Another sober day. I watched a failed satire of a t v show. I have perfectly good books to read but im watching tv or in bed! I need to:
Clean my room for 45 min or even just 15
Draft some letters
Go get gas
Pick up my new computer
Pick up auto parts: brakes, rotors, headlamp restorer, new wipers eventually, wire cord for washer fluid.
Post office
Laundry
Shower drain
Shower
Paperwork- a ton of paperwork
Pharmacy
Stretch
i got up at 9 and the day is gone. Hate 2 day weekends.
On time for work for 3 weeks straight. Literally unheard of. But even with that accomplishment im exhausted and feel like im drowning. The only way out is through.
Hi Mark,
can you link the article?
Itās a picture and I would really like to read it.
Hope you are okay, sober and better then this morning.
I have a Bitter Lemon zero half mixed with sparkling water on ice after workout. Cheers!
Have to do a report to TS swim team @CATMANCAM and @Twizzlers so far. Newcomers welcome.
I had such a badass workoutā¦
Pushed my heartrate with the fins and paddles.
Had some laughing with a very fast guy.
Nice warm shower after training. Used some special oil for the muscles. Very relaxed now.
Checking in on day 42. Man do I need a check in. A moment to pause my thoughts.
I went out to dinner tonight with my family. The familyās favorite pizza place. Overall the dinner was great. Great food and great company.
Butā¦ my brother brought up his wifeās birthday party from a few weeks ago were he drank way way way to much, threw up a couple of times, almost broke my freshly healed ankle again and ofcourse he doesnāt remember a lot about the party. I was at that party and made it out sober!
But him reliving that night plus some other drunk nights he and his wife had made me crave alcohol so badly at dinner tonightā¦ everybody at the table new I quit drinking. They know it isnāt possible at all for me to ādrink moderatelyā but yet theyāre telling drinking storiesā¦ but heyā¦ I gueds thatās society? I just tried to stay calm and enjoy my food.
Iām sorryā¦all I read there was āthe new season of peaky blindersā and had to jump start my heart!!! Omg! No sleep for me tonight! Unreal!
Okā¦Iāll go back and read your post properly now!
Way to go on making it through that! You are strong and clearly committed to your sobriety. Keep up the good work.
I think I may have responded to all that by saying āthese are the reasons I just wonāt drink anymore, ugh!ā Of course that could probably bring some drama. So good job on not doing that either!
You didnāt drink! Thatās awesome. Take it from me who was in your same situation last week and well I drank. Felt horrible for days. Not worth it. Unfortunately thatās what most people talk about when they want to share their āfun memoriesā maybe ask nicely if they could not talk about it around you and explain why.
Iām sure others here have great advice! Good job checking in tho!! Be proud
Well today is my cousins birthday party which usually ends up being a drunk fest. I plan to leave early before all the āfunā starts. I told my cousin I donāt drink no more so donāt offer or expect me to drink. I packed my cooler with some energy drinks and non alcoholic beer-drink (Hop Water) just in case!
Not nervous at all. I got this!! Iāll be sure to check in this time if it even crossed my mind.
Checking in Day 279
Im feeling much better than I was earlier. Im grateful for the time i had at work to do recovery related stuff. My client went home at 10am so i had 6 hours to myself to relax. I attended an online NA mtg (just listened in), i did a deep breathing mediation, made up a new morning routine to make sure Im incorporating everything I need to in a day for my recovery, did a gratitude list, journaled, and connected to my HP. I definitly dont feel like using right now. Tmrw i wont have as much time during work to do this since my client is coming home, but still i can do a couple things on the way to work. Hubby also got the xmas tree up so we will decorate today after a nice home cooked meal. Feeling good overall. Hope everyone is doing well today and staying addiction free!
Hi everyone,
Day 12 AF for me.
Itās been going well, I havenāt really had the urge to drink, even with some anxiety rearing itās head, and a very stressful moment with my dog the other day. She had a seizure and bolted and thought Iād never see her again. We were out bush on a walk, but thankfully someone found her 1.5km from where I was. Normally this would definitely trigger me, but it wasnāt until that evening I realised that having a drink never even crossed my mind!
Anyway, my dog appears to be having more seizures, so no more walks for her which is sad. She has renal failure and was so sick 2 months ago we were about to have her put down. But she just keeps on fighting and is really living her best life. Sheās only 7 months and not expected to live much longer, so we are enjoying every day with her that we can.
My partner who used to drink heavily is now 7+weeks AF, Iām so proud of him! He managed to go to a music festival yesterday and stay sober so Iām super proud, but then I made him sleep in the spare room as he was snoring and twitching because of his goutā¦this morning I feel bad about that. Does anyone else hate sharing a bed?? Lol!
Anyway, Iām off for a walk with my other dog and Iām determined to do something nice with my partner today, maybe even fit a skate in?!
And thanks for the Netflix suggestions people! Keep them coming! Maybe we need a Netflix thread?!
Happy sober Sunday!!
@Sabrina80@Twizzlers I also have suspected PMDD. My symptoms improved significantly when I didnāt have periods, i.e. when pregnant and breastfeeding. I currently take medication to help. There is a thread where we discuss these things
@residentevil congrats on getting the job @PaigeTurner congrats on your year @Clarity Iām glad Iām back too and itās wonderful to see youāre doing well @Juli1 congrats on triple digits and your other numbers @Ktorres congrats on your week @SassyBoomer good luck for your scan on Monday @HBT congrats on 3 weeks @Scorpn I hope you can find some time to yourself soon sending strength @Fiarra congrats on 3 months @DryIn785 congrats on your week
@Nordique congrats on all the 8s @Mali ikr! My brother has Sky so he saw it a while ago and Iāve been waiting so long for it to come on Netflix, I just wish there were more episodes. I heard they are making a movie but I havenāt researched to see if thatās true yet, but it would be pretty epic
831 days no alcohol.
296 days no cocaine.
Missed yesterdayās check-in. Havenāt had my head screwed on properly. My friend that I cut contact with again a couple of months ago, reached out via a new profile, and I got caught up in caring too much. It never ever helps, and then I feel drained and exhausted, mentally and physically. So I havenāt engaged in convo with them today, my mind needed peace. It doesnāt feel good to ignore someone, but I think that comes from an innate need for connection, which I donāt have with anyone.
Anyway, Iāll be alright. Visited family last night for my SILs bday last week, was a nice visit and I always cherish seeing my niece because I donāt see her anywhere near as often as I wish I did because my brother and his wife have such a busy social life.
Today Iāve had the worst migraine Iāve had in a long time. So I have been trying to nap it away in darkness. Its still not great and my eyes are blurry. It has taken me hours to do my check-in, but Iām now feeling pleased to have caught up.
I hope youāre all having wonderful sober weekends.
i got up at 9 and the day is gone. Hate 2 day weekends.
alreadyā¦ my sober date is 22.07.2022.
Itās such a hard fight some daysā¦
and itās wonderful to see youāre doing well 
