Having an early night. Appt to see a teeth specialist tomorrow morning. Will get the yay or nay on whether a tooth can be saved. A stark reminder of my bad dental hygiene in my final drinking years. Sigh.
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Checking in sober after a great day off. I took an art class today and we learned how to make Mandalas. How incredibly therapeutic this creative outlet is!! Anyway, here is a picture. I definitely suggest it if anyone is looking forward to a creative outlet that is calming and focused.
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Daily Check In ā 30 Days alcohol free / 276 days cannabis free
And thatās all for tonight, friendsā¦ Iām tired and going to bed but gotta get that check in first!
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Iām late, but this is huge! One whole year! You have weathered a whole lot of storms, gracefully and graciously andā¦ sober. Thank you for sharing your days and your journey. Congratulations, lovely! 
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Day 428.
Had a sudden flashback to the before time, when I would keep a little running tally in my mind each day of all the reasons/excuses/justifications to pour the first glass. (I think because Iām back in the office and around others with same thinking?) But with that mindset? I never came up short! Seems so simple, but itās really the bedrock of my sobriety: there is no relationship between any one thing happening - good or bad - and pouring a drink. None. (Unless weāre talking coffee after the morning alarm goes off!). Simple, fundamental, and not up for debate. Good thing, or Iād be in bad shape after yesterday, let alone last week.
How about we indulge ourselves in another sober day tomorrow, hey friends? I know we have at least another day in us. Letās make it a good one. 
Gānight, big love to all.
@anon9289869 Aw friend, you have so much going on. Please be gentle on yourself! Hugs.
@CATMANCAM same thing - please be gentle on yourself! you have made such good strides, they are not undone. Hugs to you too.
@Complicatedmama So excited for you! Congrats and good luck with the move.
@MagicILY back up to 30 days. well done!
@icebear congrats on 80 days! One day at a time, they are a-stacking-up!
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Its getting better again, itās going with ups and downs and Iāve learned to come here right away when I feel that itās going less. It keeps me on track. Thanks for asking 
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Checking inā¦
611.87 days substance free
3 days sugar free
Saw this and thought I would share.
Congrats to everyone for still being here.
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Still canāt believe itās been over a year since that frightful night. I was drunk on my way to pick up and hit someone. They were airlifted and survived thank God. I was arrested for my third DUI this time with GBI. I was looking at prison time. The DA offered me one year county jail with 6 years prison term suspended. 5 years formal probation with no ER. I took it knowing the risk of relapse and my lifelong history of it. Due to COVID-19 I served only 19 days of that one year county sentence. God has been merciful to me. I cannot take that for granted. I need to stay sober. The violation is not worth going to prison. I was given a chance at freedom and I need to make good choices. This disease, or illness, I donāt know what it is, is strong. It wants to bring me down and ruin my life. I need to stay sober for myself and my family.
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248 days
Quick check in, starting then 8 day covid testing at a school today, nice to earn some money whilst waiting on other jobs.
Have a good day all
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Checking in, still sober and nicotine-free. Itās good to be back, I missed you guys.
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Checking in at 39 days sober.
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Thatās good to hear claartje!!
Here a tired check in. I went to try out working yesterday for the first time alone on the job and had to put in 10hrs to finish the flooring. My body really objected after like 5 hours and that Was to be expectedā¦ in fact the doctors said that work was pretty much not really good but I have to with my income couse the holes in the refrigerator want filling aswell.
Plus I canāt afford the healthy food diet without the extra income .
But the feeling that the body really is exhausted and you want or need to do more sucks.
With the wrong diagnosis for over a year and the sitrep atm itās all but certain what future brings but basically the insurance wonāt pay for my progressive other diagnose, witch they will pay for when it progresses and I collapseā¦ So the doc is trying to get the paperwork a bit altered so I can be operated shortly couse the way this goes is waiting on a tikking bomb while operating now even would be cheaper in the end.
Enough bout that,
To everyone a good morning
@Dniz big up,
@Its_me_Stella , love your post
@Tomek , sup champ? Missed you 2
@Iwebt looks to be going the right way isnāt it !
@M-be-free49 I guess youād have at least the rest of your life to do right. The flashbacks can really trigger and suck thoug but you got it under control, keep ya head up, mind straight and heart strong
@mno good morning friend ! Sending positive vibes
@lisa07 keep us posted
@DLS howās it going over there
@Alisa , you ok today ?!
@Girlinterrupted , my mind thought of you yesterday and really hope you are doing and going strong! Just guess wanna say , youāre a great person
Love you clannies , bless
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- Second coffee. One late shift till my weekend. I feel some old fashioned procrastination creeping in. I really donāt feel like going to the gym this morning. But got to do something. Some retail therapy instead maybe. Iāll go the the jeans and sneaker outlets on the other side of town and see maybe thereās something there for me. I can do with some. Iāll go on my bike so Iāll have done something good for my body too. Have as good a day as you all can friends. Sober and clean. Love from my balcony on this first day of autumn (congrats on spring @apes2020)
@Tomek Great to have you back! And just as great youāre still booze and smoke free!
@Dniz Not important what we call it, important is we recognize it for what it does to us. It destroys us. Congrats on your continued sobriety.
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Sending strength, that really is a lot. I am glad u found the strength to share, hope u got some relief from it.
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Itās nice to see you with Nala and posting. Hoping for the best for you and your body, hope the paperwork will get done in your favor and youāll soon be restored to good health. Lots of positivity from here for that.
Iām fine, thanks for asking. If you thought I was in the hurricane, Iām not. Iām not near at all. I was just grateful for the help that the people got prior to and would get after it went through.
Have a good day @050Nl and thank you.
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Day 8 once againā¦.
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All is fine, enjoying some emotionally balanced day.
Iām sorry that you have such rough time with the medical issues though. Hang in there!
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Good morning friends, day 291!
Got to sleep in a bit today. Errands to run and I think weāre going to go to breakfast as well.
Have an awesome day! I am going to do mine sober!
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