Have a great sober birthday @Harold!!!
Congrats and well done on 30 days sober! That was my favorite milestone. It starts feeling real and possible to keep it going. Glad to see you doing so well.
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Very true bro good point!!! 
and thank you @cwak congrats on 70 days 
@Lisa07 congrats on 500 days
@RyanSA congrats on 30 days
@Mrlove1972 Welcome 
@Soundlab congrats on 2 weeks
@Harold Happy Birthday 
@RosaCanDo Happy Birthday
@Sparkle congrats on 30 days
174 days no alcohol.
142 days no cocaine.
A day in front of the TV today, watched a miniseries in one hit, it was sad but good.
I’m really struggling to type because every few seconds an alert pops up saying ‘draft is being edited in another window. Please reload this page’, it’s more than a little annoying! It’s happened before but not this bad!
I’ve ordered some BBQ Street Food because a leaflet came through my door for a new take-away. Then I’ll get right back on track with my diet for February.
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So cool. Proud of you. Have a great one today
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I’ve been sleeping and working so forgive me for the late hurrah!!!
If I had a £ for ever problem you have had to contend with I would be a rich man, if I had a £ for everytime you picked up bc of it like most people would and like you used to do I would be out begging for bread crumbs.
I’m so proud of you 
, OK I’m off to sit in the park with the birds just how I like it 
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Thank you. May your day be blessed as well
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Happy birthday and Happy sober days 
Are we having a party? Happy birthday. 
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Day 146: Folks are probably getting birthday fatigue from my posts this weekend (sorry, not sorry!), but I have always made a big deal out of birthdays, mine and others’. Unmitigated celebration of a human and their entrance to this world is pretty magical and it should be celebrated with love and joy. And this year, at almost 5 months sober, entering into my 40th year on the planet, I am celebrating my first one fully present and alive and it really feels remarkable. Because my birthday is at the end of January, I have always felt like it was a personal “New Year’s” celebration, and when most folks are getting back to routine and starting their new year and maybe feeling some let down from the holiday season, I still always had my birthday to look forward to. It’s tradition for me to spend time on this day thinking about where I am with my personal goals, evaluating how I am feeling and what I want to do differently, what I want to keep up, and so on. This year I am tremendously grateful to be where I am now, and so stinking excited for what’s to come. I am missing my sweetest Chucho, and have grappled with feeling like we have been cheated out of enough time with him or that he was “taken” too soon. But (with some therapy and conversations with loved ones) I am now feeling he left when it was time, no one chose for him to be sick but it was what it was and we were lucky to have him in our life. We are all coming down from a high state of anxiety and stress with him sick and not knowing the future - we can now breath a bit easier. The stress is lifting and we are settling into life after Chucho, with Lupe learning what it means to be a solo dog in our family of 3, and I’m learning what life looks like for me after so much of my focus was on taking care of and watching over him. I have a lot of time on my hands now, and am looking forward to diving back into recovery work more deeply, exploring some ideas for a professional future, and really developing my mind after being stagnant for a LONG time. I have a doctor’s appointment this week and I am certain much of my energy will be spent evaluating and rebuilding my physical health, managing whatever issues are discovered, and crafting a healthy life. All of this is possible because I choose to be sober each day. And the future looks bright. I can say with all honesty it feels good to turn 39.
Edit: I want to thank all my TS amigos for celebrating with me. It’s so fun and feels good to have you as friends! Sending love your way! 
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Felt this point.
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Checking in day 190.5!
Enjoying life on the farm! We go to bed listening to owls and wake up with the roosters. My daughter is obsessed with the chickens. We raised these when we were here 6 months ago. I cant believe this one lets my daughter pick it up and carry it around! Oh and so many eggs my daughter is in heaven.
@Harold Happy Birthday!
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So glad to hear you’re enjoying yourself there. Perhaps the thought of staying won’t be just a thought 
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I could stare at this photo all day. So comforting 
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Yes! I wish. Although we are staying in a camper LOL we are glamping. My grandma lives in a double wide on the property like 12 feet away. I go have coffee with her in the morning. My mom has 2 foster kids who love to play with my daughter and my brother lives here too! Its like a little compound here. I think its like 50 acres. Beautiful in the spring and summer but pretty cold right now. Like 40degrees. Feels good to be with my family.
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