# Checking in daily to maintain focus #31 (Part 2)
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Created:** [July 1, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718 "2021-07-01T22:19:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@system](https://talkingsober.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/1 "2021-07-01T22:19:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Checking in daily to maintain focus #31 (Part 1) - #2591 by Dolse71](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-1/120120/2591).
Previous discussions:
- [Checking in daily to maintain focus #31 (Part 1)](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-1/120120)
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### Author:  [@Dazercat](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dazercat)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/3 "2021-07-01T23:08:13Z")
Hey Fleur
@Misokatsu
I had a few rough milestones getting to where I am. But the 1 year mark was not one of them. Maybe because my 11th month was in December and I had been practicing all year to get through my first Holidays sober. And then my 1 year milestone. And you bet your ass I celebrated. Celebrated right here on TS where people understand. Told my wife and kids and a couple of other friends and they were very proud of me. It was real smooth and I was just so dang proud of myself and what I accomplish. I didn’t really give a shit what others thought. Because it is a BIG DEAL. so don’t over think it. Coast in with happiness and pride.
🙏🏻❤
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### Author:  [@Girlinterrupted](https://talkingsober.com/u/Girlinterrupted)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/4 "2021-07-01T23:36:43Z")
@pdebs
> [@Checking in daily to maintain focus #31 (Part 1)](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-1/120120/2566):
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> 😂 Beth, you are a crack up! But seriously, TRUTH!
> Also, I am so behind too! I always have to get to the very bottom before I post any so that I don’t post repeats lol.
Well, you have no idea how much I appreciate this. As a very sophisticated and distinguished meme farmer, nothing puts a bee in my bonnet more than duplicate memes. Think people, think!!! 😂😂😂 Then when you go through 800 memes and someone posted the one you were going to, ugh! Meme farming is not for the faint of heart. It takes grit.
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### Author:  [@Lisa07](https://talkingsober.com/u/Lisa07)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/5 "2021-07-01T23:46:30Z")
Congratulations @Olivia on 9 months and @DLS on 13 months. You ladies fucking rock!!
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### Author:  [@JLove](https://talkingsober.com/u/JLove)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/6 "2021-07-01T23:50:38Z")
Day 9. Had an amazing day. Even trying to talk myself into anxiety today didn’t work lol
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### Author:  [@icebear](https://talkingsober.com/u/icebear)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/7 "2021-07-02T02:43:19Z")
Second day 20 check-in. Some joker in my neighborhood is using an impact wrench or something at like ten pm and it’s driving me nuts. Who does that. 😆 Practicing equanimity. SERENITY NOW!
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### Author:  [@Joy](https://talkingsober.com/u/Joy)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/8 "2021-07-02T03:23:22Z")
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### Author:  [@Claartje](https://talkingsober.com/u/Claartje)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/10 "2021-07-02T04:02:31Z")
Checking in : day 6
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### Author:  [@KevinesKay](https://talkingsober.com/u/KevinesKay)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/11 "2021-07-02T04:21:10Z")
And I’m checking in. Day 63 for me. The Farmers market gig that my wife and I did today in our home town turned out better than planned.
This is the first day since March 2020 that our town allowed us to participate due to Covid-19. We did manage to make it through that summer, but we both were delighted to be back.
I got a call from 2 members of my balloon twisting team this week.
So far, we’ve only have one restaurant gig per week since January. But that’s going to change very soon.
I see good things for the future.
As for my recovery from NGS, today was not perfect. I did catch myself check out women a few times. But today was better than the day before.
As for my addiction to pornography, I’m still not white-knuckling it. That part is gone.
Praise the Lord. He is good.
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### Author:  [@Lilemm](https://talkingsober.com/u/Lilemm)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/14 "2021-07-02T05:39:20Z")
Checking in on day 7,starting to feel alittle stronger, day by day, but happy to not rush the process, have a blessed day all.
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### Author:  [@SoberWalker](https://talkingsober.com/u/SoberWalker)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/15 "2021-07-02T05:45:13Z")
Congratulations @DLS with the milestone! 🎊🎊Have a great day as well Donna.
**Day 1017**
My son went to town again yesterday to pick up his coat who was remained in the pub as well as the bike he borrowed from his dad to get at the party. Well the coat is back with his belongings still inside but the bike is gone 😓 It’s stolen.
Today a day of work ahead and playing drum in our band toninght. I’m going to drum all those bad emotions out, I do not want them ore need them.
Got downstairs this morning and was counting the keys to see if all my kids where in. When I went to sleep my 2 eldest still where out. One at work and the other one at the cinema (and getting his stuff back). I have to get back the trust that they are ok and alive since that phonecall from the hospital.
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### Author:  [@Olivia](https://talkingsober.com/u/Olivia)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/16 "2021-07-02T06:07:04Z")
Thank you @Lisa07 ! 🥰
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### Author:  [@Misokatsu](https://talkingsober.com/u/Misokatsu)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/17 "2021-07-02T06:10:01Z")
Day 325
Several drinking dreams recently, in them my sponsor being mad at me is a big thing, in reality my sponsor’s anger would be the least of my problems. tgif people.
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### Author:  [@Loops](https://talkingsober.com/u/Loops)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/18 "2021-07-02T06:17:42Z")
Day 92. First time I post about. Feeling good. My partner is trying as well, only 3 days for him but fingers crossed. I’m trying to quit cigarettes as well but it looks harder than quit alcohol. Still trying though. Thank you to everyone 😊
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### Author:  [@Alfa07](https://talkingsober.com/u/Alfa07)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/19 "2021-07-02T06:49:41Z")
On day 2 … checking in !
Reading your posts helps me a ton !
Thanks
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### Author:  [@Bomdhil](https://talkingsober.com/u/Bomdhil)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/21 "2021-07-02T07:43:28Z")
Day 8 . Sick and pretty sleepless. Patience. Grateful for being sober and this new opportunity
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### Author:  [@Bomdhil](https://talkingsober.com/u/Bomdhil)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/22 "2021-07-02T07:44:44Z")
@Alfa07🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Courage my friend!!!
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### Author:  [@Alfa07](https://talkingsober.com/u/Alfa07)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/23 "2021-07-02T07:48:11Z")
Thanks ! Same to you , be strong 💪🏻 🤗
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### Author:  [@Ray\_M\_C\_Laren](https://talkingsober.com/u/Ray_M_C_Laren)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/24 "2021-07-02T09:12:50Z")
This old guy just plodding along 12,709 days at a time , meetings make it easier keep on trucking
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### Author:  [@Mno](https://talkingsober.com/u/Mno)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-31-part-2/121718/25 "2021-07-02T09:25:16Z")
1. Coffee. I had planned to visit my favourite museum after they all were closed for over half a year. But I can’t find my national museum admission card 😭. So I have to come up with some alternative. I feel a bike ride will do. It has to be me time. Self care stuff.
I feel pretty good today. I think I dealt with the anxiousness I felt yesterday better than before, by facing it, examining it, by actually feeling my feelings instead of pushing it further inside, and numbing it with whatever’s available. Now I acted and got some stuff out of the way that actually caused my anxiousness. Therapy plays a big role in dealing better with my feelings. Being sober and clean is the prerequisite for this process. So happy and grateful to be just that. One day at a time. Together with you all here. Have as good a Friday as you all can friends. Don’t go it alone. Together we can do this. Love. Pic is the Rijksmuseum I won’t be visiting today. It will wait.
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