Congratulations Carolyn 
Look at you go!! With 60 ODAATās
I love it 
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I know, I understand
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Hello everyone quick check in tonight Iām all ready for bed at 530 yuck.
54 days no alcohol
17 days no cigarettes
So happy to be sober and for all of you
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Second check in - I forgot to mention that my meet up yesterday with the FB plant group member was really lovely! We clicked and before I knew it an hour had gone by, great conversation, lots in common, and Iām excited to hopefully develop this acquaintance into a friendship! Couldnāt have asked for a better outcome.
Secondly, my trip to the acupuncturist was phenomenal. I truly have hope that Iāve found something to help with my migraine situation. I went in with bad head pressure and the start of headachy feelings and left pain free and feeling great. I sat in my car afterward with tears streamingā¦I think it led to an emotional release to be honest. Iāve got regular appointments scheduled and Iām so grateful to have gone out on a limb and given it a try. The practitioner and I talked about my medical history including alcohol use and mental health and she suggested that acupuncture can help in a whole host of these areas, too. I know itās not a silver bullet āfix,ā but if youāve ever considered trying (or even if you havenāt but are interested), Iād recommend it.
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Having a pretty good day not much going on have some anxiety. But other then that Iām good
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Iām so happy itās working for you, Rosa!!! Big hugs! 
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Congratulations mate 
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- Very early check in. Should be in bed and will be soon. Just canāt leave here without some shout outs.
@anon53116147 Stay here and stay sober and clean. I know you can do it. ODAAT for all of us.
@ShesGotMoxie Huge congrats on everything Carolyn! Good news, very glad to read it!
@Clarity Beautiful numbers and please know you ARE worth it Sarah. You deserve the best in life. You work hard for it too. Big hugs.
@Jfrat A full year! Enormous congrats!
@zzz Proud of you for keeping on friend. Yes it is hard. It gets easier though I can assure you.
@Wakikki Thatās catch 22, getting all anxious from thinking maybe your physical problems stem from anxietyā¦ Iām glad your bloodwork seems good friend. Congrats on being AF.
@EarnIt Iām happy to see you JenĆ©. One day at a time for you too right.
@CATMANCAM Keep going friend. Lots of admiration your way. And hugs. And love.
@RosaCanDo Happy reading your happy day amiga. Abrazos.
@MaggieDoe @RecoveringJP @ShadowFax Great going guys! Congrats!
@everybody Iām forgetting here: thanks for being here, thanks for fighting the good fight together, thanks for making me feel less alone. Weāre in this together. Sober and clean, or at least doing our very best to be just that.
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Great to see the pictures! Have a great time! The thought of a cruise sober is kind of scary still to me. Iāve been on 6 cruises. Love the experience, just need to separate the booze from the thoughts of cruising.
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Checking in
Substance free for 654 days
Super sugar free for 9 days
Life is still good, with not much going on but lots in the same breath.
Lately, I have been offered some great learning opportunities, situations like these I often would overlook in years past. The two main ones are with my girlfriend, who has cancer, and with my 14 yr old shepherd who is pooping and peeing all over the house. She is losing her back end but feels no pain. Fear and frustration are what have been coming up for me. I have narrowed it down to a lack of control in situations where I have an emotional investment. I am grateful to be learning so much about myself these days. Taking negative feelings and having the ability to redirect them inside to find out the cause is such a gift. For years I have run around blaming people, places, and things for all the dis-ease I was feeling inside myself. That whole āWhy is this happening to me?ā mentality is disappearing and being replaced with āWhat can I learn?ā I am not going to lie; there are days that I chant the Serenity prayer still just to get me through. It brings me back down to earth and reminds me that I do not have control over everything, which is 100% ok. It actually gives me peace around that thought.
I am starting to find joy in small things. Maybe I have been experiencing it for a while now but wasnāt aware that was my feeling. Whenever I imagined how " joy" would feel, it was a big emotion, but this feels deep and close to my soul. I find joy in my plants ( no surprise there ), and I found joy in watching the birds with my mom this afternoon. Never in a million years would I have thought I could sit for an hour and watch birds from a treehouse. I did though, and it brought me joy.
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Congratulations! 6 months is a big one !
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Wooohooooo
That my friend is a lot of back to back days.
Congrats on your recovery, very happy for you.
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It is such a privilege to read your postings. I always learn so much and am just grateful. I smiled to read todayās. Youāre quite impressive. 
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Congrats on 6 months!!
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Great job! Keep it up!
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- Tonight my brother came over and heās been sober every time Iāve seen him except tonight he tried telling me he wasnāt high but I know he was. My heart breaks for him. Heās going through a messy divorce and isnāt handling it well. He was ok at first because itās been a long time coming. But, then he found out she has a bf and has brought him around their children and it completely crushes him. He did get a lawyer and is fighting for joint custody but he needs pull himself together. I had told him before he couldnāt come over if heās using and I have to tell him again. I have to think about myself and all of my kids.
On another note my youngest son is 12 and recently had to switch schools because we moved to a new town. Well I got an email last week about his art class being very disruptive and the email served as a warning to all student that if they acted out in class and werenāt listening they would be getting detentions. Me not thinking it was my son because 1. heās new to the school 2. heās always been really good in school. I talked to him that same night about the email and told him he needed to listen no matter what and he said I know Mom I listen. I was good with that because heās given me no reason to think otherwise. He came home that night with a detention for talking to loud in class
. Then, today I got a call from the assistant principal and he got in trouble again. This time he went to the restroom and took the paper towel got it wet and threw it onto the wall 
. I was so embarrassed when she called, Iāve taught my kids better then that. Or so I thought. I called my other brother and asked him if he could make some time to come and talk to both of the boys about listening and the importance of school. I was in tears when I called him. Itās times like this I really miss my husband and wish he was here. I know weāll get through it and Iām grateful I have my brother and my Dad to help out with guy stuff when we need it.
We all fight our past at some point and grieving has always been my weakness. I would use my grief as an excuse to use. Iām so happy I donāt have to do that anymore. Does it hurt?ā¦yes. Is it hard?ā¦yes! Can I cope?ā¦HELL YEA! No more escaping. I feel all the feels and Iām ok. Weāre ok. But, I still miss him dearly. Thank you for listening TS fam
have a goodnight.
P.S. Itās storming here in lower Michigan. I should sleep good tonight
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brilliant to see, congratulations 
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