Yeah thanks Nick! 
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Evening Check In
Day 328 substance free
Day 6 binge free
Currently waiting for hubby to get home from tattooing to start supper. Have had a good day overall. Went and grabbed groceries. Washed dishes and tidied up. Worked on my budget. This Tuesday i will have 1 financial amend paid off!! Excited to not have that over my head. Then it will be on to the next one. Feels good though to be repairing the damage that was done.
Did a really cool 45 min workout video (martial arts inspired) at home. In a way it definitly brought back my Boxing days 
The video made sweat cry thats for sure lol. I guess not much else is going on. Just staying clean and sober, eating healthy and exercising, praying, staying connected, and being the best version of me i can be!
Hope everyone is having a good day
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Day 1647.
Today has been a good day. Dropped the wife off shopping, always nice to never have to worry about police because Iām drunk and driving! Daughter not very well so done what I can there but āwomens problemsā need a female touch not a bumbling Dad who says the wrong thing and doesnāt have a uterus! I bought her ice cream. That was my effort 
As for me, Iāve exercised, and got some jobs done. Daughter in bed early and wife busy with her trip planning so spent the evening with some homemade paella and the Witcher 3. Getting lost in a world foreign to mine for a couple of hours. Absolute bliss.
Spent the day practicing gratefulness. Sometimes the little things we take for granted give us the most happiness when we actually truly appreciate them.
Seeing a lot of people approaching their first full sober week. I commend you all. If not for the newcomer I may become complacent with my own sobriety. I need you guys to remind me of the pain and suffering of the early days to help with that gratefulness now. We all play our part. 1 day sober or 30 years sober. We look after each other and teach each other that thereās a better way to live than how we were.
I love you all. Youāre my people. My tribe. Iām blessed to be an alcoholic and an addict. It has given me so many more things than I could ever have imagined. I just needed to go through the pain and suffering first.
Time to turn in for the evening. Busy day tomorrow and that feeling of waking up fresh on a Sunday morning, never, ever, gets old.
Peace, N 
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I always love your checkins. They are so upbeat and honest and just full of gratitude while living life on lifes terms. Just wanted u to know that! 
I also agree with the statement of being grateful to be an addict. I feel this way myself. If it wasnt for me being an addict i most likely would have never discovered the life i have today and the connection to a HP that i have today.
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Sorry just thinking out loudā¦ I used to say this or that I wouldnāt change anything bc itās made me what I am today BUT if I was never an addict and if I knew then what I know now I wouldnāt have missed my kids grow up, we are told we donāt regret the past nor choose to close the door on it and Iāll live by AA philosophy bc it keeps me sober and drug free each day but 20 years without 2 daughters and a son I am still dead to fucking hurts.
So I wish I could change one thing about my life and thatās the very first drink I ever had.
Thank god I donāt have to have that first drink everyday now and thank god for the relationship I have with 2 beautiful girls who tell this stranger of a father they are proud of me.
Thank god for sobriety.
Disclaimer - use the word god as you feel fit, itās just a figure of speech or a figment of my imagination or the most wondrous thing your ever going to come across. 
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts I absolutely do hear what your saying. And i guess it didnt really hit me until u said it that way. I also have regrets from my past of things i have done which have hurt people. In that sense i absolutely wish i couldve changed things in my pastā¦ like not taking the first drug. Bcuz that first drug took me to many dark places that hurt others along the way. The damage i did to my family growing up and the ptsd i gave my mom and the hurt to my brother especially, or not being there for family that had past awayā¦ i wish i could take that back. I guess i have come to be grateful for being an addict bcuz of what i have learned internally and for how i live my life with gratitude and joy and in being of service to others (which i honestly dont think i would be like if it wasnt for being in recovery). But outside of that, i honestly feel u in that there were things i wish i never did which all began with that first drug or drink. I always love ur posts Paul and i appreciate them very much! I am soo grateful that u have that relationship with ur daughters back
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True that 
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Checking in on day 575. Finished season 2 of Russian Doll. Bit of a mindfuck that one. Excellent soundtrack, though. Going to bed sober and looking forward to a hangover free Sunday morning.
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Days
89 substance free
6 self harm free
53 no restricting
The past 24 hours have been a lot. I could have stumbled VERY easily, but I walked away instead. Something I couldnāt do just a few months ago.
I slept in till noon which is unheard of for me. I think i really needed the sleep. I had a bunch of weird dreams, but rested nonetheless.
I took my little one out shopping and spent time with my sister and her baby. It was a nice time.
I kept myself busy and made a cheap dinner recipe i found online. It was pretty good for costing less than $20 and feeding 7 people 
My SH marks are beginning to heal. Iām looking forward to being able to have short sleeves and not worry about anyone seeingā¦
At 1:37 or 1:47 (i cant remember 
) my timer will say 90 days!
I am so happy to have found yāall here. And I donāt think I could have gotten this far without the support Iāve gotten from this forum.
I hope everyone is having a good day/evening 
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Great job, you deserve to be free from those chains!!! I am happy you found the strength to not purchase any poison. Your light is shining brighter tonight Juli. 
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Checking in. Day 92
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Yay!!! Congratulations, chica! 90 days is fantƔstico! Now try to go to sleep 
Iām working on that atm, too 
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I was trying. But couldnāt get there. My brain needed to see it before it let me rest i guess
Thank you and sweet dreams to you
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Congratulations 
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Day 2 - survived the night to day 2 
Early morning short checkin.
So gladā¦
Donāt need to feel like an **shole.
Will do a little writing, meditation and some Yoga for sour muscles. Afterwards driving to family meeting dayā¦ Not sure if I will do another swim tonight, but I will put my bag in the car.
Loveā¦ And sober hours 
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Such a nice milestone, 3 months in your pocket! Congratulations! 
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#Day 1572 
Yesterday was a good day. Shopped with a friend and bought myself some secondhand clothes.
Ate the best sweet pastry I found in ages 
Picture of an artwork I saw in the city I was yesterday.
Today? Going to the Zoo
And staying sober
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Hey all checking in day 256 af. Been feeling complacent lately in my sobriety. This has lead me to become tempted a couple of times since new years. I found myself thinking about joining other parents and having drinks at a 5 year olds bday party today. Glad i didnt. I will try to be better about keeping up on here. May need to finally try an in person meeting. Anyways, still not drinking just for today. Have a good night everyone!
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Congratulations @Scorpn !
So proud of you for your ODAAT !
90 days is something! Celebrate! In nice healthy ways! Have a good celebratory day! In your heart is good!! Itās special ā¦ youāre special!
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