Checking in on Day 20 no alcohol! Not much to report today. Our first real snow of the season and took the dog on a nice long, playful walk this afternoon. Tonight I did my last virtual event of the year of a series I teach and it was really special. Reading and going to bed now…with a clear mind and open heart!
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Dang right we’re counting days! 82 days is pretty impressive. Hell, 7 days is impressive!!
Keep up the great work!
Give Max a pet on the head for me.
(I use to have a Max. Best guy ever!! that’s how I remember your dogs name) not that you asked or anything 
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- (I have to look at my counter @TSan as a way of counting but I do so daily). Coffee. I’m glad I went to therapy yesterday. Very good session, the interaction and sharing and learning is picking up and now we’re off for the next two weeks bc of the holidays. Certainly would have missed it greatly if I didn’t go. The train was very quiet.
All around a very good day but bloody tiring still. Got home, had a snack, had a two hour nap, got up, had another snack and went to bed. I only just woke up and another working day and weekend coming up. OK. Let’s go. No way I could do this if I wasn’t sober and clean. Thank you for keeping me focused. One day at a time. Have a good Friday all. Love from Amsterdam and the train.
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Day 129
Sober life keeps giving back, a colleague asked me to join his research project. If I was still drinking, just keeping on top of my classes was a chore, nice to have the time and energy to do something extra as well.
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2nd check in today… Unfortunate news on our TVs today about covid. Our state is completely fine now , but now our two neighboring states have Just re shut there boarders after just having them re opened only a few weeks ago…so my plans to go on holiday to tropical far north Queensland has been shelfed and now I will be staying home over Christmas. Meh!! So basically what ever state you are residing in today , from tonight you cannot go interstate indefinitely again. This is ridiculous. The government pulled this out of thin air within 24 hours and changed our restrictions with no notice… Over only 17 covid cases… 17!!!.. Moving off the grid into a rain forest mountain farm hide away is looking pretty good right now 
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Amazing photo of the sky 
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Our sun is setting after 9pm at the moment our summer evenings are magical here 
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Morning. Anybody have withdrawal headache s?..it’s making an appearance again and lasts for days…
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It happens. The doctor told me to take aspirin because aspirin is great for migranes. And just drink at least a few litres of water a day minimum… It will get better I promise 
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154.07 Days
When I first started I wanted to see if I could go two weeks … here I am 5 months later.
Life is a trip, but your not gonna go anywhere until you hop on the bus. This forum has been vital in my journey. You all inspire me to be a better human.
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great post! thank you. Have been following this train of thought every day for a few weeks now.
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Day 319. Man, idk where I would be right now if I didn’t start actually doing these steps. Yes I would of still been sober, but that’s it just sober and miserable and blaming everyone and everything for my shitty feelings that I was having. I just love how I see my part in everything, from blaming my co-worker of being negative, to blaming my mother for everything and how supposedly everything revolved around her. Really it came down to me, I was the problem. I realized this spell of depression I was having was because of something I was doing, it was pain from surrendering my defects my shortcomings. I just love how when I catch myself complaining about other ppl, it’s literally actually got nothing to do with them but everything do with me and falling into my own self pitty party. Some ppl think a.a is a cult and brainwashes you. Well fuck if it is sign me up because w.e I was doing before sure as hell wasnt fucking working lol. Even when I was just lifting, and running, and biking that wasn’t enough, I was running from my fears and problems inside me rather then figuring out who I am and what my part is. Now combine that with everything else and life is great. I’m pretty sure if I would of just kept doing what I was doing I would of ended up drinking again, or else I would of just been dry and miserable the rest of my life. Have a awesome day.
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Checking in Dec 18
Feeling tired but very happy with my journey on loosing weight i hope everyone is doing amazing ! Oh and goodmorning and have a great Friday
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This is my first check in post- one week AF! The number is small but mighty. Continuing to feel inspired by all of you. Thank you!
…and thank me for replacing the light bulb in my brain. 
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Oh my gosh - I feel this. I was decorating the tree on day four of my sobriety (this time around) with my kids and husband and was so irritable. Then I realized it was my first time decorating a Christmas tree sober since I was pregnant with my seven year old. I completely associated tree decorating with wine and totally had an urge to for buy wine. I DIDN’T but I wanted to do it. I realized how terrible that is but it is a fact. My addict brain is a messed up place.
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I feel funny checking in because I’m new to this forum and don’t know the etiquette. Please let me know if I am supposed to do an intro or something - I don’t want to step on toes.
Today is day 10. Being home with my kids since March and still under tough Covid rules in Los Angeles County, (our schools are still closed so my elementary-aged daughters are still doing school at home + my husband is now working at home which, love the guy, but please go away lol). I started getting to the point where instead of tea or coffee in the AM, I’d spike my seltzer with vodka when I woke up and that’s how my day started and that’s how my day went on. I would “nap” in the afternoon, wake up with a massive headache and drink more vodka to feel better until it was bedtime. Rinse, repeat. Ugh. After a few months of that shit, I decided to try to kick it for good. Last time I lasted 10 months sober so working it a different way this time.
Anyway, I find this place very helpful and I hope jumping in is ok. 
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I made it through the first day. I even managed to get some sleep last night. It’s time to go back to work today and I’m anxious as hell. At least it should be an easy and low key day. I’m trying really hard to stop hating myself right now. If I can manage that, I’m pretty sure everything else will sort itself out, including my drinking. It’s like a constant internal battle though and it’s hard. A little at a time right.
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I’m here and off to work ugh tired and I’m late my nee saying it’ll be ok!
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Hang in there I’m here at the same place day 6 for me. I just keep breathing and no stinking thinking great job you can do it.
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