Checking in daily to maintain focus #62

Congratulations that is AWESOME!!!

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Day 1,310 clean and sober today, day 3 no social media. Wow Iā€™ve noticed my sleep has been getting better since I stopped Facebook etc. Iā€™ve been reading a lot instead which I love. I didnā€™t get chores done like I had planned but absolutely loved relaxing and reading these past two days off.

I hope everyone has an amazing day today, love you guys :sunglasses::metal:t2:

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Good morning, everyone! Starting day 6. Feeling really good, and all of your notes and comments and updates are really helpful! Also day 6 without cigarettes. So Iā€™m saving $35 a day in wine and cigarettes, which is going into a fund for my nephewā€™s high school graduation gift.
The weather here is cold rainy and basically crappy, So Iā€™m starting my morning off by making a Mulligatawny soup. I have been cooking for myself, Following recipes off of YouTube, instead of Going Out to dinner everyday. So I guess thatā€™s another savings of about $70 a day LOL.
Thank you everyone for all of the inspiration, it really helps! Make it a great Saturday :heart_eyes::cowboy_hat_face:

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Checking in on day 172.
Looking forward to the weekend with no plans but lots of possibilities.
My left tonsil is a little swollen, Iā€™m praying this isnā€™t the start of tonsillitis. I got it last January 17th and it led to me becoming ill with neurological conditions I am still dealing with :confounded:
Going to take the dog out with a flask of coffee and hope it disappears.
I hope everyone has a super sober Saturday :man_superhero: :woman_superhero:
:heart::v:

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Day 120 af
Day 13 vf
We got a LOT of snow!!

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Hey all, checking in on day 1308. I hope everybody has a good one!

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Day 313

AM: happy squid in spin class
:smiley::squid::bike:

PM: dead squid on sofa
:skull::squid::couch_and_lamp:

Hope you all have a great day and weekend, clean and sober :+1:

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Yippie day 60, very proud to have 60 days again. Although I will say Iā€™m confused bc my date is 11/15 and today is only the 13th so Iā€™m not sure how itā€™s 60 but thatā€™s what my counter says. Anyways yesterday was a good day off, went to see about getting brakes for my bike but the place didnā€™t have any so the guy was nice and adjusted them the best he could, I had already adjusted them but he knew a little more then me and was able to get some more brake out of them lol. Gave him 20 for being kind, then went and got myself some winter goggles for my bike rides in the morning and then went to the mall and got some Chinese food lol. Had a nice bike ride and also got my head and beard trimmed, when I got home I just relaxed, didnā€™t watch tv or play my game, itā€™s funny when I had the money I was like I just gotta have this Xbox, and now that I got it I hardly ever use it. But Iā€™m still glad to have it for when I do use it. This morning I didnā€™t hear my alarm clocks and woke up late for work, I was so mad at myself headed out the door in a rush and it was pouring rain again and super icy. Almost instantly called work and was going to lie and say I crashed my bike and shouldnā€™t make it in. But I said nope we donā€™t do that shit anymore, so I put my rain gear on and headed off. Stopped to Stewartā€™s quick and got my energy drink, saw that guy Iā€™ve talked about before who to me seems he may appear homeless I actually see him every morning there, just sitting with his back pack inside keeping warm and staying out of the weather. Next time I think Iā€™m gonna offer him something to eat or something maybe a coffee. But I got to work and my boss wasnā€™t even mad, he just said Iā€™m glad your ok and thank you for coming him. That is the first time Iā€™ve ever had a boss say that and not give me some sort of lecture. Iā€™ve been late to work my first time on most jobs and always got talked to about it. Glad it wasnā€™t for the hospital bc I know they would of said something. Idk back to work much love everyone

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Day
248 no alcohol
178 no vapes or ciggs
18.78 no marijuana in any form

