@JazzyS yes! Journaling has been a great discovery for me lately. And you have had a great idea. I will use colors.!
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Good morning friends.
564 days 
I wanted to update that the music festival I went to last weekend without alcohol was a success! We danced for hours and hours, enjoyed some lovely food in Fremantle, and I was able to drive us home afterwards and wake up in the morning to repeat for day two. My friend and I had nice chats in the morning, no hang overs. Didnāt spend all of our money on alcohol either which was great. They had some nice alcohol free beers which we tried, was great to have a cold drink in the sun and not feel rubbish afterwards.
It was really lovely to enjoy a festival without alcohol together, as we have had a lot of experiences together very drunk over the years. We talked a bit about how we are quite introverted and socially awkward, it was nice to just enjoy each others company, without feeling the need to drink to bring out a more social side of ourselves. We enjoyed the quiet moments, the fun moments, we danced on our own and fed our own soul.
Just wanted to share for people worried about socialising when you stop drinking. This was my fourth sober festival over the years, and I was married sober. Life is so much sweeter when you can remember it 
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Evening of day
7 no form of marijuana
157 no alcohol
88 no vapes or cigs
Work kicked my ass but just 2 hours left and I get to go home to my amazing wife
Man itās funny how everyday I get up and do this 5 days straight 40 hours a week
Just goes to show when the sun comes up, if you planned it right, itās a brand new day
I have a little cold
I got it after I got the covid vaccine
Iām not saying anything crazy. Iāll gladly keep it simple and get a vaccine to keep myself safe but itās pretty strong lol
Today at work started good
Then I found out I got a lunch violation
I took lunch too early
Completely fked up my day as I stick to a routine and if there is even a small bump in the road I get all discombobulated and jumbled
This evening is better
I love the end of the day because it goes by quick and everything can get done in 1 fair swoop as long as no1 spills stuff or throws up on the floor
A dog peed on the floor today lol 
I cleaned it but the spills today were incredibly
1 after another and my walkie was acting up
My life I love it 
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Sending strength and serenity right back at ya thank you stay strong
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Checking in on my day 13. Two weeks tomorrow! 
Wish everyone a wonderful, sober rest of the weekend! 
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Day 72
Just checking in
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Grateful for living another day. Life isnāt easy but I love being here.
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Checking in
Day 608
Feeling really frustrated right now but am looking forward to some self care shortly. Going to light a fall scented candle and have a nice warm shower before bed. Hope everyone has a good night 
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@deelzebub Love the embroidery ā what a beautiful message. So grateful that you are feeling better 
@chuckie22 Butternut sqash ravioli sounds delicious! Hope you had as much fun making it as you will eating it. 
@jennyh hope you recover quickly from both jabs and a stick is not needed. Love that we donāt waste energy on giving our minds hope that we will return to the toxic lifestyle. We are moving forward and getting healthy 
@juli1 Another amazing day in the book Jules! You are kicking ass. Those damn thoughts are persistent and can be unnerving but we are stronger than this addiction. You are a rockstar my friend! Keep pushing forward.
@katiee 111 days is awesome!!! Way to go friend ā keep strong
@bondhil day 5 ā you are rocking it ā sorry that you are unwell ā do hope you are getting the rest and fluids you need to get healthy.
@rob11 ah man Rob ā Iām sorry to hear about your friend not being a friend. I do know that many people in my life donāt understand how much I drank or how badly it was affecting me (hell they canāt see how they are not too far from where I was)ā¦ I feel like if people canāt comprehend the problem then they donāt know how to talk with us. You are doing the absolute best for you and getting help from whatever way possible to keep you healing and moving in a healthy direction.
@butterflymoonwoman whatās going on Dana ā would talking about it be helpful? I do hope you get some quality selfcare in tonight.
Checking in on Saturday night
I did manage to get the 2 rooms painted today. Thank goodness! I am a bit sore and tired but grateful that the bulk of it is done. Have some small odds and ends to do tomorrow. Watched a really bad low budget horror movie.
Wishing everyone a lovely addiction free day / night - sending you all so much love
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Its honestly super silly and Im allowing it to rent space in my head, but thats why i didnt mention it. But since u asked i will tell u Hubby and i ordered food for delivery for supper. It didnt arrive for over an hour. Then when we did get the order, it was missing items. So we called the restaurant to try and get this figured out only for the manager of the restaurant to swear and yell at my husband. My husband asked for her name and she wouldnt give it to him. She kept screaming that it was Skip the dishes (a delivery service) responsiblity for the late delivery time and missing items. We ate and ive been allowing it to rent space in my head bcuz i cant stand it when people disrespect my family. I actually had a craving to use over this situation although of course i wont use. But still. I need to learn to let things go. Its sillyā¦ i know.
