Yea ambualnce took the driver to the hospital police are on scene now its a crazy way to start a friday 
When you think āyou deserve itā after a long effort, itās an half-truth thought.
You deserve to reward yourself, you deserve to do something to make you feel good, you deserve to cool down and enjoy the accomplishment, you deserve to chill, ā¦ itās just that all the previous āI deserve itā used to be completed with āI deserve a drinkā.
Good for you now when you think that, it means you have done something hard and can go have a time for yourself to enjoy life and stop working on school stuff. So the thought that you deserve a drink indicate you need something: you just donāt know what it is yet because alcohol used to be the selected action to every needs you had before.
I say āyouā but I mean āIā or āusā, if this description fits you of course. Hope youād find the reward your looking for elsewhere than in booze!
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Iāve been there a lot. Beautiful area. Located right at the base of the mountains. Small town life, but not far from bigger cities.
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Congrats, man - gotta love those big, round numbers!!!
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Thatās crazy so trucker why dont you have fuel? Did you do your DOT inspection?
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Checking in sober and ditching caffeine now too. I thought I had mostly moved past the panic attacks but they reared their ugly head again. It is the worst feelingā¦ 
hopefully more water and less caffeine will help. Hereās to another 24 hrs 
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Day 14. Iām so glad itās Friday. I canāt wait to get out of work and hit the gym. The whole fam has joined me in my most recent attempt to stay sober. We all have gym memberships now and weāve all been going more often than not. It has really helped me and I see it helping my kids too. For me, it has helped to have less scattered anxious thought processes and more relaxed focus. It has helped to keep be busy and away from the alcohol. Itās helping me sleep better. For my daughter whoās only ailment is that sheās is very overweight, has been eating better and feeling better about herself since hitting the gym with me, and my son, who has several of the same addictions as me, has been feeding into his addictions less now that heās been busy at the gym and is also feeling better with the way he looks and feels and sleeps. This was likely the best Christmas present I could have given to my kids. Mom being sober, and gym memberships for everyone. And while paying for three memberships every month is sort of expensive, it is still costs less than booze for a month.
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Checking in, Day 5. Feeling discouraged today, my kids have been told they will not be returning to school on Monday, even though things are completely normal in my area, and they are devastated. Child care is becoming hard to figure out so I can keep working. I donāt want to take the government money and sit at home. I want to work, I need to work for my mental health. Anyways, I slept a lot better, itās getting easier as the week goes on. Iām off to work again today, working opposite shifts as my husband so we can be with the kids. Have a great day!
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Yessir !
The guy im working for is forgetful and did not leave me the fuel card kinda done with his crap im going on to be with a better company this gig was for the meantime i got something better
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Where is that? I have to do some running,
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Day 3 (and 40 minutes:-)). Alcohol free. Like many stories I started at age 17 and never stopped (43 at the end of the month). One of those functioning acholoholic situations with really only my hubs knowing and experiencing the every night drinking (we have been together since I was 17, so he really knows).
This quit time feels different, not as painful. Everytime before, I quit because of shame. Morning after shame, body image shame, why cant I just have one drink like a normal person shame. This time I am quitting drinking because I wanted to be kind to myself.
2020 was intense. I run a medical clinic and we converted and started testing and caring for COVID patients on Feb 28th, it been something I never knew I could handle. I physically had effects that ended up with a December surgery. So this time my soberity journey is for me, not for anyone else, not my kids, not my husband, not my jobā¦selfishly and 100% just me. If I can get up everyday and handle the crap I did in 2020 because I wanted to see a positive outcome for others, and not walk away when it got really bad, then I damn well better handle treating myself with kindness, compassion, and commitment.
Happy Friday to you allā„ļø
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Thank you, Rosa. I appreciate that. I have a hard time keeping up with this thread nowadays, but Iām always happy to see you still chugging along.
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I just wanted to say good morning 
Stay strong and sober today everyone. Iāll be trying to do the same.
Iām very greatful to be here
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King Goerge Va
Down 95 south
Highway 3 east
Not in northern Va at the moment your clear
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Thatās terrible he lift you without fuel. Good for you on getting a better job.
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Muchos Gracias seƱor.
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Thank you, Fleur! Your last post to me has stuck with me and has been something Iāve reminded myself of throughout the day, when I start feeling agitated or discontent.
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Appreciate it. 
Your 43? I would have never known.
However sobriety is a selfish process, we been told as addicts and alcoholics we are selfish people, but yet when it comes to recovery we have to be selfish, good on you for doing this for you.
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De nada habla bien el espaƱol usted
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