Day 7 here checking in. Been having headaches that come and go and won’t go away. Didn’t sleep the best either. My first weekend without drinking and it’s Saturday so today I think will be hard!
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You’re collecting and building yourself a good sober toolset so I have trust you will make it through the weekend and its particular challenges Lys. Just keep going one day, one hour, one minute at a time when you must. Have a great weekend! 
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Congrats on 800 days @RosaCanDo!
I did not have a good work day yesterday. I couldn’t focus and don’t feel like I have enough work right now to keep me motivated and engaged. I set up a meeting with my boss for Monday to make sure I am doing what he wants when I am in between projects.
I had an appointment with my therapist yesterday that was very affirming and motivating. Feeling pretty solid other than the work ambiguities.
Have a happy, sober weekend everyone!!
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Checking In
Day 664
Good morning TS on this very cold, crisp, and snowy morning. How is everyone doing?
I am currently at work, half way thru my shift. Things are going well today. Feeling not too bad, other than a bit tired. Just looking forward to getting home. Hope everyone has a great day/evening 
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Day 7! You’re getting through your first weekend!!! All that is normal as you work the alcohol out of your system. Drink water, eat as healthy as you can (but treat yourself if you feel like it!) and you will feel better soon. Sleep is really affected by alcohol use so it takes a while to get back to normal healthy sleep patterns. You’ll get there as long as you stay sober. Reach out on here if you have any difficulties. 
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Checking in on day 188AF.
I’m about to head out to meet three college friends for dinner. I’m hoping there’s a decent alcohol free option but I’d also be happy enough with sparkling water. It’s rained all day today and barely even got light.
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Day 20!! I woke up with a raging migraine and desperately took 3 ibuprofen which was dumb of me, I’m sure that’s what caused me to start throwing up but I threw up a lot and was literally pleading and almost crying to God to help me with a cold rag on my forehead/eyes…the throwing up would help alleviate the pain a tiny bit though and thankfully my son had respite care this morning and was able to be down at my dads with his provider (I have a tiny home close by) so I could rest. I joked to him how I quit drinking to not feel like this? WTF?
migraine sufferers …you know how bad it can be. I ended up falling asleep to meditation music and woke up feeling a lot better thankfully. Only left with a tiny little headache but feels like nothing compared to earlier.
Feeling confident in my sobriety lately 
hope you guys have had a better day than I
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Day 25. Boy that nap I took after work yesterday messed up my whole schedule lol. Stayed up later then I wanted and slept longer then I wanted. But I am up and had some food, filled out my reference list for the hospital so they can do their checks. At 5 I’m heading to the church for the meeting and Christmas party, I am definitely nervous but I am sure everything will be ok. I also need to be honest bc I have been talking to this girl and honestly we haven’t been talking very long maybe two or 3 months, both of did get high together back when I was using and idk we just rushed things and I don’t think it’s a good idea to keep talking. I think we should both focus on are ourselves and go separate ways but it’s hard telling her that. I just wanna keep being a better person much love everyone
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You should think about yourself first. And if you are honest about this to her I think you are a good person.
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620 days 
It turns out, the ending theme of 2023 this year for me is forgiveness.
I have reconnected with an old friend a few months ago, and yesterday met up with my elder sister.
I hadn’t spoken to either of them since 2018, when mum passed. Both of them left me in my greatest time of need. And since then, I held a lot of unresolved feelings about this. I went through the stages of grief for my mum and for the relationships I had with them both. My friend disappeared and stopped talking to me, and my elder sister just left town and didn’t help me with any of my mums affairs.
I dont want to carry all the negative feelings I have towards them anymore, and I’ve come to realise that we all deal with grief differently. I implode, I drink, I self destruct. They ran, and left me to deal with it all alone.
I’ve decided to forgive them both, to allow us to heal, and to more forward. And I feel a great weight lifted off of me, and hope that next year will be a year of healing and positive memories.
Hope you all have a wonderful, sober Sunday 
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Checking in on day 128 (4 setbacks).
Heading to a chicken and bros party. Nice little break from all the stress of the past month. Slightly under the weather but with kids in school, how do you escape that? Hope everyone is have a good and sober weekend!!
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Dear @JazzyS still I am not doing well with sickness but the worst thing is that I relapsed 5 days ago and that put me very down. Again I am trying to pick the broken pieces
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Happy Saturday. Day 52. Missed the Chamber of Commerce holiday “meeting” (party) last night. Had to work and thats ok. As a board member I should have been there but I’ll get sworn in another day. Last year I drank a bunch so I didnt miss that or moving slow today because of over indulgence.
Slacking this afternoon not being productive but a “me” day every now and then is ok.
Have an awesome night all!
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Alcohol free day 284
Almost 10 months in! Yesterday I had my 30th birthday party with friends who’ve known me in all periods of my life. It was so beautiful and filled with love. A friend let me have their restaurant for an evening and I had a catered dinner filled with good conversations and impeccable vibes. Then went out dancing till 8 in the morning and we let the dance floor have it! Feeling so grateful to enter my 3rd decade of life with such overwhelming support and gratitude. Here’s to more years of making beautiful memories
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Happy Birthday!
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Thank you! Wishing you a beautiful day 
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Checking in again sober. Officially back to one week.
Not too bad a day, but now I have a headache. So probably going to bed early.
OFDAAT
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I had a very good experience tonight. People were pretty nice and welcoming, had some good food. They sang some Christmas carols, unfortunately I did not sing but it was nice to be around. I helped pick up and hung out for a little after dinner. I feel very grateful and just happy that I went. Tomorrow I will go at 10 for church much love everyone, I hope everyone has had a good day
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It’s been a while since I’ve actually had a proper buzz from recovery but behind the scenes of the 3 years of sobriety from mind altering substances I’ve been battling gambling and today I’m 5 days free of it. It’s kinda crept up on me and is an entirely emotional addiction at the moment. Nobody knows how much it bothers me even though I’m not currently losing life changing amounts. I’m not rich and I need every penny so to not be able to stop myself from even the smallest bet is not a place I want to be. So today I feel a small sense of freedom and pride.
Like everything else it’s still one day at a time.
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