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Day 389.
Glad I didnât gulp prosecco like I imagined doing, after the stress of last weekend.
Things are gonna take time as I work through some stuff, but gak â Iâd be in quite the different headspace if Iâd added alcohol to the mix. I do have to remind myself of the âworstsâ of it from time to time, and I have no shortage of those.
On the âbest ofâ list? Spending Friday night sober. Catching up with pals on the phone and I donât have to pretend Iâm not drinking. Catching up here with all of you. Listening to a fine, loud thunderstorm! And tucking in early with my book. Simply delicious. Deliciously simple.
Letâs add another day to the âbest ofâ list tomorrow, hey friends?
Gânight, sweet sober dreams and days to all. 
@Aybee and @Mno will be in my head for dayzzzzz now!
@Hailstrom beautiful post. Congrats on your year cig-free.
Congrats on 6 whole months @YeeYeeViking ! Yep, worth it.
@Chiron Happy Birthday, lady! I love the card 
and always love your posts.
@CATMANCAM thank you for your lovely comments always! And I know you will be fine on your trip. Like you said to me: it might be tough, but you are stronger.
@anon53116147 proud of you, Mike.
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I like this guy on the app, search for him, davidji.
He is a brilliant author. And his voice is easy to listen to on his meditations.
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This is the app my Dr suggested I use, itâs good!
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Check in on day 29,not much to report home after break away with kids enjoying a chilled one looking forward to 6 weeks of spending time making memories with them now there off school. X been exercising to build myself bk up as my muscle wasted away in bed for 2 weeks I felt so weak , lost 9 inches alll over body n feel better for it. X have a blessed day
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Ah yay! Its so good ! Its better than calm and headspace 
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The more distance I get, and the more I see the downsides for what they are, the more I canât believe what I used to do.
I got up, went out to work - dealing with whatever stresses that threw at me, to earn the money to take to the supermarket to buy alcohol to poison myself with. If I watched a version of that on a TV show, I would switch it off for being so stupid that it was not a credible story line. And I did that for over 30 years.
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Morning all. Checking in on day 100 
I havenât been as active on here; keeping screen time down and being busy I suppose, but I scan through everyoneâs updates and feel so proud.
Itâs officially the summer holidays now and Iâve had my last day of work. I move in 11 days so Iâm in a strange transition period. Itâs odd. When I started that job I was married and thought I knew what life would be. As I leave it 4 years later I am single and about to embark on a huge adventure. Iâm happier and more myself than Iâve ever been, I think, and it had taught me that you can never really plan life.
Today Iâm attending a friendâs wedding and tomorrow a music festival. Both will be sober. I will be the designated driver for both as well and quite enjoy that role.
Iâm really proud of my 100 days but already know that I have a huge test coming up: new colleaugues-to-be are talking about dinners/nights out/trips to vineyards once we have arrived in our new country. Iâm going to.have to establish my stance on drinking early on and be strong to stick to it.
I donât want to be seen as boring though. And I want to meet new friends and establish a social circle. I know drink is often a huge part of that. And I know now that not drinking doesnât make someone boringâŚbut I used to think it did and I know others will see me that way.
I suppose I will just have to see it as a challenge to prove them (and my past self) wrong 
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Congrats!!!
I was amazed to find out that my friends didnât care if I drank or not. It seemed like I had always been the instigator, egging everyone on to get loaded with me. Go figure.
Hopefully you will have the same experience with your colleagues and they wonât think twice about you not drinking.
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Thank you @Its_me_Stella 
My friends here have been great about it. So youâre rightâŚhopefully setting out who I am early on with new people will be okay too 
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Day 12. Today is leg day 
. Catching up with one of my mates from rehab after though, havenât seen her for ages so really looking forward to it. Have a wonderful day everyone
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Haha not bad buddy 
When ya start feeling differences youâll thank every second 
Iâm still lost atm tbh, collecting my scattered thoughts and strength to guide me on where I failed before. Not much to say here today, so much to think over I feel⌠Too late to give up, too early to walk free, idk, just anxious what my future holds⌠Enjoy your blessed days people 
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Checking in on day 6 
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Tell me about 
You sound just like me. Except I had the booze where I worked so I didnât have to wait to get off work.
Congrats on your 200 days again Tony.
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Iâve been gyming for years mate but leg day can still go and fuck itself 
. Plus I climbed a mountain on Monday and played 18 holes of golf on Thursday, my legs are ruined! Have a good weekend buddy 
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I was thinking about you just now and wondering how your last day had gone. Didnât realise that you were on the cusp of 100 days, too. 
Just own being sober when you get out there. People will be impressed. Particularly if you still get involved in all of the social stuff and donât isolate yourself. Put yourself in their shoes. If someone else came into your world and didnât drink, but was a good friend, a good colleague, and good fun, youâd think they were great. Youâve got an amazing opportunity to present yourself in whatever way you want to. Think it through and do it. Donât forget that youâve got that superpower of a clear head, and the fact that you can now trust yourself to do what you set out to do.
Hope it all goes well.
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Congratulations on you 100 Days A.
What an exciting time in your life. So happy for you and your new adventure. Glad you checked in.
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Oh my lord. Booze at work? How on earth did that work? That would have been the route to ruin for me.
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