It ALWAYS matters. Sometimes it just takes one person to let you know you are seen and not alone.
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I absolutely agree. Grateful you came here to share how your day was, cravings and thoughts and all. And so glad you didnāt drink.
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Day 1. Feeling low but I canāt give up.
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Day 170 clean and sober today. I stopped working on my car when it got out of my skill level lol so my friend Sean who is mechanic came over and had it done in a half hour lol. So it wasnāt the transmission just that $17 knock sensor yay! Heās coming over this morning around 10 to replace the thermostat and housing. Really grateful for having him to help me out as I know nothing about cars. Aside from that Iām supposed to go back to work tomorrow and my back is still messed up and Iām not sure what to do. I think I need to have that job to qualify for the temporary disability Iām going to need while Iām off for the surgery. Not sure what to do. Have a great day everyone, love you guys!!! 
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Good morning TS Fam 
Thanks for being around yesterday itās always great to share here to get through your day no matter whatās going on in your lives.
Congratulations Danni on your 4 months @anon27760155 I feel like Iām all alone too on my sober journey. Wifey drinks every day. But I did notice she didnāt have cocktails yesterday. Just wine 
. I sent an āIām thankful forā¦ā text to my immediate family, on Thanksgiving, thereās 8 of us, and I mentioned my 330 days sober and not one of them commented on it. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. But you know as well as I do we are not alone. We got our TS family. But sometimes it really does feel like we are alone. And that sucks!
Congratulations @Dan531 on 400 days.
@anon60334405 BAM!!! 300 Days!!! Look at you breaking the 300 club. Youāre doing amazing.
Amy, sorry about your shit show of a Thanksgiving @LabLover222 Too bad we got to learn the good stuff we need when we are in hell. Youāre so worth all the benefits of sobriety. You made a great decision. I be keeping you in my prayers to get through these Holidays.
And JenƩ 3 weeks. 
Iām so happy you can say 3 weeks sober after a close call yesterday. I hope youāre feeling proud and very hopeful today. I always love your posts.
Great job on that first week @cwak the benefits of sobriety especially the clear head and energy helped me get through the second week. I canāt believe how much house cleaning I did that second week. Keep it up youāre worth it.
And Sofia @MrsOdh Happy first day of Advent to you too. I wouldnāt have known it unless I read your post. Iām kind of embarrassed to say it. But hey itās 2020 and everything is fucked up in my opinion. Iām glad you got your 91 days. Itās amazing to me how you do it. With all the shit that goes on in your world. I always love your check ins. Never a dull moment. Sorry about some of your issues but love to hear you stay strong and steady and sober through them all. I hope the Christmas spirit visits you soon and that you dive into it with all you got. I been going crazy decorating and itās helped me a lot. But Iām a retired old fart so I got the time. Hopefully youāll find some time too.
Hope youāre on the mend Courtney @Dragonflygirl82
Love you guys. Have a great sober Sunday football or no football. Personally Iāll be glad when this Holiday week is over and get back to my normal eating and exercise routines.
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Checking in sober woop but feeling flat as a pancake down in the dumps down down down think its lack of sleep and zopiclone to try sleep I think has an affect on me itās just one big fart at the moment. Iām cooking curry for tea and my wife has bought a rollypolly for afters to cheer me up lol peace out ppl
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Day 7. Made it a full week again. I forgot how good it feels to wake up without a headache and not reaching for advil or tylenolā¦on a Sunday!
How do people deal with comments like āyou stopped drinking, haha yeah right!ā Or āhmmm oh one week (month or whatever) thatās nothing!ā Those comments are quite discouraging 
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Also, thanks to those of you who have responded to my curiosity about AA. I really want to give it a go. Iām curious about what the time commitment is like.
Thanks TS family for all of your help.
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Those comments should make you even more committed! Show them by your actions that youāre serious and they will respect it. One week is great!
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Thank you Iāve been some decorating today as well, and maybe I actually had a moment of christmas magic from above to cheer me up. Weāre having a Christmas Elf, but with a little different rules. The kids are allowed to touch her, she stays year around fo Ƥr example. Anyway my 8 y/o who loves the Elf picked her up to give her some Christmas joy earlier today,right before we where on our way to the secondhand store. A short moment after he placed her among the Christmas decorations I found his stuffed animal that he loves and who has been gone for a while. I placed it with the Elf and he got really happy that she found her and that her magic is starting to work already.
He hugged her like a million times saying Thank you.
And just when we where about to go it started to snow more heavily, our 8 y/o has been begging for snow for weeks. And ofc he got even more excited about the Elf magic.
At the secondhand store we helped an immigrated family to buy a Christmas tree. The old couple who owns the store doesnāt speak English so we helped them translate and when they finally understood each other,the old lady went out to the storage finding a beautiful Christmas tree for that family. When they where given the price they couldnāt afford it, the children in the family looked so sad so we decided to pay it for them so they would get it. Knowing very well that we wouldnāt be able to buy or own tree this year. But our kids is a little bigger, and they where aware about the fact that we wouldnāt have a tree this year. And the price for the tree at the second hand store wasnāt expensive at all. So we payed it, bough a few cheap decorations for ourselves and was about to leave. Right after we payed the old man who owns the store came up to my husband asking if we happened to need a tree for ourselves, because he had found another one looking for one for the immigrated family that they didnāt have anywhere to put. And he didnāt wanted to put it back again. My husband said he could help the old man to either put it back or display it in the store for sale if he needed any help. But the old man said that if we wanted it we could have it as an early Christmas gift, if we where able to carry it home.
It was a big and beautiful tree about 6,5 tall. So we Thanked the store owner many many times, and carried the tree home in all the snow.
Like in a Christmas movie 
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Oh such a wonderful story. It really should be a Christmas movie. How sweet of yāall. And the the shop owner to give you all a tree. Such a Christmas blessing.
I got an Elf last year. But heās kind of shy and just hides out in my tree 
Iāve never put up decorations this early in my life. My wife thinks Iām crazy because itās just us and āno one is going to see them!ā I do it all by myself. I like it. Keeps me sober and happy. She does help with the tree though. But I got decorations all over the house inside and out. Iāve always been that way.
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This is what I love to see. Congratulations on 4 months @anon27760155!! You inspire more people than you know on this forum. We all see your struggles each and every day and you always come out on top.
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Itās absolutely beautiful 
You should definitely decorate for yourself if it brings you joy.
Our Elf is a friendly kindness one. She doesnāt do any pranks at all. Just brings small treats from the Northpole and arrange family activities. She gets her magic from Christmas joy, happiness, hugs and love. I usually decorates a lot, and early just to remove the decorations boxing day and decorate for New Years instead. 
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Been feeling pretty down in the dumps again, but moving through it. In my cozy corner, been watching comedy show repeats on TV which has helped cheer me up a bit.
Now got a documentary about Henry VIII on in the background while I have a go at some puzzles. Not usually a crossword person but the puzzle book I got has some that donāt look too hard, so giving them a go.
Posted this on another thread but putting it here too, a puzzle I was sent from a Facebook screenshot, if anyone has some time to killā¦
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Good morning. Back at Day #4. Keeping my head down and chugging along. May we all have a restful Sunday.
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Checking in November 29 2020
No matter what happens where iam or what kind of struggles come my way i have my sobriety that im so proud of because of my sobriety i can make decisions i never would have when i had my DOC Sober and taking it to the grave with me 
lets get it. Almost 2 years no marijuana 1 year 1 month no alcohol 333 days with no Tobacco lets get it !!!
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how you doing??