Thanks, M. So forgiving! So many lessons to learn from these remarkable creatures. Like that meme I see now and then, I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am (or something like that).
Enjoy your snowy trail walk with your dog girl (who looks so sweet) and I’ll cheers my mug of earl grey to you on another day!
So…epic.
120.52 days
Congrats on your five months. Thanks for helping boost me up, keep killing it you’re doing great
Goodnight everyone.
Thank you D!! I really didn’t think I was going to pass. It was multiple choice and I was unsure on about 25% so I believe I got lucky on my guesses. Either way, I still win in the end. lol
I’m soooo glad you did pass! Is it a one time deal? I always hated taking the biannual recertifications at my last job.
2 days 22 hours…
Ditto on that one.
@AyBee Great numbers!
@M-be-free49 Yep, I really understand the saying “I have another drink in me, but I don’t think I have another recovery in me”
@Tryingtogetitright Congrats on 4 months!
@CapriciousCapricorn I’d like my retinas back please! (Re The lisa simpson pic)
Thanks @RosaCanDo! Yes, one time deal. Now I just have to keep up on classes every 2 years which is a breeze. I can also use the license in other states so that’s a plus.
Omg! You’ve been through hell and back @Bootz. I’m so happy to see you back here giving us an update. I’ve been very worried about you. The strength you’ve shown is amazing. Sending you big hugs. 
Day 8 sober. Back to work but motivated and calm. Grateful for the holidays with my parents and to perceive good changes in their relationship
congrats on your days keep killing it
Day 6. Definitely feeling the itch today - all day. I was going to skip my RD meeting this evening and just read The Sober Diaries, but I didn’t. I went. I’d like to say it made a big difference. It didn’t. But showing up matters. I know that for me, days 4-7 have always been the most difficult. So, that’s a thing I know and because I know, I will rely on impermanence until the itch has passed. An itch, after all, is not a reason. There is NO reason.
Day 275~ Things have just been crazy. Yesterday was my 9 months sober and I didn’t remember until just now. I just got into a huge fight with my husband and daughter. This working together thing is not working out. I feel like I’m always bullied by them and no one has my back. I feel so alone sometimes. It hurts. I don’t feel loved or appreciated the way I should. Honestly I feel like a maid or an assistant more than a wife or mom. Things were going really good in my relationship but as of late not so much. I don’t feel like I’m desired or wanted. I’ve made a conscious effort of taking care of myself and it’s like no one gives a shit. It just hurts so bad and makes me so sad. I feel like I’m never good enough and always to blame for all the problems. I need a break. A break from it all. Goodnight everyone. Take care. Be safe and stay sober.
Courtney, you give so much of yourself to others and no one appreciates it. Start doing for you and stop doing for them. They’ll see it once you step back and hopefully things will change. No one misses the water until the well runs dry.
Congratulations on 9 months!!
