That’s awesome!!
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Good morning! Day 4.5 ~ my 10 year old was having a really rough emotional morning getting ready for school. It was nice to be present and supportive without nursing a raging hangover for a change.
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You Rosa have been instrumental for me. You inspired me and also at times, I wish I could wrap you up and heal your sad days. You’ve inspired me to be a plant mom. I now have very healthy succulents, apothos, pink flamingos, polkadot plants, coleas, snakes, African violets, Christmas cactus, oxalis, orchids, fiddle leaf figs, peperomia, aloe and moses-in the cradle. NONE of which I had 500 days ago. I knew nothing about plants. I plan to get a Hoya when we move and name it Rosa. Thank you. it’s amazing how a small window into someone’s life can have such an impact on someone else.
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Hi all Kat here checking in day 289.
Things are ok I am able to work and function ok, must have shower and do laundry tonight. I can do it.
Slept slept slept last night and missed meeting, ahhh will be nice when this funk ends!
Love you all
Kat
@anon53116147 I work as a support worker in a nursing home it would be good for you to get back to it!
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Checking in back on Day 1 
. I was having a rough week and on Wed & Thursday I drank. Didn’t make it to day 22 
. I’m not going to beat myself up, I’m human. I have never got to day 21 before, that’s HUGE! No reason I can’t go longer. I didn’t even enjoy it. I kept thinking I’m going to disappoint my new friends and supporters (you).
I dumped remaining vodka, went to store hungry and bought a bunch of food and Powerade. Also ordered a tortilla press from Amazon, always wanted to try to make my own. Maybe someday I will have something that looks decent enough to post on Foodies Unite.
Thank you for reading and for your support, I thank God every day for finding you. We CAN and WILL do this together! 
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Aww @maxwell you were doing so well. Did you reach out here before picking up the bottle? What led to this downfall? Try to learn from it and stack up those days again one day at a time
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My inner voice took over (her name is Bitch). I knew I was slipping, but I don’t think anything/one could have stopped me. It’s okay, I do try to see the positive in most things, and I’m thankful that I slipped on Day 22 and not day 222.
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Well im glad youre trying again and back here. I love reading your contributions
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Thank you 
, that made my day! I plan on sticking around for the long haul this time.
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Just get back up and try again. You did the right thing pouring the rest out. Be proud of that. Prayers to you.
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5 days away from 5 months AF!!
Woo hoo! I am so thankful and proud. My partner quit and he is at 61 days AF. I feel like he is toying with the idea of “moderation” with a few beers here and there (instead of liquor). I know I’m better off with NONE. And I know moderation with the best intentions is a slippery slope back in to hell. Alcohol serves me in no way, and never has. I can’t explain how amazing it feels not to wake up with debilitating anxiety any more. Not worrying about what I did or what I said.
FREEDOM
Stay strong everyone! 
And much love to this amazing Community of support and sharing your journeys. It’s not easy but it’s soooo worth it.
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That’s so awesome. Congrats!! 
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Emily, I am in happy tears! I never would have expected to have such an impact. Your words have made my heart grow three sizes today (a la The Grinch 
) And you are so right about the small window that this forum opens for us into the lives of others who are just like us, especially when we have felt so alone. I appreciate you so much for sharing today because you have given me a gift of that extra motivation to strive to be better version of me everyday but to also see the value in myself today and I thank you for that. I am so excited for you and what the future holds - endless possibility and it sounds like a happy, content and fulfilling life.
It makes me so happy to hear about your transformation into super plant mom!!! I hope you’ll share a photo of your Hoya when the time comes 
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Hey guys. Checking day 17.
I am having an urge to PMO like right now. I am sweating and my head is spinning a bit. But I intend to stay sober because its the best for me.
Bubye guys. Much love.
Peace
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Fantastic.
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Morning Check In
Day 95
Wow have I missed alot of checkins! It’s good to see all the posts! Will have to fully read them all once I get home.
Today has been okay. It’s noon now and o did a good grocery shop just now. I decided to not wake up early to workout. My body was sore and I was feeling so drained from the past 4 mornings of workouts. My mind is telling me to feel bad about it but my heart is saying I needed the rest (which I truly did). Just really trying to focus on eating healthy and watching portion sizes. My binge eating hasn’t been AS bad lately. I’m trying to not beat myself up sooo bad when I do overeat during supper or later on in the evening (that’s my hardest time of day). Cuz if I feel sooo bad about it, I beat myself up, and then end up making it worse due to trying to cope with those feelings. I need to connect with my HP once I get home. I’m having very small urges to use. I think weather is the cause. It just feels like “using weather” 
Goung to do something grounding and positive today 
Hope everyone has an addiction free day
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I generally have music on in the background at all times.
Other thsn that i go for coastal walks as its a good distraction
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Obviously there is one.
I fell off the wagon after 90 days then was really really struggling to get over 3 weeks. It was a battle. I wasn’t determined. I am grateful I could surrender bc the suffering was overwhelming.
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I’m sorry you went through that I know I have to take it 1 day at a time, and today is a new Day 1! I’m motivated, I want to do it, doesn’t mean it will be easy, but nothing is that’s worth it! 
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Sorry to hear. Glad you’re back and that you sound resolved. Willpower most likely isn’t going to be enough, being here is great, but have you considered a recovery plan? Sometimes people call it a relapse prevention plan, but basically when you have had a slip, it’s a good time to write some things down that you notice in retrospect that lead to your decision to drink. You mentioned having a bad week, can you identify some specifics and how you can use other concrete ways of coping next time? Other tools you can reach for when the thoughts of drinking first start? No need to respond with this here, but just a thought for how to keep yourself safe going forward. My journal has been such an important tool and I have bookmarked things that I can turn to to read when things get hard.
Glad you’re back at it!
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