youāre right. However sometimes it doesnāt helps knowing that. But I guess it worked today 
also luckily I live in a country where we donāt have access to alcohol beverages 24/7 and nothing in my village is open after 20.00 so Iām safe for today.
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Thank you, I know Iāll need it. 
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Good to hear 
. Weāll worry about tommorow tommorow.
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Or in like five minutes, itās 23:55 here 
And Iām not going to worry tomorrow l, everything is on hold at least to Monday,and my nephew ia coming to celebrate his 1st birthday tomorrow 
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oooo lovely have a nice day then. I forget your time is not much different to here. sleep well.
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Thank you, itās not easy to keep track on everyoneās time zones, I know I canāt sleep well you too when itās time.
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Checking in. Itās nerve wracking how many times I checked to see if I voted for the right person. And of course after it was sealed I wanted to open it and check again. Vote like your life depends on it folks. Cuz this time it does.
Have a clean and or sober weekend yāall.
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Obviously I donāt know all things involved in here but Iām just thinking poor girl! No one wants her 
Bless you and your family for wanting to help her. And well done, Sophia, for staying sober with soo many things happening at once.
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Whaat?! You can just mail your early ballot? Would not happen here.
God bless America. Literally.
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