Checking in on day 14. Feeling pretty good today. Debating on whether I will take a walk or just stay snuggled up with my girls. 
Pretty sure I’m going to stay snuggled up. Have a great day everyone. It’s Friyay!!! 
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@Briella1 thank you for the encouragement! Day 3 . I need to discover WHY I keep cheating myself and I don’t take a clear determination in my recovery. Maybe I need to hit more rock bottom but I don’t want
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@Ray_M_C_Laren thanks for sharing!!! It’s so beautiful and uplifting
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Oh my, Ray! Thank you so much for sharing these pics. I bet you and your brother were quite the pair. This made my day, Ray!
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Day 406 clean and sober today. A friend of mine is coming over tonight and we’re going to cook dinner together. One of the day labor jobs canceled so I’m going to be short on money for a couple days but I’m sure something will pop up next week that I can do on my day off from the new job. So excited to start!!! Have a great day everyone, love you guys!!! 
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Happy anniversary @Ray_M_C_Laren!!!
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Wow so many good ideas for the future and congratulations on your one year off cigarettes that’s AMAZING!!! Great job @Hailstrom
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Huge congrats Ray 
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Day 342 
Happy and Sober Friday
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Checking in
572.28 days substance free.
I found this and it really hit home.
I remember clearly the way I was living 20 years ago it was far from photo number 1.
Today real growth for me looks like …
A clean house
Open blinds
Washing and putting away laundry weekly
Money in the bank
Stable relationships
Pre-planning meals
Interest in activities
Without recovery I would not be able to have any of it. I would still be living in filth, broke, avoiding people, unable to leave my house because of crippling anxiety, feeding my kid canned soup, wanting to die everyday.
I am grateful that isn’t my life anymore.
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Checking in sober. Take care
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Were you or your kids not Sesame Street fans?
The song and animation was the bomb. Each number got it’s own special extra animation, but here’s a small snippet of the main part
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Fantastic, Ray. Incredible numbers and great photos.
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Congratulations Ray! So much life in one post. Thank you for sharing. You and your wifey make such a handsome couple. I’m sorry about your brother.
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Checking in at the end of day 201.
Alcohol has barely crossed my mind today. Those milestones are tricky times, aren’t they?! Even when you feel settled on the surface, strange things are happening underneath. Anyway, done now for a bit. 
The Olympics starting today has given me a huge boost. Wall to wall elite sports with the youth of the world in the prime of their lives. Inspiring and entertaining at the same time. Love it. Up early tomorrow to watch. For once, we are in the right time zone. 
Have a great sober day, wherever you are.
Goodnight. 
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Or just surrender to recovering?. Admit you’re powerless over your addiction?. And don’t look back, just recover.
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Hey Mike, hope you have a lovely weekend. Eat well, sleep well, take your vitamins and don’t pick up 
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Must of been working that day. Don’t remember that one at all. 
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I am sad for you 
But also happy for you!
Congratulations on your fine numbers. Sesame Street would be as proud of you as we all are
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