Congrats on a week! Weekends were very tough for me at first. I made plans early sat/sunday so i wouldnt drink. Came here and read and posted. Even hit up a happy hour zoom aa meeting on friday night to distract me. I hope you can plan a sober weekend. Good luck! One day at a time 
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Checking in on day 12! I hope everyone has a good day 
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Donāt let the urges win! 
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Day 735 clean and sober today. Worked the late shift last night to cover a coworker and am up late and have to be at work at 6am EEEEEKKKKK!!! I love you guys, have an amazing day!!! 
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Thanks so much 
feeling encouraged and determined 
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Checking in on day 405 alcohol free. Getting in a workout this morning before a haircut this afternoon and my daughterās first allstar league softball game this afternoon. The girls team she hung out with last week wound up winning the state championship on Saturday and now my girl will be attending their softball training camp next week. She is pumped lol.
Today is the last weekday off work in my hotgirl summer before I start work on Monday in the next career. I canāt complain, Iām looking forward to learning the new role and working with the team. This is the first time Iāll start off leading a team of folks from a position of sobriety and regulated control of my emotions. Iāll work for 3 weeks and then head out of the country on vacation for 2 weeks then jump back in. I wasnāt supposed to start til after the vacation but senior leadership made it easy to come onboard early and still take the trip. Iām grateful for that.
Have a great day everyone. Itās a great day to be above ground and sober.
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Thank you Donna for your positive support. Iāve already looked up AA meetings in the area. Change itās just so hard as Iāve gotten older. More change. Iām grateful for the opportunity to serve. Appreciate you!
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Keep up the great work! You seem to have this in the bagā¦.Great leadership!
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Hi Dana! Well, Iām thinking I will start August 1st. Iāll need to get an apartment and move my stuff. The family will stay behind for two years as our daughter will finish up high school. That will be hard. Iām trying my best to stay positive. I know this job is a better fit.
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Checking in and feeling in a much better place for today than I have in a while. There is something to be said for routine, doing the things I know that work for me even when I donāt āwantā to, that help my mindset stay balanced. Iāve dealt with anxiety most of my life but it is so much harder to manage if I am not doing some basic things to maintain my well being. I have also fought routines hard! I am not sure why I have had this resistance but my husband likes to point out I can be stubborn and I also know I can self sabotage at times. Sigh. Well this week is yet another example of how I can identify where I have gotten lax and how that has affected me, I took some time to nurse the depressed feeling but got right back to doing the important work to take better care of me and now I feel more myself. Another day, another lesson. Itās amazing how I can āforgetā the lesson so easilyā¦takes me back to when I was in the relapse cycle on a weekly basis a few years back and gosh, it is so similar. At least with mental health the physical pain isnāt quite as acute with withdrawals! Not that mental pain is that different, though.
Take it from me, when you find something works for you, keep doing the thing! Itās okay to switch things up but having that baseline of doing A, B, C to maintain recovery is a lifeline. I got a surprise notification today:
I can say that visiting here every day has been a huge part of my recovery process and I am grateful that I have the opportunity to be a part of this community. I may not write everyday, but even just a pop in to read a bit has been really important to me. Thanks for being here, amigos. Iām grateful for you. 
This has been another unscheduled Rosa ramble, now back to your regularly scheduled program. 
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Wow, Congratulations! Thatās awesome
Awesome softball update. I just love watching my kids playing sports. They learn so much. Congratulations to you and best of luck. Keep up the good work!
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Morning of day 12 here. Went to music festival last night and drank $25 worth of water 
Plan to do the same tonight. Was nervous but it actually reinforced my decision. Saw fools stumbling around and cars swerving on the road home. Sad honestly.
Have a great day you all. Keep it up! 
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Hahah you two are really pushing the envelop and I am sure that @aybee is going to cut his umbilical cord on this one.
I hope you feel better soon. 
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I find sunny weather difficult too, hangovers on hot mornings are disgusting though! Stay strong!
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Nice collection of plants! 
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Happy 900 days! 
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That will be difficult I could imagineā¦ being away from family. Thank God fir technology tho, FaceTimes and phone calls etc. I really hope things work out for you 
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Feeling so grateful and blessed. Rebuilding my marriage. Going strong in my sobriety. In touch with my higher power. Taking better care of myself.
I love this version of me. Prayers to all of you guys. 
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Wow I hope I will get clean and write day one tomorrow morning.
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