Your cats must be very lazy 
@kat261 nice work! 
@Charlesfreck congrats on 4 years! 
@anon28001181 great reflective post 
@FeelingBetter congrats on 2 weeks, those were the hardest for me personally
@Lisa07 sorry about the nightmares, hope you do feel a bit better tomorrow 
@1974 congrats on 60 days
@cwak congrats on your week
@Charlie_C congrats on 2 weeks
@Phishndude Happy Soberversary!
@Girlinterrupted wow, Iām relieved for you that that chapter is finally closed!
78 days.
Well I havenāt done any cleaning, decluttering, or notes for the interview. I did get out for 1 walk so feel good about that. Hoping for more energy to tackle these things tomorrow. I finished the program Iāve been watching called Better Than Us on Netflix, and I really enjoyed it. I seem to have motivation mentally but not physically. I guess I just need to make a start on things, that seems to usually guarantee getting them done.
@Dazercat Iām hoping that when I see a Podiatrist, thatās what theyāll do, make some orthotics. At the moment I canāt afford to pay privately as I donāt have the money. Iām not sure how much the vets is going to cost on 15th Dec when Prince has his jaw wire removed, but it might be possible to atleast buy some decent insoles while Iām waiting.
Oh wow all those vehicles for your rat issue!! What do they do with them? Iām guessing you wonāt be watching! 
Yikes
Checking in- grateful for this group! In recovery from compulsive eating, have a few solid days. I have been reading the Big Book of AA and its amazing how it can apply to anything. I want that life ao bad and am determined to have it. Off I go to the store, so Iām checking in first 
have a great day everyone!
165 days. My man starts working security on Monday on the night shift for a week. Earlier this week I lost my shit about his new job and my overreacting ass was out looking for a different place to live! Although I have accepted I will have the girls (stepdaughters) by myself for a week I have yet to fully embrace it. The oldest and I are making a weekās meal plan today and then weāre going shopping by ourselves. She is quite excited about it. Suppers around this house can be stressful getting both the girls to eat. Iām hoping our meal plan serves us well this week and that Iām enjoying my suppers instead of sitting back taking big breaths. Either way Iām looking forward to getting out with just the oldest and I. Iām hoping it does us both good.
So theyāre doing a complete exclusion of the whole house. Crawl space and attic and then a vector treatment. They seal everything and use a good stainless steel mesh to cover the vents and any other openings the critters made. All the hammering and noise is freaking out my lazy cats @anon89207786 
. During the vector treatment weāll have to search, and round up all four cats and dogs and go for a ride for a couple of hours for precautionary measures. So that will be fun. NOT.!! Usually this would be a 3 double martini day and a bottle or 2 of red for my stress relief. But Iām looking forward to some fresh apple pie Ć la mode for my reward. Not to be confused with apple pie Ć la Dannie @anon27760155. Now I got a song and a pie when I think of you
0 days
Enough with the justifying and the excuses. Im learning and realizing that my mind lies to meā¦ all the damn time. My addict mind is out to get meā¦ to kill me. I was on my way to work this morning and I saw a blue Jay (not very common around here). It brought some awareness into my life of what and who I want to be. That life is so much more than this. Thst life is precious. I have struggled to get clean time for 20 years 
Im tired of struggling. Sometimes i justify my using by saying, āOh well im not as bad as I used to beā. āIm not sticking needles in my arms anymore or overdosing, so what im doing now isnāt AS badā. Yes it is!!! Ladies and gentleman, smoking crack IS bad!! Lol Its time. Time to put the work into this. Time to feel emotions, the pain, the trauma (especially around the trauma associated with the sex work i used to do). Time to not give up. Im worth more than this. I was also looking at pictures of my family and the relationships that are falling apart bcuz of my using. I dont want that anymore. I dont want regrets of the things I did do or didnāt do bcuz of my using. I want to cherish life and look at life as being full of opportunities. Im ready.
My day 5ā¦ canāt believe thereās been 1000 replies since my last check in!..what a thread!..was feeling like checking in as funny time of the eveningā¦ eaten a whole load of twiglets,think they are going to be my go to snack ā¦
I hope they can do something for your foot pain. It really is the worst pain ever. My wife got the heel pain for the first time last spring. She said she couldnāt believe how much it hurt and that Iāve had to deal with this pain many times in my life. I guess that cortisone shot didnāt help much.
Good luck sir.
