Checking in daily to maintain focus #45

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Congratulations on 1 week of sobriety! Great work :clap:

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Day 267

Good morning everyone,

Got a couple of days off from work. Gonna drive a couple of hrs to visit a close friend. Known him for years. We used to drink together every other weekend. He knows Iā€™m sober tho. He doesnā€™t really peer pressure me into boozin. Iā€™ll probably take a 6 pack of Dr. Pepper. Sparkling waters got me goin to the bathroom every 10 seconds. Reminds me of the times I used to drink Bud Light. Should be a good day.

@Sunny11 enjoy your day. Looks like a chill spot.
@maxwell congrats on 30 days. Keep it going. 3 more days for me and Iā€™ll be at 270. Geezus. Who am I?
@PinkyP cool numbers. Iā€™m always try to catch some numbers, but I forget lol. Next time.
@Billy2 congrats on a week!
@Joy congrats on 3 years. Thatā€™s huge! Iā€™m tryna make it to a year. Seems so far away.

Hope everyone has a great sober Sunday. Take care fam.

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YES, you will! Welcome to the community, weā€™re all here for a common goal and we have tons of non judgemental advice to share. Congratulations on Day 12. Each day we donā€™t drink (or use) is a win!

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:high_brightness: Morning Check In :high_brightness:
Day 146
Morning TS family! Hope everyone is well. Beautiful day here. I am at work for my final shift of the week. I really didnā€™t feel like going to work today but a part of recovery for me is taking care of my responsibilities. And if I really donā€™t have a good reason to not go to work, then I go. Iā€™m stressing a bit over financial stuff. Our money is tight even when we donā€™t miss work. Both my hubby and I had to miss work due to covid (even tho I wasnā€™t really sick I was isolated to the hospital looking after my family member). So im kind of scrambling to make everything work while paying off my debt. Things will be okay. Just need to stay focused and do the best I can. Hope everyone has an addiction free day! :leaves::butterfly:

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I have found coming onto this chat helpful so farā€¦ really helps being accountable and checking in. People have such supportive and wise words. Hard truths are helpful also. I have really enjoyed today with no hangoverā€¦ makes me excited about whatā€™s to come.

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It keeps getting better :heart:

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Welcome to the TS community Kobby!! Glad ur here :slight_smile:

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Good afternoon everyone. Checking in on day 324. Got home a little late from work last night. Kind of threw off my school schedule, but had a really rewarding moment with a coworker who recently lost someone and was picking my brain as to how an alcoholic thinks. Was enlightening for both of us really and although it was not a fun thing to talk about I think we both felt a little better after. Looking forward to another good day of work and then a few days off with some nice weather! Hope every takes care and stays safe.

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Wow just waking up, slept in to spoil myself, and i love the numbers people are achieving today!!

@maxwell 30 days knew you could do it. You came back with a vengeance

@Daishippai 30 ODAATs congrats! These first 30 days were possibly the toughest for me thus far. Way to go!

@Blyndfold1 welcome and congrats on day 12! It gets better after those first two wewks

@Joy 3 years is amazing! Thanks for sharing

@Billy2 that first weekend is tough! Congrats on one week!!

And awesome number catches! @KellyKelly @PinkyP im a number freak and just seeing these numbers gives me joy lol

And to everyone else on their sober journey, just remember we only have today and we will know peace and joy and a strength living sober.

Love you all!

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Thank you !! Yeah definitely got to mix it up sometimesā€¦ You should definitely get a bike or rollerblades or anything new for outside will definitely be beneficialā€¦ I gotta get back to skateboarding Iā€™ve been pretty lazy with that recently. And I will say biking is so good for recoveryā€¦ I never came back from a bike ride feeling worse

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Thank you very much

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Many thanks to everyone for the congrats and all, but I have to admit that it feels a tad premature !!
From what I gather from the app (which does NOT yet show that Iā€™ve completed a month), it would seem that this is my THIRTIETH DAY, but that I wonā€™t get the ā€œone monthā€ prize (if you want to call it that) until Iā€™ve completed this 30th day. Thatā€™s fine with me, in any event, as I have no alcohol and certainly donā€™t plan to buy / consume any !!

In any event, the first part of my two-part move is well and truly in progress, and Iā€™ve now brought 3 carloads of stuff over to the new place. You never really realise how much STUFF you have until you have to pack it all up and bloody move it to another place !!
Oh wellā€¦ in any event, this is the last big ā€œstepā€ before moving back to Switzerland, and Iā€™m REALLY happy about that.
Have a great (and sober) Sunday everyone.

And yes, @maxwellā€¦ 45 days is the next target !!

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ODAATs ???
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One day at a time :relaxed: aka ODAAT.

@Cjp

Yes it is!! 45 here we come!! :hugs:

And I saw that too! The app says I completed 30 days, or so I thought, but my medal is locked. :thinking:

Did I Congrats too early??? :joy:

I think I know, my new day rolls over at 10pm when I hit 30 on July 9, BUT I think the app doesnā€™t recognize my new day until July 10 is over? Idk, the milestone marker says Iā€™ve completed 29.6 of 30 daysā€¦

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We have the same sober date I just noticed thatā€™s awesome! Keep the momentum going we got this!

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Wow! That looks like an awesome space

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Hey guys. Just checking in day 44. Missed few days as I had to go to social gatherings. I also watched the stranger things finale. It was great and I really liked the series.

Have a nice day guys. Peace.

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Hi M! I live alone, so I know those ā€˜no one will know if I drinkā€™ thoughts, that has definitely popped in my head more than once! But like you said, I would know, and itā€™s just not worth it to throw away the clean days. The longer we go, the more we have to lose.

Donā€™t worry about not responding to everyone, I tried that early on and itā€™s just not possible. Live your best life, read as much as you want and share and respond when youā€™d like. None of us need another thing to stress over. šŸ˜µā€šŸ’« I hope you enjoy your day. And maybe make a list of things you would like to do during that week, have a plan. You could always pick up my hobby if gluing tiny pieces of plastic (diamonds) to a board sounds interesting :joy:.

I struggled bad the 1st 3 weeks unable to focus on anything more than a few minutes. Weā€™re always here for you! :hugs: :purple_heart:

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