Checking in daily to maintain focus #27

I haven’t checked in for a while. Day 18 from last reset, but over all, one reset out of 73 days! Feeling good today. I’ve been down lately, letting the news bother me, but I’ve turned it off and moving on. Been doing lots of crocheting, immersing myself in learning the guitar, and keeping busy with work. Have a wonderful day everyone!

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Checking in, day 185.
I am at 2 weeks from my previous longest stretch of sobriety, which was 198 days back in 2018. Never been sober in the spring. Moving soon. It’s a lot. Gotta keep moving forward.
Hope everyone is having a good day,

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WOW, what a beautiful turnaround. In awe of your focus and determination. I know you’ve had rough patches (there’s a cream for that :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:), but you have always pushed through.

Love and admire your strength Shay! :star_struck::kissing_heart:

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I’m so impressed by your personal changes & your focus to make them … bit by bit, day by day and your ongoing choices. I’m jealous of your 600 days! Thanks for sharing & showing me it can be done with time, patience, and hard work.

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70 days!! Yesterday was st patty’s day and of course most everyone I know was drinking but thankfully I have a couple friends and my partner who could careless about all of that and just want to enjoy good company, have yummy food and have some good old fashioned fun, outside.
So that’s just what we did!! Got myself a bunch more edits but here is a couple from yesterday’s outdoor sober, fun!!

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Checking in on the morning of my 111th day without alcohol! It’s awesome to wake up after St. Patrick’s Day and not be hungover. I am pretty Irish, and I love this holiday. Turns out that singing “Ratlin Bog” is just as much (if not more) fun sober as it is when you’re drunk. This year I really felt more connected to the cultural aspects of St. Patrick’s Day that I love — music, food, the folklore. I felt more connected to my own ancestry and a land I’ve never been to but hope to visit someday. I hope everyone had a good day. I know the strong association with drinking on St. Patrick’s Day can be tough. :four_leaf_clover:

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I really love this message. Delighted for you. This message will help me to stay sober. Thank you. :pray:t2:

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LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! My feet are dancing :man_dancing:

Congratulations and Thank you!!! I am so friggin happy and proud!! :star_struck::partying_face::kissing_heart:

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I see it, Rob. It’s beautiful. :orange_heart:

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Checking in sober at the end of day 74.
It is/was my wife’s birthday today. I was a bit concerned that she would want to drink, but I’m delighted to say that she didn’t. She definitely thought about it, and there were moments that she almost went, but she did the right thing in the end.
This was the first occasion of any sort that we have marked without alcohol for years, maybe ever - and it was great. Much better than usual, and no hangover to look forward to. I bought gifts, which I don’t usually do, and I cooked dinner - which is equally rare.
Life is so much better now.
Have a great sober day, wherever you are.
Goodnight. :sleeping::zzz:

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Ha! No, it’s not bad at all! There are some meetings that are “camera on” required - I think to ensure no one is napping :laughing:

Hope you get a good chance to zone out for a bit today, Maggie-style. Thanks for your lovely presence in this place! :pray: :orange_heart:

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Day 280 clean and sober today. Congratulations to everyone hitting milestones and happy birthday @TSan! Prayers sent @anon60334405, love you too bro. Thank you @Mno and @M-be-free49! Primary focus is on regaining my physical strength. Started the other day and was able to do roughly 10% of what I used to do on a daily basis. I know that I will be able to get back to where I was before the surgery but dang it’s painful lol. Corey’s memorial is tomorrow and showing up is going to be the most courageous thing that I ever had to do in my life. The fear of seeing him in a casket is being overruled by the love I have for him. I hope everyone has an amazing day today, love you guys :sunglasses::metal:t2:

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Right there with you, amiga. Rough days happen, especially since we are fully feeling our feels. I woke up this morning after letting myself sleep in a bit longer and guess what? No hangover and no more migraine, either! Still a lot of sinus pain and pressure, but I can deal. I hope today is a better one for you, too.

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Day 39. I’ve been really drained the last few days. Always emotional and close to tears. Husband has been keeping his distance in his way to try to help. He never really has understood that when he takes a step back away from me when I’m so down its the least helpful thing that he can do. But, I get it, his defence mechanism for when I’d get blackout drunk and mean was to step away. Anyway, this is the most down I’ve felt these 39 days. But, I will be sober today.

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Day 192: Today is starting late for me, but so far so good(ish)…I’ll take it! And will take it easy. Some good news this morning - our governor here in Iowa announced that vaccine appointments will be opened up to all adults by the first week of April, contingent on availability of vaccines. I’m grateful! Really hoping people will continue to play it safe, though. Big love, TS amigos. :heartpulse:

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I love it when I pop on and you’ve all got great sober days and some major milestones so mentioning no names bc it incudes ya’ll… Well done, Be proud, Be grateful and Big yourself up bc your all amazing :tada::grin::pray:

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There’s a lot of great things about being sober. Too many to list. But not having hangovers is still on the top for me. It’s just incredible how I got hangovers constantly. I mean bad hangovers. But still drank the next day. WTF ? Who does that? (A sick person I guess with an addiction problem) I’m so glad to be off that vicious cycle. I love my mornings now. It’s actually my favorite time of day now.
Keep it up. It’s worth it and so are you.
:pray:t2::heart:

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Thank you :pray: Donna is taking a break. I’ll let her know you were thinking of her. :yellow_heart:

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Day :two::one::four: Sober and grateful :raised_hands::dizzy::sunny::v: I wish everyone a peaceful evening

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