Hey all, checking in on day 739. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Welcome, and I am so sorry to you and your wife for your loss. You are absolutely right that it is better to face it sober. Take good care of yourselves.
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Welcome to the community and thread. Iām really sorry to hear about your loss. You are right though, dealing with your feelings sober is a much better idea. Drinking will only make it feel worse.
Well done on 3 days. The first few weeks are hard but totally worth it. You are worth it 
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Wow yes keep it up! If you can do three days, you can do four. One day at a time you can start living free from the grips of alcohol 
Check in whenever you need, especially if you are feeling the cravings kick in. This place is super supportive. Itās helped me so much.
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Haha welcome to the vegan sober club. Super fun at parties ehehe.
You get really creative when you have to learn new ways to cook. New foods to play with. I hope your body responds well to a change up in diet. Itās not too bad once you get used to it.
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Day 533
Still going string. Been a whole bunch Of uncertainty lately. But I am making it. A lot of big changes and stepping out of my comfort zone.
I gave notice and my last day at my job will be this Saturday. Packing my things and moving 250 miles from home and my entire support systemā¦ I will know no one when I get there (well no one reliable anyways) and itās going to be challenging. But I got this. Being closer to their daddy is whatās best for my girls. Adapt and overcome. Iām super nervous but Iām actually really excited to start this new journey. Please Wish me like, send good vibes, pray for me. Whatever your thing is I could definitely use it rn.
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Many good thoughts and positive vibes your way Kayla! Have a good move. Thinking of you. X
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Terribly sorry for your loss. Better to be sober to get through it together.
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Congrats on 2 weeks!
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Checking in on a beautiful summer day. My hubby is having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his knee and Iām glad to be sober to be a good caregiver.
Sobriety makes you stronger.
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Double Digits again!!! O how grateful I feel
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Checking in preparing myself for another steamy hot hot hot day. Dare I say I feel Iāve turned a corner? Last week was about getting back to basics, back to better routines to take care of myself, and this week Iāve ramped up the exercise and improved my diet (curbed those snack attacks!). I feel my body waking up, good muscle soreness and the need to stretch things out - that tells me Iām doing the right thing for my body. One of the things that led to my downturn in mood is difficulty with fertility and the desire to have a child. Iāve decided to focus on getting as healthy as I can rather than dwell and stress on the paranoia around getting/not getting pregnant. Itās a healthier way to cope for me.
I say Iāve possibly turned a corner because three people Iāve talked to on the phone recently have commented on how I sound - relaxed, positive, clear headed, even happy. Well, if itās that stark of a contrast to how I had been sounding then thatās saying something! This is going to be really important for me to keep up, since Iāve found out my husband will be traveling to Korea for work in mid July, then visiting some friends out of town and will be gone for a couple weeks. I havenāt been alone for a long stretch since he went to China in January of 2020, and on that trip my parents were here for half the timeā¦ At first I felt a bit of panic rising up, but then I reframed my thinking to see it as an opportunity for some time to focus solely on me. I frequently feel like my main job is taking care of him and our home, and this is a fairly rare chance to put all my attention on my well-being. Recovery retreat! I have trouble being out in nature by myself when itās not a pocket of in-town wild space, so perhaps I can take a couple solo hikes, not solo I guess when my Lupe is with me. So many things I could do with that time and I want to take advantage of it. Even just quiet time to just BE.
DONāT PANIC! Iām not drinking, so there is no need. I have a chance to rewrite my story, which used to include binges while my husband was away, when I could drink unencumbered to dangerous levels. I donāt do that anymore. I will make this time valuable and precious.
Thanks for reading, amigos. Ready for another day sobering on. 
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So happy for you! Sounds like a lot of positives in your life and thatās amazing 
they say the hardest part is showing up, so I bet if you put on your walking shoes and some comfy walking clothes and just step outside for a second, youāll find it a lot easier to get that walk in for the day 
Iām feeling the same way about my morning bike ride lol so Iām definitely going to do just that!
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Yes!!! Way to go mark! Congratulations on ur 2 weeks! 
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Welcome and a huge congratulations on day 3! Glad to have u here!!
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Congrats on 60 days!!!
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Hey congratulations on 2 months!!! Great work!!! 
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Happy Birthday and I love your hair too!!! Yay YOU!!! 
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Day 741 clean and sober today. Really shitty day at work yesterday. Have you ever been at a job where you bust your ass and no one seems to notice yet thereās that one person that doesnāt really do shit but is looked at as a superstar and gets all of the praise??? Yeah that sucks. I thought working days would be so much better but I honestly canāt stand the people that work on the day shift. I was wanting to be on days so I could start having a life (playing music, dating etc.) well I can still play music at times and the dates Iāve been on have been lame af. Not a fan at all itās super exhausting 
So I believe Iām going to ask my boss to switch me back so I can have some peace I guess, idk. I hope everyone has a kick ass day today, love you guys!!! Have I mentioned that I hate dating???
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Hey, Brad Pitt is one of us! Lol just saw a news story about him talking about his struggle with alcoholism and AA. Just goes to show that this affliction doesnt discriminate.
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