Have you tried freezing a bottle of water and rolling your foot on it? Or just getting a golf ball or something similar and rolling your foot on that where the pain is. Kind of massaging it. And stretch those calves. Itās all connected to the calves. Those things brought some temporary minor relief for me but not too much. But itās worth a try.
Glad your sober.
Day 82: Recovering from migraine, grateful I havenāt had nearly as many in the last couple of months as I used to. Feeling a bit flat emotionally and unmotivated, even though itās a gorgeous day outside, sunny and not a cloud in the sky, 50 degrees. I say feeling flat, but I could also say feeling emotionally stable and calm. And there isnāt anything I HAVE to do or NEED to do, so perhaps I can be okay with just sitting still for a while. Itās most certainly all related to coming down from the Thanksgiving build up and emotional intensity, and even though the day was rather calm I still had my brain firing on all cylinders, for sure. Anyway, I need to stay off the screens today to ensure I recover quickly from the migraine, so itās a good time to meditate, listen to a podcast while knitting, and maybe take my old boy for a short walk while the day is still pretty. Signing off for now. Big love, gang.
Day 6. I feel like like I got this so far. Iām really considering AA too for support, but I am still not sure about that yet.
Iām going to focus on some home projects today and go hiking with my wife tomorrow.
I have to say, Iām very lucky she hasnāt tossed me out like yesterdayās dog shit (Iāve deserved that many times). I know alcohol would eventually lead to that so I have to be honest this time around and do my best.
Cheers everyone and thanks for the motivation to keep trying.
Welcome back. Good start on having 6 days.
Checking in at 101 days sober, joined the triple digit club, yay! I also survived my first sober birthday in 15 years on wednesday. I took a walk, prepared a dinner for my roommates and watched a movie with them. They knew I didnāt want to drink and it didnāt come up.
My parents who mean well, but ignore my sobriety, sent me a package with beer and wine. Even though it was a nice gesture, I was a little mad, then I was sad I couldnāt have it. I no longer want to have the inner conflict of if, or how much, or when I should drink ā¦ my roommates had some on my birthday, after that I just packed up the whole thing and gave it to a friend. Felt very accomplished after that.
Staying sober on my birthday seems like a bigger milestone than 90 days or so ā¦ I proved Iām being serious to myself, I always caved before āimportantā events in the past. Apart from all the positivity, it was somehow really emotionally exhausting. I had a huge Migraine attack the next day, which is usually triggered by stress in my case 
but I made it trough and will be less tense the next time š
@RosaCanDo oh.no, migraines are the worst!! Hope you feel better soon!
@Butterflymoonwoman good job on getting right back up! Iām over here rooting for you!
Congratulations on triple digits @Penguin! Thatās a huge accomplishment especially getting through your 1st birthday sober. Iām really proud of you!
Happy belated Birthday!!
Congratulations on your hundred plus days thatās great 
And great job not drinking on your birthday. My first birthday sober was a hard one. But the feeling of pride the next morning was pretty pretty good 
Great job.
Sorry about the migraine.
Okay, I am done with decorating. Minimalistic and happy that the pyramid runs and in the correct direction. Sooo damn proud. And it smells like Xmas.
Checking in, day 23. Today I worked a lot, but I still have a lot to do. I have a task with no deadline - it is the worst. Iām a huge procrastinator and itās really hard to work on this task while I have other things to do. On the other hand Iām scared to be asked when will I complete it, so I rather force myself to do it and get it behind me as soon as possible.
Iām glad you liked the piece that Iām learning! I usually record them so I can check my mistakes. Now I looked up my old files and might share a few of them if you donāt mind. (Actually I donāt know how could I learn and play with all the hangover I had every day.)
This is āMelodyā by Grieg.
Day 399, all is well.
@cwak congratulations on a week, those early days are a battle so be proud youāre doing great.
@Charlie_C congratulations on 2 weeks, keep that sober train rolling.
@Phishndude congratulations on 1 well lived year of getting better and healing. Amazing.
@Jdiaz. You have nothing to lose by trying AA. Itāll cost you nothing and could be of great benefit to you so why not. Nice job on 6 days.
Stay strong all.
Oh Figgie, youāre not alone, most of us have been there! The world is full of temptations and itās always that one drink thatās fooling us into believing we donāt have a problem.
You did the most important things in getting right back up and coming clean to your son asap! What a great support!
Weāll all be celebrating your sober birthday in December 
you know how to do it, those 90 days are not lost, but will help you come back just as strong