@Doreen1 It’s my first winter home again (after two winters in sunny Asia). I don’t like the cold, but I actually enjoy being home this year. Happy holidays!! 
Day 20
Went for ramen noodles and mochi in the city. After diner a nice evening walk, cold and windy, but the Christmas lights make up for that.
Now time to unwind on the couch with a movie and my electric blanket and off to bed early.
@SoberWalker glad it went well with the coach, looking forward to reading how it goes 
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@MrFantastik congrats on 3 weeks 
@Jasty2 congrats on triple digits 
@LeoLeo welcome congrats on your week+
@Lile01 welcome back congrats on day 2
1230 days no alcohol.
695 days no cocaine.
210 days no vape.
Finished all my xmas wrapping, apart from one tiny extra gift for my niece, and an extra gift I’ve ordered that’s arriving tomorrow. Need some of last year’s wrapping paper for my niece’s extra gift, and the gift thats coming tomorrow, and that’s at the back of my spare room, which is also where my tree and baubles are, so I’ll definitely get it all finished tomorrow, just in time! 
Other than that, a peaceful day.
I hope you’re all having wonderful sober weekends.
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Thank you Cam. Hope your weekend is good too.
Didn’t realize that in 2 days I will be sober for 30 days…1 month…that is the greatest Christmas gift I could have given myself and my kids. I hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend!
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Congratulations on your brightest future!
Day 67. Very foggy here. I guess thats what happens in December when the temps are in the 40s with rain. Its a lot bettet than freezing cold and a foot of snow haha. Have a great sober day everyone!!
Checking in sober.
Mostly a quiet day. Got to the beach for a walk (40° F). Catching up on sleep.
OFDAAT
Checking in on day 151.
Travelled to my parents today, thankfully there was little of the traffic we had expected and it was a smooth journey.
Tomorrow I will be wrapping presents and taking the dog for a long walk. It’s good to feel much less frantic and stresed that usual; A winning combination of sobriety and finally having found the right medication, and dose, to calm my anxiety and depression. Dare I say I actually feel…good 
Checking in
Day 678
Felt pretty tired today honestly. Its was a cloudy and snowy day here. What I wouldnt do to be cuddling up in a oversized blanket with a nice cup of coffee watching a Christmas show or reading a book. That sounds perfect for this kind of weather. But… I had to work instead.
Im doing alright overall. Excited for Christmas. I just cant wait to see my loved ones open their gifts, especially my son. Im beyond grateful to God for keeping us healthy so that we are home for the holidays and not in the hospital. Definitly feeling the festive spirit this year!
Hope everyone is enjoying their day/evening and managing alright thru the holidays 
This morning was super hard. My mom and I had a tough conversation regarding her behavior during stressful times such as the holidays or gatherings at her house. She wasn’t treating her family well so I had to be the one to say that to her. We raised our voices at one another and she left the room crying. I let her be knowing this wasn’t about me and she had some things to work through. Things have been really messy lately with my sister’s engagement being turned down and then she ended up going to see him the next day and now it’s back on even tho he did something that caused her sm pain. I don’t like it but it’s dividing the family. I support her just not her decision but my mom doesn’t support her or her decision at all. My mom has been struggling hard since all this started. Its been really tense…
Tired today and catching a respiratory illness that the foster kids came to the house with.
My brother is in the hospital as his condition has worsened. Really brings me back to when this happened to my mom.
It’s been a lot but the items that we picked up has help quite a bit with the little foster kids. It’s still a in need of work as the kids were really allowed to run freely without healthy boundaries or consistency.
I’m still sober and intend on remaining sober for the rest of my waking days.
The toughest part for me will be to remember that I can hold pain and sadness for my brother’s situation while still enjoying Christmas with my family. They are two separate situations and circumstances and they don’t need or deserve to be rolled into one where the focus becomes dark and dull.
If I don’t get on here in the next day or two I wish you all the happiest of holidays!
On day 20 no gambling 
what are the odds on that happening 
Just seen this so would like to wish you a belated well done and congratulations on your year of sobriety 
@Frank68 - It’s funny to me when I hear people say they love winter and the snow. Come spend the winter in Buffalo, or Chicago for that matter It might change your mind 
Although, it’s supposed to be almost 60° Monday! A Christmas miracle 
@Dilettante - I’m glad I’m not the only one wrapping presents the day before Christmas! And honestly I’m not too stressed about it either. I’ve been a procrastinator since before I had my first drink, so I’m good at it 
I’m happy you’re feeling good for the holidays
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I haven’t thought about that band in years! I always liked them. Today seemed like it sucked while I was in it. My body was giving up, that’s for sure. But now that I’m finally relaxing, it wasn’t all bad.
My boss asked me if I could stay for the next shift but I said no. I still had to buy some clothes for Zoi bc, for the first year, she put it on her list. Besides Walmart, there aren’t any clothing stores where I live so I had to drive out of town. I did stay longer 2 hours longer than my shift to help with the X-mas eve setup. It was just me, a girl who was 16 when I started, and our boss, who was the youngest. It was actually kind of nice tho. It was interesting to see my boss being more natural bc the GM wasn’t there and there weren’t any customers. She even let us order whatever off the menu for lunch! She never even lets us eat!
Shopping was nice. It’s been a really long time. Found some cute clothes for my daughter. Tomorrow is wrap crunch time. Procrastination at it’s finest. It’ll get done bc it has to get done! Probably should get some sleep. This time tomorrow I’ll be Santa, and then it’s smooth sailing after that
I’ve not bought my better half a card yet and only 1 present… Plenty of time… Shops shut early on a Sunday 
, I work nights and going home to bed in a little while .
I believe in you. You got this!
Whatever she gets it will be the finest the petrol station can offer.
22 days in the bank
Took the kids and the dogs for a swim at the beach first thing in the morning.
Had some struggles with thoughts of drinking. Mainly triggered by the fact i was running around doing last minute errands and in the past i would have made the liquor store my first stop.
Not today.
One day or day one, was my mantra today.
Finished out xmas eve playing uno and listening to Trojan records xmas collection with the kids.
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This morning my mind came up with the ‘it’s not so bad, it’s just food, you need to have some fun, after all it’s Christmas, people will stress you out, you’ll need something to feel better…’ stories.
This 
again 
Yes. I’m a bit apprehensive about the whole Christmas stress today. But I am not going to try to deal with it by bingeing. It won’t help at all.
Instead I’m putting up a de-stress plan: Yoga, reading, chill mode, taking my time with stuff. Stupid addiction voice in my head can FRO
