Day 1004 clean and sober today. I would have been well on my way to Yosemite today for Vacation but it’s still shut down. I was able to move my reservation to June which is awesome because I’ve already paid for the lodging. I think I will have a lot more fun in June anyway so I’m ok with it! I hope everyone has an amazing day today, love you guys! 
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Checking in day 190! Had a decent weekend- not as restful as I needed, but spent time with friends and family which is also important. Have a long day of work ahead and hopefully will be able to catch up on some paperwork that’s overdue 
Wishing y’all a magnificent sober Monday 
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Thank you Joe 
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@Sabrina80 Hope you’re doing well. Time does heal things that medication cannot. You’re lucky to have a very understanding employer.
@Ravikamor I didn’t know you joined the 1,000 club. How did I miss that? Congratulations!
@CueBall8n9 Thank you!
@anon53116147 Happy birthday!
@Rockstar24777 I’m almost 53 myself. Sucks, doesn’t it? Yosemite looks beautiful! Glad I’m not there right now, though.
Day 6
Got up way to soon. again. Insight Timer is a gift from God for getting to sleep. Staying asleep? Different story. So I wake up around 5:30 and decide to stay up so I don’t sleep through my alarm. So now that I have to leave in about an hour, guess what? I’m nodding off again. 
Well, Brian won’t be here till 12:30, I guess I can take a nap before he gets here. Bummer is, I gotta walk to my appointment (almost a mile) which wouldn’t have been a problem only 3 months ago.
Check back in later. G’day, fam! 
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Checking in on day 76. Today is a tough day, my dad was rushed to the hospital tonight and was released an hour ago, with diagnosed heart insufficiency. All the hospitals within a 50 km range are full, there is no empty bed for surveyance, and he should call the emergency number again if his condition worsens. If anyone thinks, Germany has an exemplary health system: these times are long gone.
At least I have the opposite of cravings, I wouldn’t allow any alcohol to influence me as I want to be there for my family in need.
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Checking in this beautiful morning and 20 days sober, 3 months without cigarettes and now trying to cut back on my sugar intake. Feeling good and thankful for all the little things in life. Have a great day everyone
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@DryIn785 Day 6 is awesome progress and staying connected with daily check-ins helps to keep it going. I have an AA meeting tonight and a meeting with my sponsor beforehand and I find myself looking forward to these meetings every week.
Sometime ago I would scoff at the idea of AA and definitely wouldn’t have admitted it to anyone. I have grown to love and admire the guys at AA and the wonderful people on this site.
My addiction drove me inward and made me believe that I don’t like people. The reality is that I need people in my life. The important thing for me is to make sure I invite the right people into my life that works to support my sobriety.
Day 34 today and it is because of this group and people like you who come here and check in and tell your story. Your story gives mine hope and strength.
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Day 23 no weed
Day 129 no alcohol
Woke up feeling yucky
Took a shower
Washing clothes
And tomorrow I have work
I’m on such thin ice
Tomorrow is do or die at work
Wish me luck. I’ll need it
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Afternoon 
check in
Had a lazy morning, body is aching from intense fitness classes and swims and I’m ready for this evening sessions 
Painted my nails with strengthener varnish as the gel polish + nails I feel have weakened them, hopefully this will help.
Have a lovely rest of the day all 
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111 days 
chilling watching Wednesday on Netflix so good so far
Pain not to bad still only on fortisips
Gums healing a bit not looking forward to the next lot taken out 
Happy sober Monday everyone bit windy out there lol
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This won’t last forever I think 
But for now it works, thanks God.
But with some coworkers it’s getting complicated. Some don’t believe me or others who get sick THAT they’re sick.
One coworker for example tries to get pregnant and has to take hormones. Those can make you dizzy from one minute to the other. Last week she had to go home because of the side effects. They blamed her she’s lying. That’s so not okay.
I already got a call from one of them asking something about work and then asking me about my health and what exactly is wrong.
One of them was sick for months last year because of a beauty surgery, then she got Covid, then a broken arm and then a nose surgery.
Nobody said a thing. But God forbid one of us is sick.
And no good jobs in sight I could switch to 
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Woooooohoooooo!
Welcome to the 1,000 club, we have been waiting for you. 
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Congratulations on those numbers
But don’t rush it with the sugar, many of us tried that in early sobriety and it’s so effing hard. It’s okay to wait some months more and first be stable in your sobriety, then rock the sugar thing.
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Morning Check In
Day 393
Woke up after a restful sleep. Had my coffee and went on my Bible Zoom group. Really good message there. Now im basically taking care of all the domestic stuff around the apartment that needs to get done. Then i will do a workout at home since i missed my workout time this morning for the gym. Will make sure to get prayer and meditation in first tho to start my day off right. Have a great day everyone!
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@Markjackson thank you. Today is day 25. It’s a new area in recovery since my relapses where many past months.
I have a mixture of excitement feelings and fear
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I’m not sure if this is the right thread for asking this, but I can’t find the book thread. Has anyone read "Quitter…a memoir of drinking, relapse and recovery (Erica Barnett)? Any thoughts? I have but 1 credit for an audiobook and want to use it wisely. Thanks in advance.
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Day 113 
I am going to celebrate my husband’s birthday this weekend, and that will mark my 4 month alcohol free journey. He wants a dinner party, and the guests like to drink. I am hoping it doesn’t last too late. My husband is a late night person, I am not. But he is very supportive and I want him to have the gathering he wants for his birthday. I am sure we will work together to stay away from drinking.
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If you use the search function you will find a number of topics. I used ‘quit lit’ as search term, lots of results. Here’s an example:
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Day 8
Hello, this is my first time checking in on this thread.
I had a bit of a wobble on Saturday. I was out for dinner and really wanted a drink. I started negotiating with myself in my head, making plans and rules so that I could drink.
In the end the only way I managed to get through it and not drink was to say to myself that I’m only going to do 5 weeks, so 35 days, and then I’ll go back to trying to moderate.
I felt really guilty for making this deal with myself when I know that I’ll never realistically be able to moderate. But when I woke up sober on Sunday I realised that the important thing was that I had made it through Saturday night without having that drink!
Now I’ve decided that I’m going to stick to the 35 day goal. I’m not going to decide either way whether I’m going to drink or not after that just now. I’m just going to focus on getting the 35 days. At least I know that by having a goal in my head, I’ll find it easier to say no to having a drink.
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Congratulations on day 8, and on making it through another day. Every day counts.
I’m sure all of us here have made those deals in our minds before now, for me they never worked.
If one day at a time works for you then keep at it, but it sounds like you haven’t accepted that you cannot moderate your addiction yet.
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