You’re doing it, April! So proud of you, bird Mama. 
Congrats on your 60 days! 
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Congratulations on 60 days… keep up the good fight 
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Yeah it’s not gonna happen. You’ll keep counting because when you hit 365, it’s going to be almost euphoric and the counter in your mind will say “Alright let’s keep going to 400!” and it’ll just keep ticking and ticking.
However many days I’m at now and it’s not many but I know that everyday I wake up a little bit earlier. I go to bed a little bit earlier. My fridge-freezer is full of food and soft drinks and fruit and veg (not beer and ice cubes)… My home is warm and clean and tidy and I cannot believe just how comfortable I am not chasing a clock or a drink.
I was talking to an older couple I know from the pub I work out called Norm and June, lovely couple, about 75 years old and they come in once maybe twice a week for a few drinks. And I asked June what her favourite thing about being retired is and she said “The most wonderful thing is not living against a clock. We spend all our lives living by a clock; alarm clocks, 9-5, rush hour, bed time, kids school time, Monday - Friday…” and I reflected on that a few days ago when Norm came for a takeaway. Its really given me food for thought and for as long as its possible, im going to do my best not to live by a clock.
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Day 125. Made it through a marathon week. I’m very happy that the weekend is here and I’ll have a little bit of time to just rest and gear up for the week to come. I’m going to bake some cheese bread for the blog and do some laundry.
@apes2020, congratulations on 60 days!
@FindingJesse, two weeks! That’s excellent!
@RosaCanDo, Happy Birthday weekend! It sounds like you have a great plan for a wonderful time!
@marcusmaximus2000, I hope your mom is doing alright.
Good night, soberians!
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Right I agree have to protect yourself out there.
Wrapping up 69 days of sobriety. Finally feeling better after being sick all week. Covid test was negative, so I guess that’s good 
Pondering the future a lot. Reminding myself there will never be a point where I’m totally safe from relapse. It’s wild to hear about people who go more than a year and then it hits them. Not judging at all, but rather using their experiences as points of caution in my own life. I said to my wife tonight, “One drink and it will be the end of me.” I don’t want that life again even a little bit, but those strange and random desires still float through my mind occasionally. I really look forward to fishing with a friend of mine again once it warms up, but we usually drink a whole cooler of beers when we go fishing. I’m concerned it will be so difficult to seaparate fishing from drinking or that it will trigger me somehow. Step one is telling my friend about my sobriety, then I need to evaluate whether I need to quit fishing or not. The journey is tough, but worth it.
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Hell yeah, that’s awesome! Keep on going, you’re doing amazing! 
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Checking in on Day 63! I hope everyone has a good weekend. Cold and snowy where I am, so I’m sure there will be both indoor coziness and some rolling around in the snow with my dog 
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Checking in sober. Feeling pretty okay heading into the weekend. Planning on making chili tomorrow and then going to a meeting after which I will meet with my sponsor. I feel less anxious and I am enjoying that along with some peace and quiet. Staying on course and keeping my sobriety at the forefront. Have a strong sober 24. One day at a time 
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- Signing off sober. Overall it wasn’t a noteworthy day. Meh. I get another shot at it tomorrow and I have some plans in place. Get up early, yoga, meditation and a meeting before 8am. Then make breakfast for the family before putting on my lumberjack hat. I’m proud to stand with y’all. Goodnight!
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D. 860. It’s been a while since I’ve checked in. Its been 41 days since I cut the end of my thumb off and its healed quite nicely, though, I don’t have much feeling and it still hurts with the slightest bit of pressure. I hope that is temporary. 
Anyhow, still sober.
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Day 214.
If this trails off mid-sentence and you get the impression I’ve passed out at my laptop… it’s from fatigue! Something about this week and today took it outta me, but a good long sleep and a weekend should put things back on track. If I were still the drinking kind? There’d be no such thing as “a” drink tonight… good thing I’m the sober kind. 
We did another day today (yawwwwn), and I just know we can all do another one tomorrow.
G’night, sweet friends, big love to all.
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- Yawn. Coffee. Work. Had a good day yesterday. We’ll see about today. It will be sober and clean for sure. Luna wouldn’t tolerate it any other way. Life is much better this way. Learning to feel the feels (thanks @RosaCanDo) can be hard work but it’s very rewarding. Have as good a weekend as you all can friends. Clean and sober. Love from Luna and me.
@apes2020 Congrats on 60 days April!
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I’m here, I’m alive and I’m sober.
Day 153
Cold outside - 13 C. Sun is supposed to show so I might go out if the temperature rises a bit.
Meeting at the children’s psychiatric hospital, Tuesday. New social service meeting Friday Morning. This time they said that they had a plan. I hope it’s a good one that actually works. We’ll see.
Overall the situation still feels a bit hopeless, and the economic impact is feeling a lot worse than I have ever thought.
Trying to do one day at a time.
Wishing y’all a lovley weekend 
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Still super grumpy at my husband. Man, he is getting on my tits. I am sure there is some fundamental thing going on that I am diverting into that. Watched my friend’s kids so she could have a bday dinner with her hubby sans kids, and watched a pd zoom seminar, so feeling like I am doing things for others and myself. There was a good sprinkle of snow yesterday, so my daughter and I were busy this morning.
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Ohhh soo cute! Thank you what you give each day! Have a nice weekend.
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