Day 42. Quiet day ahead. I feel relieved to be alcohol free and not have the delusional thoughts of when i need another drink. I would usually have started by 12 ish on the weekend
Grateful for this chance
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This is amazing my friend! You are amazing! Every time I see your name I smile to know youāre here with us! 
Congratulations on a whole week!! 
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Good Morning Everyone!
Day 6
Sugar Detox. 3/3 allowed slips used. Yesterday ate some more Ice-cream. Next is reset 
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Morning all, checking in. First day of my annual leave It is raining. All day! Determined not to let it get to me. I had such a lovely meal out with the family last night so going to hold onto that feeling.
Cravings are hard at the moment, been a really tough week in many ways. I was ok in the restaurant but nearly cracked on the way home. Think I need to work harder.
Wishing you all a good day.
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In a rage!! I didnt sleep very at all last night, my little one was at her dads for the night but my dog woke me up at 5am so i got up with himā¦at 9am i decided as im on my own time and dont have work today id pop back to bed for an hourā¦just started dozing off then someone tried my door so the dog starts barking then i hear tapping on my window downstairsā¦i think it must be my motherā¦when i manage to get dressed and run downstairs knowone is there so i rang herā¦oh i guess your in bed then Kelly in a sarcastic tone like i shouldnt be so i ask what she wantedā¦well nothing with that attitude she says! Just GGGGGRRRRRRRR!!! FFS!!!
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In day five. Had a wonderful non hungover morning with my child. It feels insane that i would even think of jeopardising this in any way for something as stupid as alcohol
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Hey all, checking in on day 1147. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Thanks friend for ur constant support 
my evening turned out not too bad actually. How did ur evening turn out? Im sorry to hear that u had a blah day yesterday too. Hopefully both of our days today will be better!
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Iām here, Iām alive and Iām sober.
Day 24.
Iām never going back to our friends house again. They are welcome to stay here if they like, but Iām not going back.
Their pets was everywhere and in our bed, when they know Iām extremely allergic.
No breakfast options for me and my 10 y/o. We did brought our own bread because they said that was all we needed to bring. We ended up eating only bread for breakfast.
And then the drinking.
I donāt have energy to handle all that once again.
Iām grateful that they tried,but Iām going to either go on vacations with my husband and my kids only. Not Visiting anyone where you need to stay over in someone elseās house. Or have guests over on my house instead of going to theirs.
Not sure if Iāve told you that I turned the school down again,for pretty much the same reason. I donāt want to have a long commute to school everyday and taking risks being in a big city (Gothenburg) when I can choose to have a 10 mins walk to work. Have lunch in the same cafeteria as my kids, and get home in time every day,taking barley no risk at all.
Iāve also took the decision to only work three days/week instead of five. So Iām going to have Wednesdays and Fridays off. And I wonāt start before 08.00 any day or work later than 16.00 except Mondays when Iām working 09.00-17.30.
Thatāll give me plenty of time with my family. And time to do something else in between. Something creative, something that I like to do. Believe it or not,it wonāt even effect my economy in a bad way because working fewer hours will give me a lower tax rate on my paycheck. So I will still get pretty much the same paycheck. Maybe just a few hundreds less,but I wonāt be working myself to s burn out. Thatās worth every penny. 
For those of you who think that sounds like a lot off money Iāll make a comparison.
100 Sek, is about 10 USD. So I might loose as Maximum 100 USD/ month in working that way.
It feels great. Still have one week left my my vacation though. Apparently itās supposed to be the most rainy week of the entire summer, before fall. Which is interesting because weāve had plenty of heavy rain and Skyfall this summer.
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Im so excited for ur 300 days coming up! Im sorry to hear that u havent slept much tho. I can imagine that therapy is alot of work. Hoping that u have a more laid back day today thats not too overwhelming or anything. Hugs
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Hell yes!!! Way to go on 1 week!!! 
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Wow being at ur friends place sounds like an awful stay!! 
But i am glad to hear about ur work situation. Seems like u figured out a good schedule that will allow u more time with family and for a potential hobby. Hope u have a great day!
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Sober Saturday. Nothing unusual to report. 
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Thank you. Actually it didnāt feel like a big deal. It wasnāt hard telling them. This is how it is,and Iām working on it. I just got tired of saying no all the time. Nice and easy. I think I made it harder than it actually is last time I was around.
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Well it wasnāt great. But Iām sure they tried their best. Good thing is that I donāt have to go back, and learned that I rather have people over than visit others.
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Checking in on Day 25. Not feeling smug about it, just glad to feel better and know Iām not white knuckling it any more. My husband drinks every day, often to excess, and rather than feel resentful because I ācanāt ādrink, Iām grateful that I donāt drink.
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Morning Check In
Day 538
Gooood morning TS fam! How is everyone doing today?
This morning has been a very reflective one for me. I initally woke up so tiredā¦ almost called into work but didnt thankfully. Got myself ready and got out the door. Did my morning prayer along with some reflection while on my way to work. I was initally feeling very much in a funk like yesterday but now i am feeling like 80% better lol
After praying and going thru a mini gratitude list in my head, I realized that what i need right now in my life is optimism, positivity, and excitement. I want to have a zest for life. I want to feel excited about my life, excited about my families future, and for my sons life. For such a long time (I think basically since my sons diagnosis) i have such fear and worry and anxiety for my son and what his life will look like or how long he will live for. I had lost that zest for life when my world was shattered due to finding out he had a brainstem tumor. But fear, worry, and anxiety do me no good. All they do is steal my joy for the day and wrecks havoc on me mentally.
Its almost fall here where i live and the autumn season has always been a time of renewal for me. A time of reflection. Grateful for this time bcuz i think todays prayer and reflection was exactly what i needed.
Today i packed myself a healthy lunch and snack for work. Am hoping to eat well today so i can physically feel better.
All in all, i am going to choose to make this a good day! Hope everyones day is also fantastic!!!
Much love 
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Second Check-in
https://talkingsober.com/t/road-to-marathon-42-195-km/168519/10?u=zzz
Today runned with my good friend since High-School times. He was always in the sports too. We started to do bodybuilding together something like 19 years ago!
Photo is from 2015 at gym. He was a Squad Leader at Riflemenās Union. Tough guy.
We managed to back to 5k zone. Itās was hot today. My thermo cam was showing that asphalt was around 40Ā°C so even overall temperature was 28Ā°C it was feeling higher. Next time I should choose different track with more trees and less direct sun exposure. No leg cramps this time. Got some severe back pain spasm this morning. It can be my last leg workout related. All good now 
Day 0
Sugar detox. 4/3 allowed slips used. Drinked some Cola. That is a Reset.
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Day 959,
Having my daily moment when I wanna cry. Not much going on the Saturday. Baked a cake and played some cards with people also staying over the weekend. First two weeks is mainly observations after which the treatment really starts they say. Inpatient as I am of course, but no quick fixes. My son is on holidays with a friend and his family. He is having a good time, somehow it hurts, I do miss him. I missed out on a lot.
Greetz, Rob
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Day 41. Every time I reached this much sobriety, I would get stuck in the thought of āIāve been sober for over a month now, I can handle some drinks.ā Not this time though. I know thatās not for me, ever.
And because I recognize that now, I feel strong and motivated today 
Have a great Saturday everyone! 
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