Checking in on day 9.
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This made me laugh 
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Day 125.
I hand two very vivid dreams last night. They were so realā¦ And its no surprise they were about a bird 
Iāve connected so deeply with the cockatoos that they have now infiltrated my dreams lmao
Its sunday. The last Sunday of winter! Its cold and rainy today so Iām going to put on my warmest snuggly clothes and boots and go out into nature and enjoy the morning rain because its going to start warming up now and I do adore a beautiful rainy day to go out and explore in 
Ive had a good last few days. My emotions have been stable. No random crying at Netflix cartoons
No urges or cravings the past few days. Feeling good
@Charlie_C your too young to retire! 
love the new aviator
@Rockstar24777 rob thinking bout you on the emotional days you must be feeling
@OldDogNewTricks kai month month nice! 
@liv_m Mel 30 days amazing 
@zzz just donāt drink. Donāt do it.
@Elvie welcome back.
@LeeHawk
lemon anything face stuffing yummm 
@Kmcc123 Iām so sorry Kevin
@Claartje how are you feeling now?
@MrsOdh soph you have always looked beautiful
This is the state of the weatherā¦ 
But first, coffee
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Girls came home and we got to bury the cat together. He was a wee lick so we all cried when looking at photos one of my daughters took with him just yesterday. My youngest, the son, doesnāt give a fuck about cats so he was ok and just wanted to show us how good he was at blowing big bubbles with a new toy.
Shit day and glad itās bed time. Take care everyone.
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Thank you very much April 
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27 Days No Alcohol / 273 Days No Cannabis
Checking in, it was a good Saturday. I woke up at 6 am and took my dog for a walk down to the bay at the campground where I am living for the summer. I came around a curve in the road and saw the sun rising over the trees above the pond. It was so brilliant. And when I got the bay it was just perfect. The air was cool and it was quiet and peaceful. Nobody was around. Just me and my dog and the early morning. I felt so lucky to live here and to be alive. During my drinking days, early mornings were unlikely to happen and if they did, Iād be dragging pretty hard. Iām grateful for moments like these.
Two social encounters things evening. Two campers who we met earlier this summer returned for the weekend and we went to catch up with them. They offered me a drink so I just politely declined and let them know I donāt drink so they offered me seltzer instead. Something I have noticed living here is that plenty of people drink regularly but nobody gets weird if you donāt. They just acknowledge it and move on and it doesnāt really change the vibe. Thereās very much an everybody can do their own thing and itās accepted kind of thing happening. Afterward we had dinner at our neighborās ā he made us these amazing dry-aged steaks. So freakin delicious. As a contrast to the earlier hang, he only had water and seltzer and no alcohol (I donāt know if he doesnāt drink at all or just doesnāt really keep it around, we didnāt get into it). It was nice to have a great dinner and no booze around just getting to know someone. It used to be such a crutch for those situations. Iām also reflecting on how it can be easy to have an attitude of like, well everyone drinks or that we are expected to drink in social situations. And then I had two encounters tonight ā one involving alcohol and one without ā and it was just completely chill in both contexts to not have a drink. Perhaps it could be that Iām also just increasingly comfortable with my own sobriety. Even though Iāve had resets along the way, Iāve been primarily alcohol free every day for over a year now. At this point, being a non-drinker is just who I am. I remember when I first really started engaging on Talking Sober, someone told me it could be helpful to identify myself as a non-drinker and I appreciated the comment but did not yet feel comfortable with that as part of my identity. Oh, how things have changedā¦
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gotta find humor in all this
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Thanks for sharing this and it sounds like a lovely day. May I ask where you are located? I think that there will slowly but surely we non-drinkers are going to become more of the norm. Some locations are better than others, but there is definitely a group part of our society that is choosing to be non-drinkers. Itās exciting to see.
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Letās hope, this movement of non drinkers spread fast and arrive in UK 
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Great job on your 30 days!
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Day 425.
Four and quarter. Iāll take it. 
Have just come off a stretch of work-heavy days, with some interesting (er, stressful) interpersonal dynamics in the mix. It still catches me off guard, when Iām on the other side of stretches like this, how much more doable it all is when I donāt turn those days into some kind of sh*tfest by drinking my way through them. I still fumble, for sure. Awkward, clumsy, sober, beautiful fumbles. In many ways, it feels like Iām still catching up on my life, how I couldāve been living all this time. And thatās okay. Itās my story, and Iām owning it.
So, bring on the sober fumbles. And bring on another day, hey friends? I know weāve got another one in us.
Gānight, big love to all. 
Double digits coming up for @LMolier1124 and @MolotovMoxie ! Amazing stuff.
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Checking in
608.82 days substance free
0 days sugar free
I reset my sugar counter today after being at a campfire last night and being offered a marshmallow to roast. My mind started saying āYou canāt have that, you arenāt allowed.ā Which is dangerous for me, I am not trying to deny my body of food with this counter I am trying to curb my addictive behaviours towards binging on sugar. Anyways, I challenged my thinking and I allowed myself a roasted marshmallow in all its gooey, sticky sweetness. It was way over the top in sweet level after having nothing sugary for 3 weeks but it was fun to be apart of the roasting āgameā. I felt nothing around that, no guilt, no shame, no anxiety, indifferent really so that was good.
I am finding a lot of value in conversations with other addicts in recovery latelyā¦ I find it so intriguing to listen to them, see where their thinking is after 8,9,17 years of recovery. How ingrained certain things seem to become in everyoneās heads. The things we all seem to lean on. The things we all need to remember, forever.
Looking forward to waking up tomorrow with another clean day to notch on my belt. I never thought I was deserving of a life that felt like this let alone thought I would be able to live it. For the people who are struggling believe in yourself, you really do deserve the freedom. I know I felt like I was getting everything I deserved while I was suffering for all those years, I honestly felt I was such a piece of shit I had earned that. When I was deep in active addiction, that thinking was hard to overcome. So if you canāt say it for yourself, I will say it for you. Nobody deserves thatā¦ we all deserve some freedom, even you.
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Wooohoooo!!!
30 days in a freaking rowā¦ e.v.e.r.y d.a.y!
Super job, very happy for you.
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Early check in on day 1029.
Will be another rainy Sunday, autumn is there. Cats are fighting. Thinking about turning the heating on but wtf itās still August.
Being sober, recalling what happened yesterday, thatās always a win.
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Im feeling better , still sober , ty
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15 days sober 
ive been for a nice dog walk so far, going to go spend one of my gift cards i got at christmas that every weekend since getting it ive been to hungover to want to go!!!
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245 days
@OldDogNewTricks well done on your 30 days, onwards and upwards
@Kmcc123 i am sorry to hear about your cat, our pets are sorely.missed when not around.
Wide awake ready for a new day, never tire of the appreciation of a clear head and no soul destroying hangover. Off for a short dog walk, then Body balance gym class. Bought some fence paint so will start that today. My first job in getting house sale ready (its a long to do list). And having a good old roast dinner not had one for agesā¦
Have a good day everyone 
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So do i Eric! Thank you 
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Checking in on Sunday morning. Sober and grateful 
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