Wow!!! I didn’t even realize it was 4 weeks!!! Thank u for being so observant! I was so focused on 1 month coming up that I didn’t even realize that I had 4 weeks 
Omg!!
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72 days… been cleaning house, been bored, been studying, been restless… My friend came for lunch yesterday and helped with some heavy stuff I needed help with, very grateful for that…,he brought beer and drank it and left one in the fridge, I had just put down tobacco,again, for 2 days, … Felt restless, uncomfortable, poured the beer away he left in the fridge and got another pack of tobacco… rather that than anything else… Having a wierd and annoying pre-monthly, eating way too much shit cos I’m bored and restless 
… I’m so grateful im sober… Must do a meeting tomorrow…
… Grateful for the sanity, and hearing the birds singing.
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I have been waiting 
Edit - and think what progress that is! Instead of constantly checking the clock, sober time is passing without u even noticing!
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Day 276. Rotten day. Senior work colleagues seem to conveniently fail to communicate with us junior ones. Something occurred that automatically canceled a morning of meetings but nobody bothered to tell me! 
I feel totally disrespected. Last week they decided to hold meetings and vote for things without me.
Six year old has a fever. Got in a huge fight with my wife, she has now left to go cool off. Geopolitical events are really depressing and my heart is breaking for the victims of the war. Man, these are just triggers galore.
Sorry for the negativity. Thanks for allowing me to vent here. Hope everyone is doing well.
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All that sucks big time 
. Just gotta breathe and keep going.
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Checking in on Pi Day and wishing I had pie! It’s been a little rough lately, but I’m trying to keep positive. My son is having difficulty at school. I got him diagnosed as having ADD, I hate to see him struggle. And all of my work projects have been frustrating!!
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Day 11 (Almost two weeks!!)
I’m having a ok day. I had therapy and we talked about some of my drinking triggers. So at least I’m aware of some of them now. I am working on keeping up a skin care routine, so far it’s going well. This year will be the first year in two years that I will be sober for spring, and I’m excited to get my garden going. I feel like I’m actually making progress. Which is huge for me cause I have a habit of never thinking I’m making progress or thinking I’m not doing enough to continue being sober. I do need to work on my sleep schedule though. Any tips about sleep besides the usual don’t drink caffeine and don’t use alot of technology before bed?
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Hey, I’m sorry your having a rough time but you can do this 
maybe turn off the news for a few days and stay off social media sites that have alot of news on it for a few days to just to cool off.
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Checking in
Day28
530pm here and supper is going. I was really feeling tense and emotional today. Getting frustrated with my dreamcatcher bcuz things weren’t going as I wanted them to go. Normally I fight and try to make it work and end up getting more frustrated. I told myself I needed to stop. I got up, turned on some yoga meditative type of music and stretched my muscles and did some root chakra yoga poses to ground myself. Then I did some cleaning. Connected with my HP. Now I feel better 
Sometimes when I do activities to help me de-stress or get rid of a craving, I expect them to work right away. And honestly (for me anyway), these activities take time. Often times, I get more frustrated and upset if I expect them to work within 5 or 10 min, and they dont. That was happening today. But I just kept at it and relaxed and before u know it my whole mood changed. I’m so relaxed and enjoying the +12 weather now. Windows open, chicken cooking, life is good right now.
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Thanks @Misokatsu @hazy @Lorelai @WitchyKitty. I am trying to remember to breathe. I should probably take a step back from media consumption, which has admittedly become a bit compulsive 
Going to grab some ice cream instead of a drink.
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So awesome for 11 days!! 
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Try to have a routine. You can look up sleep hygiene… Here’s an example.
I have heard that if you go to bed later than 10:00 p.m. you don’t get as good a quality sleep and that you should try to get up the same time every morning even on your days off. I’ve used melatonin plus before and it works really well for me.
Also chamomile lavender tea really helps me except it if I drink too much tea before bed I’m up in the middle of the night 
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Exhaustion and hunger almost got me today. I was sooooo close to having a drink…sooooo close. But I checked in here and reminded myself how much better in feeling. I also put the dishes and mess on hold for a moment and sat down to eat a salmon roll and a few chocolate chips:relaxed:. I’m taking some deep breaths… I’m less overwhelmed. I’m NOT drinking tonight 
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Day 175.
Had a great time yesterday being out and about, made it to bed at a decent time too.
Today has not been the greatest, not the worst either, just meh, a day. Had some bad dreams and have been trying to shake my thoughts all day, besides that I am ok.
I just can’t wait to go to bed tonight and wake up to a new day tomorrow.
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Hi! Classes are going great. The school is growing.
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Checking in at 74 days. I feel like it should be so much more. Guess I had to start somewhere and as I tell people, you can’t rush recovery. (Different kind, but same concept). I need to listen to myself
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