Day 276 here, have a great day everyone.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
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Hi everyone. Day 12. Feeling great.
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@Dragonflygirl82. So sorry for your loss. Sweet picture! Your uncle reminds me of a rocker from the 70s but I donāt remember who. He looks kind. You obviously love(d) him. As for your sister? Unkind. And so much more about her than you! Feel better today, I hope.
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Day 3 sober. A good talk with a friend suffering from the same addiction
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Iām very sorry Courtney. Hugs
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Screen shot of 123.45?
Just kidding. Kind of.
Have a great day 
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Checking in at the end of day 73.
Went to buy my wife some gifts for her birthday after work today. It is her birthday tomorrow.
It is years since I have bought her a gift for any occasion. She usually just gets herself stuff that she likes and keeps it to one side for birthdays, Christmas, etc. Sheās done the same this time, to be fair, but she will also have a few extra little things from me.
I am frequently being surprised by the things that I can now be bothered doing, and the clarity with which I now see things. I am also regularly ashamed of how I was before, whilst ticking along and thinking I was doing ok being a decent bloke.
Life is just better now. I hope my wife thinks so too. She is still talking about going back to the booze at some point. Hopefully she will realise that everything is better when we donāt drink.
Have a great sober day, wherever you are.
Goodnight. 
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Sorry to hear this Courtney. Lovely picture. I know that whether to tell your grandfather or not is a dilemma. As a volunteer for the Alzheimerās Society (Dementia Friends Champion) I am advised that it is not helpful to tell people of their loss if they are likely to forget it. Memories can come back, but it sounds as though he would only remember about his sonās passing for a short while and would need to be reminded. Each time he is told he would go through grief again. Best wishes and condolences. 
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Gosh Iāve struggled again today. Had an argument with my boyfriend before I left for work so had another day filled with anxiety. However even though I thought about a drink after work. I did not stop at the store to buy one. Day#10 keeping strong (trying to lol)
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Day 305. Iām taking a trip by myself next week. I feel strong in my sobriety but there will lots of opportunities to drink while Iām away. So Iām going to check-in daily to keep myself accountable.
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Day 279 clean and sober today. When I was paying my rent yesterday to the treatment center that I rent my apartment from, I sat and talked with the director for quite awhile about sobriety and recovery and whatās been going on. Long story short he said he would like to bring me on as a peer support specialist which is the entry level position to becoming a counselor at the program I graduated from. He said they need me to have a year sober under my belt and that when I do theyāre going to bring me in. Iām actually super excited about the opportunity and was thinking about maybe doing something like that with my life. It would be selfish for me to have walked through so much darkness in my life and not use my experience to help others I think. Rehearsal went amazing last night and everything is sounding so beautiful!! Thank you for all of the love,!prayers and support, love you guys 
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Sorry for your loss Courtney, prayers for peace and strength heading your way
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Day 172/46. Itās my 42nd birthday, and being sober on my birthday actually isnāt out of the ordinary (I feel about St. Patrickās Day much like Liz Lemon on 30 Rock: you just need to stay home and wait for Hurricane Shamrock to pass). Iām grateful to have made it through another year on the planet, but even more grateful that Iām nearly 6 months sober at this point. I hope yāall have a great afternoon/evening and manage to dodge gross green things!
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Happy sober birthday!
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Hey Court my condolences, I lost most of my family in my 20s so I understand how difficult of a time it can be.
As far as your tattoo, fuck em, I got my ink for me, not to please anyone else. I got a rash of shit because my tattoo has my grandmothers name in it, by my own parents.
If you need anything or just need to rant talk or cry, donāt be afraid to reach out
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