Im just happy to be alive and sober. Accepting life on lifes terms

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Checking in on day 185.
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Checking in. The last 1-2 weeks were hard, but today Iā€™m finally feeling better. I went for a short hike after more than a year break from hiking and after a long time of physical inactivity and it felt so good. I will definitely do it more often. I plan to go on a bigger hike next year, so it would be nice to prepare for it gradually throughout the year.
I had difficulties with sleeping lately, I couldnā€™t fall asleep till 3-5 am, and It definitely has a bad effect on my mood and willpower. Iā€™m very anxious about losing control and getting vulnerable, so sleeping became quite frightening. My therapist assumed itā€™s because of the experience of totally losing myself in addiction, in suicidal times and throughout this whole transition, so these kind of stuff trigger me even though Iā€™m not in danger anymore. Iā€™m not really sure how should I fix it, what could be done to lessen this anxiety. But the last two nights were better, so maybe it will change eventually.

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Hi Tomek- glad youā€™re feeling better! A good hike is a smart way to use timeā€¦enjoying all that nature has to offer. I am going to start doing that again when the weather is better- great tip! I have trouble sleeping, too. When I was drinking I would just pass out, so, no trouble. This week I found a woman Lauren Ostrowski, on Youtube who has a number of sleep meditations. My favorite so far is her ā€œSleep & Wake Up Motivatedā€ which not only made me fall asleep, but this morning I was bright-eyed and up and at 'em at 5:50am! Good luck and thank you for sharing. :blush:

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Checking in Day 4.

Got a smart watch and going to attempt to take my health and recovery seriously this time. Going to try to lead with honesty and intention.

Starting to realize health is the true wealth. And that can really only be achieved in sobriety.

Goodluck to everyone trying to be a bit better then they were yesterday. Stay strong, hold on.

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16 and sober.

Got a meal kit for our Saturday tea. They popped a couple of free Lucky Saint NA beers in for dry Januaryā€¦ Kind of nice touch, itā€™s a shame that AF isnā€™t the automatic choice year roundā€¦

Having a lovely day, life outside of the workplace is sweet :revolving_hearts:

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Here it is @cgrathwol

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Day 13
Today I am very happy I did not jump out of bed and grab a beer and cig.
No alcohol today!
ODAAT
-Solar

:heart: ā€œGlad you reached out to this place, thereā€™s so much love and support here itā€™s literally a family in your pocket!ā€ Jwfletcher4792 :heart:

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Day 203. Feeling OK. Had a nice day. Bit tired but all good here. Have a fab evening folks

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Checking in at day 1325.

Things are ok here. Iā€™m trying very hard to get out of this damn victim mentality Iā€™ve been in the last few years. Itā€™s always been my least favorite quality in someone, yet here I am, the epitome of Debbie downer. Negative Nancy. Sad Sally. Depressed DeeDee.

Iā€™ve snapped out of it and realized that the decisions I have made in life are what have brought me to where I am. Most notably, my ex husband. I KNEW he was a bad idea, yet I embraced the red flags and kept plugging along. I made the decision.

Heā€™s not the reason I lost everything, I am. I made the decision to throw all my money at him. I made the decision to stay after he put his hands on me the first time (miracle Iā€™m alive). I made the decision to date someone 19 years younger and worse, marry him.

Me, myself, and I made all of those decisions. There are plenty more bad decisions where those came from too.

So, now how to forgive myself and move on? That will take time. But as soon as I find myself resenting someone, I know itā€™s time to look at myself.

My relationship with Emily, my 27 year old is very fragile right now. To me itā€™s seemingly out of nowhere. She not speaking to me and things started going south after my niece switched from skin suit to beautiful light and energy.

Well, thatā€™s my little epiphany. Glad to be sober and grateful for all of you :heartpulse:

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Proud of you :heart: I feel this so much.

It actually felt good when I realized that I was the issue all along. I couldā€™ve ended it before it really started, when I decided to ignore all the red flags. I could have left sooner to avoid needless suffering, but chose to stay longer anyway. No more blaming him, and I could let things go. And maybe even forgive :astonished: Be patient with yourself. Hope things get better with your daughter :pray:

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This is gold, that is winning :clap:. Keep that mindset bro and congrats on 60 days

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