I love that shot.
Nice to see you again Sunny.
Congrats on that eleven 
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Day 12 second check in)
It was a good day 
I got to the new job and the owner was there (heās acting as head chef at the moment; Iāve taken a Sous position). He closed the pub for the day to catch up on prep and admin work. He was with me for the first hour and then left me on my own to work through his prep list - I was meant to be there until 5pm but I had it all finished by 3pm so finished early. I donāt think he was expecting that! Gave him a few hrs to spend some time with his kids so I was happy about that.
One of the reasons heās taken me on is because he wants to be able to take his son to football on Sundays which Iāve said to him Iām happy to do Sundays on my ownā¦ he enjoys working Sundays so we may split the day - I do the early, he does the late - we shall see.
I told him that Iām in recovery. I canāt make it to work on Saturdays until 10.30am because I have AA at 9am. He was Uber supportive. He said anything they can do to support me, let them know and theyāll accommodate where they can which was super refreshing to hear. That in itself suggests to me that theyāre going to be a good tribe to work for.
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Day 1047,
Thanks for thinking of me @JazzyS. The session with the therapists was fine. They knew were they were talking about. They suggested another follow up therapy then they did some time ago. I agreed with that since I was also searching for other things, since my gut feeling was telling me that what was planned wouldnāt do it. One therapist actually knew the 12 steps, that is rare here.
Goodnight all 
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My latest sponsee has passed his first ever 1 year of sobriety.
Iāve sponsored several people now and all the ones that pick up stop doing 1 thing, taking action.
This lad has only missed one meeting all year for a family emergencyā¦ Coincidence?
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Late evening check in for me, 2nd of today.
Was out for dinner with my darling wifey for her birthday. Sheās been unwell for a couple of years, and had major surgery in St Louis, MO in August - this was the 1st time weād had a proper ādate nightā since then due to her own recovery. One of the reasons I stopped drinking was to make sure I was always available when she needed me, which is just as well as sheās been hospitalised a couple of times since we came back to Scotland.
Hereās a pic of my āKing Kongā enchilada (not a euphemism, hehe). Thatās what itās called on the menu. 
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Congratulations on ur 5 months!!!
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@Brl81 Triple digits! Fantastic!
@CATMANCAM Sending healing vibes 
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Boss being accommodating and supportive of your recoveryā¦ Sounds like a great place to be. Congratulations on your new position
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Day 82*
Feeling really detached from my thoughts and my body lately. Iām starting to bring up more significant topics in therapy so Iām assuming itās related. In bed at 6pm reading and snuggling with the pup, weirdly smelling her paws brings me a lot of comfort. Leaning in to the little joys this week.
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day 609 of no self harm
fuck today. barely slept.
found out my grandpa on my dadās side (not the one Iām close with) has colon cancer. my grandma told us it was stage 4 and it had spread but then said she misunderstood and it was not stage 4 and it has not spread but she isnāt telling us anything about treatment options.
Iām in the process of trying to get diagnosed with autism. the first neuropsych I was referred to refused me with no explanation, the second one I was referrred to I just got paperwork that says they wonāt assess for autism if Iām over 18
I need a CPAP because I have sleep apnea and my oxygen drops into the 80s at night. been without it for months because my mask broke. everytime I place an order it gets voided. I called my insurance they said they donāt even see orders so now I have to have my doctor contact them. it took 8 months to get the results of my blood work. so yeah Iām gonna be not sleeping a lot longer. I see my doc on the 15th so hopefully being in person speeds things up.
I just want to be done trying. Iāve spent the last couple nights crying. it feels like nothing helps
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Hello Yaāll 
I am on day 32 of recovery and that is going very well.
I am on day 2 of my āRoad Tripā ā¦ and Iāma a gonna lose my shit!
The girlfriend runs a daycare out of her home and I am surrounwd by very noisy, busy ālittlesā , 9 of the wee shits today and I am on my last nerve!
Did I mention I am not ākid experiencedā? 
She said she would arrange her schedule to have some visiting time but thatās not happening, which I get. My anxiety is getting worse and I keep retreating to my room to have naps to get away from the little beasties.
I kinda want to leave tomorrow but donāt want to hurt her feelings but my nerves are SHOT!
What do I do?
Signed ā¦ This isnāt fun anymore 
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Can you try a day trip out by yourself at all?
It doesnāt sound like my cup of tea either to be honest. 
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Day 291.
Just checking in. Sober.
Iām so tired and depressed itās getting on my nerves. My carpal tunnel is particularly bad right now too, so Iām also in a lot of pain. Iām actually looking forward to doing the washing up these days because it gives me relief from the pain.
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Here I am, doing good. Busy day today, just now finding time to check in, do my journaling and read some posts. Being busy is a good thing I guess. Hope everyone is staying strong and sober. I am!
Kim d18
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Day 3 sober.
Had a good appointment with my therapist today. But battled a migraine all morning triggered by dentist yesterday.
Exhausted.
OFDAAT
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@Amy30 Sorry to see you are struggling. I pray you have some strength and endurance in this trial. You are in very good numbers
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Congrats on your five months of sobriety 
great achievement.
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I hate to see you in pain, Iāll save all my washing up for you too. Honestly itās the least I can do, congrats on your sober days BTW
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