I don’t suppose so, I just know it is huge progress Megan. Great going! Big congrats, that’s an enormous milestone for you.
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Thank you!!
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Thank you
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Hi, yes, definitely a good milestone to hit, bloody well done 
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Congratulations on your 50 days! Huge accomplishment, be ever so proud! @BrianP
I present you with a badge!
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So true and amazingly put.
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Haha I was going to find a “50” badge to post for Brian also! Congrats on the 50 days @BrianP definitely milestone worthy 
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Love your portrait! Happy sober labor snd delivery to you, not to mention motherhood with your new little one! @claire-lo So happy for you!
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Heya 
Checking in 75 days.
It’s really uplifting to read all of these sober day milestones. This forum really helps lift me out of this lonely place I’m stuck in. Reading all of your stories, hearing similar situations to my own. Even reading the struggles, I resonate with you all.
I hear my thoughts in your stories. And I feel encouraged to keep going with my sobriety seeing all these big numbers. 1,500 days, 2000 days… years. Its just awesome.
I can’t wait for alcohol to be a distant memory. To feel better in my mind and body again. I have so much work to do. And without alcohol it seems possible.
Thanks for listening, I haven’t really had much in me to connect and engage with anyone as of late. But I’m reading, and your all a big source of hope for me 
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Those lonely times can be hard. Some days it feels like you’re a… grapevine maybe? You ever seen a grapevine, how it grows? These little tendrils come out, tentative tendrils, and they wrap themselves around what they find (a fence, a trellis, a tree).
Imagine a grapevine that felt it had no frame to embrace. That’s a lonely feeling.
What’s your frame Alycia?
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Checking in day… just a sec let me go back and check… 13 
The conference went well and the song my wife and I wrote was very well received, the audience loved it, sang along. It was a lot of fun to be back doing music in person in the community. I miss it. Someone said I should write more songs. I think I should too. I’ve put it on my list; I’ll work it into my routine.
With the conference over I’m feeling relieved, like a weight has been lifted. It feels nice.
It also feels nice to have gotten a good workout in to start my day. 40 minutes, a combination of stretching and running, before 6:45. It felt great.
Today is about renting out one of our bedrooms (additional income to supplement for my wife and I, to guard against entrepreneurship income instability), mailing a birthday card to a friend, and sorting my files.
Take care folks. You matter and being present for yourself, in the moment, with all its uncertainties and possibilities, its anxieties and anticipation. It’s a journey, and it’s your journey, and no one can take that away from you.
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Hey all, checking in on day 729. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Matt. I’m not surprised you write songs. I have to tell you that I have thoroughly cherished all of your comments here. You seem to intuitively have the exact words to say to people in response to posts that help immensely. I’m not sure that you know that each one strikes chords in folk that they are not directed towards as well. Your wisdom is admirable. I really, really appreciate you. Thanks for being here. Thanks for speaking up. Thank you for helping me unknowingly.
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Checking in on day 401. This is my last transitionary week of time off after leaving the Army and before starting my next job on 20 June. Starting today off with a tough chest day lift session followed by some errands and then pool time with the kiddos. This evening ill head to my daughter’s Allstars softball practice. I love watching her grow on the fields. In one year she has gone from never touching a bat to this weekend hitting triple base hits at her tournament. I’m definitely going to miss this incredible time off, but I’m also itching to rejoin the workforce in a leadership role next week. Time off is great, but when I’m not productive my alcoholic asshole personality starts wondering why I can’t just try and drink like a normal person. Hard pass. Have a great day everyone. It’s a great day to be above ground and sober.
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Day 671
More issues with my son at school, namely him ripping his books on purpose out of frustration. Dealt with it a smidge better than normal. I have been feeling a bit unmotivated lately, nearly didn’t finish reading the pages for my Japanese book club, even though my Japanese study and skills are important to my self-esteem. I just finished in time though. I have been procrastinating some other little things recently too. Not sure if I need a timely kick up up the butt or a bit of grace to myself. Husband has been very affectionate lately, not sure what that is about.
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