Checking in. Day 279
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Day 12
Went to an AA meeting. Met a nice woman (around my age) who stayed to talk to me and give me the heads up on other AA meetings. We also talked about the whole God thing, and weāre in the same boat with our belief systems being based more around The Universe or whatever you want to call it. 
I actually got a good nightās sleep. It was a gorgeous day here from the minute I stepped out the door this morning to let the dogs out. I ate a bunch of healthy food. Probably too much, but I went for a walk to negate a little bit of that.
Iām doing a 16 hour fast, so Iāll eat my first meal tomorrow at 12:30. Iām not great at fasting, but I know the benefits, and I want to do more of it.
All right, one more episode and then time to get ready for bed. 
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Day 20 
Awful rain here in Cornwall. Iām at a works meeting all morning then back at home this pm. I mentioned to my partner i was finding it a bit tricky that everyone was drinking every night and she said ācouldnāt i have just one glass ?ā
I said probably not a good idea
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Day 95 checking in sober last day of work then off the weekend hope everyone is well 
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#Day 1759 
Our holiday is almost over. 1 week staying nearby Winterberg, Germany. Did many hikes.
My mood is good but I had cravings because I associate holiday with drinking like I used to do. Part of a holiday was buying alcohol Iāve never drank before so we could ātaste and testā it. When I walk trough the German supermarket I remember those holidays. It was fun untill it wasnāt.
I also remember the hangovers, the blackouts, the sex with my hubby I couldnāt remember afterwards 
The shame and guilt in the morningā¦
So another sober holiday for the books 
Better!
Tomorrow we are going home again.
Looking forward to my own bed
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Have as good a day as you can my friends. Sober and clean. Love.
My three day weekend is here -there is group therapy to attend today though. Still working my sobriety. ODAAT and all that. Tonight Iāll meet and eat with a group of high school buddies, some of whom I havenāt seen for 40 years. Iām actually looking forward to that, while in the past I only wanted to forget about that time, to forget about failing to complete that particular school, to forget me starting to smoke weed and hash there all day, every day, to forget about the miserable time at home.
I donāt want to forget my past any longer. Itās all part of me and what I am, the good, the bad and the ugly. Accepting and incorporating that knowledge into my life is slow, tedious and at times hard work but Iām getting there. Progress. My journey. Itās work but itās a work of love.
I got the panoramic school photo from March 1982 somewhere rolled up here. I found this picture of the taking of the picture just now on the web. See me? X
@Minatasha Good to see you back here friend, as well as back on the sober 
Letās do this!
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Thank you Itās definitely enough now, and Iām staying here this time.
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Iām going to check that Thread out with todayās morning coffee. 
The kids are on summer holiday, and Iām off work until August 14. Usually we only have 4 or 5 weeks but since Iām starting a new job Iāve got almost 6 weeks this year. And Iām already granted to stay at home with my boys during the school breaks and for next summer.
The good thing with living in a small farmers village and have close contact with your boss.
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Checking in this morning,
to report sober head on pillow tonight.
Maintain focus on next 24 hours 
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Good try, Iām in one of the windows but alas thatās not me. Thatās a girl actually 
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, with her then boyfriend. Curious if they are still together 
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I hear you, there are always peaks and troughs, but you are doing brilliantly! 
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Day 1067
Have a long weekend this weekend. Going to do lots of grading so I donāt have lots to do right at the end of semester, and also meet friends at a park. Will also try to finish the story for my book club. My husband is currently off work, he quit one job, and his next one doesnāt start til August. So I have a house husband for a while. It was a bit of an adjustment for him to do things that it is assumed I will do, but the last couple of days he has stepped up. No thoughts of drinking, but the trip home will be a challenge. My step-probably-bio dad is a āheavy happyā drinker, and I always enjoyed the excuse to drink with him, and havenāt been back since I quit. I guess I will also finally have chance to get a DNA test to find out for sure if I am biologically his daughter.
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Day 48ā¦
@JazzyS I finally managed to get to the gym! They sent my roster and I only have 3 days off until the end of the month, including today 
Iām only meant to be doing 30 hours a week!
But getting through this stress without hitting the bottle makes me more determined.
Hope youāre all good - I love your personal touches in your comments
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Iām here, Iām alive and Iām sober.
Sun is shining for almost the first time in two weeks.
Itās been raining almost my entire vacation. And itās going to rain tomorrow again.
It feels a little bit unfair because Iāve worked 12 hour days,5 days a week in May and June with extremely warm and sunny days. I was hoping for an amazing and sunny Vacation.
Instead I got rain and a toxic Ma to deal with.
However I wonāt let that drag me down,after rain comes sunshine, right?
Maybe a rainbow if itās sunshine and rain at the same time.
Or maybe even my favorite weather heavy thunderstorms with dark threatening clouds and electricity in the air.
Iām also planning a Roadtrip with my family, Me, My Husband and our boys. No one else. Iām determined that weāre going to have many great memories from this summer and I want to give the boys a vacation where they donāt have to deal with their drunk and toxic grandma.
I feel so bad for last week in Denmark. I should have known.
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It didnāt just happen Amy. You work hard for it lady. Hope youāre proud. I am of you. Huge congrats.
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432, checking in.
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Congratulations on your 6 months youāre doing so good. Keep it up
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Day 51, actually stayed up this morning. Did some sort of service work I guess, saw one of the guys was about to cook breakfast by his self and he was kinda clueless so I stepped in and just whipped the breakfast up quick. Looking forward to some camping next weekend with my girls. Excited to see where I placed on my placement test for college. Today will also be my second chest day at the gym along with some bicep and tricep, idk I always love doing two chest days a week. Iām kinda mumbling not sure what else to really say much love.
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