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i hope that by typing it out you let some of that frustration out. NOT Silly at all - that situation would have boiled my blood too and iām grateful that you know to kick the situation out of your head and not let it ruin your evening. The manager was in the wrong (even it is the delivery serviceās responsibility ā which it is not - i work in the food industry and the restaurant has to take this shit up with the delivery service not the customer) ā she had no right to scream and WTF is she doing swearing.
Sounds like a really rough night and iām sorry that it brought up sensations to use. Grateful that you will not. I too find that when i get riled up I stew on the conversation(s) and play then repeatedly till my head and heart explode. Lately, i have started to do deep breathing and mediation and prayers to ask my mind to let go and move on. It has been fruitful for me.
I do hope you enjoy your self care evening and are able to get some lovely restful sleep tonight
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Day 26:
Decent day, Iām tired, didnāt sleep much last night. Enjoyed time with my sister and mom at my nephewās football game, unfortunately his team lost the playoff game, seasons over. Came home and watched the University of Utah football game, they beat Cal so that was good. Got all my laundry done and Iām in bed already. Opened my bedroom window to feel the cool fall night air. Going to huddle up right in the middle of my bed with a pile of blankets, my gorillaās nest!
Hoping to sleep better tonight. Frightmares tomorrow with both of my kids and my sonās girlfriend. Looking forward to a great day with them and enjoying all the rides and haunted houses!
Sweet dreams!
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Thank u my friend, for allowing me to vent it out i literally could hear her clear as day on my husbands phone swearing and yelling and talking over my husband. I have never heard someone get that upset over a messed up food order. Maybe she was upset bcuz she was having a really bad day. Maybe something tragic happened in her life recently and she was on edge. Idk. I try not to take it personally when people get mad bcuz its usually more about themselves than it is about me.
But it did rent space in my head for a bit. Im feeling alot better now tho thank u!!!
Im going to try this right now and see if it helps me even more. Thank u for the suggestion! 
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Checking in tonight on day 200! āāā
I feel amazing!!!
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Congratulations on you first month of not drinking again Jenny. Great job 
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Iām sorry to read you been struggling with depression Delia. Been missing you on the foodies thread. Course Iāve had a few issues of my own this month so I am not caught up too much with many people.
I glad you were able to get up to make a coffee. I canāt imagine the struggle you have with depression. I do know itās real and so difficult to manage. I hope and pray you can get some relief soon. Go easy on your self. I miss seeing your posts.
Big hugs friend.
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I slept soooo long! Midnight til 7:30, went pee/fed the cats, and back to sleep til 10:30. Then I took an hour+ nap before work! I canāt remember the last time I got that much sleep in 24hrs. Felt great! It was, no doubt, bc my time of the month was arriving. Early apparently. Probably same reason Iāve been eating everything in sight. Itās all good.
I was kinda bummed I couldnāt see the partial eclipse. I even set an alarm for 1pm to remember to go outside for the maximum magnitude at 1:11 but it was so rainy and cloudy I couldnāt even tell where the sun was in the sky. Hopefully better luck with the weather in April for the total eclipse.
Another quiet night in after work. The usual hangout crew wasnāt around tonight so the rest of us opted not to go. Now Iāll get to bed early enough that Iām ready for tomorrows lame ass lunch shift. Idk why weāre even opened on Sundays once golf weather is gone. No one comes in. Ah well. At least my hourly rate was raised. Counting down the hours until my āweekendā starts 
Goodnight everyone
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Day 113. This photo was a couple of years ago when i first moved here. I felt so lucky but so adrift so much of the time. Now, i feel blessed to be here and back to sober living. Have a fab Sunday
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Morning everyone! Just back from work & half way through Day 4 
its so cold this morning so home and sat down for a cuppa while i check in 
Keep Strong everyone
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Morning all, checking in Day 31.
Slept quite badly after Covid and flu jabs, these side effects are not pleasant. Am guessing that means Covid and the flu would have been worse though so putting up with it. How are you feeling @CATMANCAM
My expectations of the day are quite low because of it, but you never know. I am not actually ill so hopefully my body will adjust soon and snap out of it. It is a beautiful Autumn day here so that is helping
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