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Checking in sober and happy, having morning coffee late because No work so No alarm and slept til I woke up of my self, love it! I have been working much lately so its so nice to dont have an alarm in the morning.
Going to use the weekend to relaxe and get stuff done at home. Getting out of the house and get fresh air, but its getting cold outside now, only 2°C 
Happy birthday @Mno, hope you have a great day! 
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@Mno Happy Birthday 
Checking in on day 48. I am full of gratitude this morning. My husband and I are traveling this weekend for a friendâs wedding. I usually have a drink to âsteady my nervesâ flying, and I was happily sober and not anxious for take off. Last night was the rehearsal dinner, at a bar. I asked the bartender to make me something âdelightful and nonalcoholic,â and I got a lovely drink. Several people asked what I was drinking and a few who were also sober ordered it as well. It was really fun and so nice to not feel singled out for being the sober one in a bar. Around 10, the vibe changed and people were getting drunk, so I went ahead and came back to the hotel. My husband stayed behind to party. I woke up at 4 am to his glucose monitor alarming. He was passed out with a blood sugar of 49. I had to wake him up to eat. I am grateful for the technology that can alert me to danger. I am grateful for my sobriety, which allowed me to take care of him. I hope that my husband, who has been a problematic drinker our entire 22 years together, will soon realize he canât be a âmoderateâ drinker, and his drinking could kill him. If I werenât sober, I would have âsleptâ through his alarm, as he was doing, and he could have died.
I am grateful for everyone who comes here to post and share. Your stories and your journeys have supported me through my sobriety so far and I am thankful for you all.
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Day 498. still paralyzed with all the things I have to do, and I get nothing of them done - but then I get with hyperfocus on stuff that I donât have time for!
Anyway, feeling okay, a bit of anxiety. I really need to get forward with the neuropsychiatric evaluation or at least get some temporary counselling to be able to get at least SOMETHING done that I am supposed to.
But⊠Going to see ice hockey today, 6th live match after restrictions damn ice hockey makes everything better 
we are gonna also get SHL and NHL channel subscriptions so then can also see the away games / just fill out my whole life with ice hockey 
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Happy Birthday my dear friend 
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@mno Happy Birthday to you, have a wonderful time sharing your celebration
@CATMANCAM we always think we have done worse then we actually have with interviews, but itâs done, you did it, well done, relax time 
My hair appointment today got rescheduled for Monday. So heading to beach today I really cannot wait, long walk, fish and chips fresh air.
Got Monday off work so 3 days of recharging.
Have a good day all 
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Gefeliciteerd Menno en geniet van je dag! Heel veel plezier vanavond! 
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Congrats on 500! It sounds like youâre in a pretty good place right now, Iâm happy to hear it.
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@Mno I hope you have a good day today after that nightmare of a shift last night. Youâve certainly earned your day off and I hope you have a nice birthday. Youâre such a special person and I am so glad youâre here.
Checking in, up at my regular wake up time on a Saturday without alarms or anything - this is a sign that my sleep habits are improving and that is a relief. Even after trying to stay up a bit later, couldnât keep my eyes open and got a great nightâs rest. I am reminded of the days of heavy drinking for the weekend and starting off with a bang Friday night, waking up Saturday feeling like caca and starting all over again. No thanks.
Last week was exhausting, but fulfilling. Bunny-sitting duty takes about an hour and a half out of my morning each day and at first I felt like I should be able to accomplish my typical to-do lists, but by the time I get back and then walk Miss Lupe itâs practically lunch time and half the day is gone. So mid-week I really had to adjust my expectations for myself, better said I had to release most of my expectations and just let the day go how it would go. By yesterday I kinda got that flow figured out and I adjusted weekend plans accordingly - we will postpone our hike to tomorrow which is fine because the weather will be gorgeous all weekend. When I was drinking and early into my recovery journey (filled with anxiety) I resisted changing plans and absolutely abhorred last minute things popping up. I am managing these things (that are part of life!) much better these days. That doesnât mean I have to say âyesâ to everything like my partner tends to do, but I am much more open to what happens organically now.
Happy weekend, amigos. Donât drink/use! It ainât worth it. Much love 
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Hey all, checking in on day 510. I hope everybody has a good weekend!
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Van harte gefeliciteerd! 
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Hi everybody, checking in on day 94. So grateful this morning to be waking up hangover free⊠I canât believe it but once upon a time I let my kids be a trigger for me to use/drink now I just roll with the normal kid stress. Like getting me up before noon lol.
Missed a meeting last night but will try to go tonight on Zoom.
Wish everybody a clean and sober 24!
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Right on! Thatâs awesome! Iâm glad u stayed sober 
itâs such an empowering feeling when we can get thru something sober! Hope u have a great day today!
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Day 2
Woke up in a messed up mood. Had using dreams last night so I work up disoriented. And then I get a text from my supervisor at my job about my client and her current situation and I began dreading my day. My client has a combination of mental health and an intellectual disability. She has quite severe behaviors. This current situation she is in is the same setup for what happened last time I worked with her not long ago when she slammed my coworker laptop on the floor breaking it, broke his $1000 glasses, dumped the contents of his bag on the floor, trashed her place, punched him in the face a few times, and then AWOLED without shoes or jacket. And here I am trying to pick up the pieces (literally) and de-escalate the situation, while following her to make sure sheâs safe. But she was too irrational to take a PRN (a med to help calm her) or to listen to me and I really didnât feel like getting hit 
Anyway, so bcuz of these events I was super grumpy this morning and ended up being cranky toward me hubby. He told me he didnât like that and now I feel awful. So I did make amends with him bcuz itâs not fair that I displace my anger or frustration or whatever on him. Going to turn this day around. Maybe sit outside my workplace for a few min before I go in and do some breathing exercises or something hope everyone has a fabulous Saturday! Hugs 
Oh and I will stay clean and sober today⊠gonna really practice my self care
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Sounds like a big olâ plate of comfort food!
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Right?!!! Yes plz! 
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Happy Birthday Menno!! Hope you have a wonderful day!!
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I live in SC and the rain, wind, and cold arrived today. Just blech! Conjuring up ideas for something comforting for tonight! 
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Okay so I sat at the bus stop and did a 5 min guided meditation and deep breathing. Got into work and my client is slightly agitated but nothing too extreme. I feel like I can support her through this. And I realized after my last post, how selfish it was to think the way I did. This isnât about me⊠its about my client and me being a support for her. It honestly must be hard to live with the conditions she lives with. I see her struggling and it hurts me to see that bcuz she is a wonderful caring person. Iâm glad Iâm here at work. Iâm glad sheâs happy to see me. And no matter what happens, I will do my best to be the best support for her that I can be
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