Today I ate cookies 
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I feel you. I ate so many cookies and chips while drinking Pepsi yesterday.
Not at all what I want to consume.
Mine was eating emotionally. I gotta stop doing that.
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Hey Solar, you were there for me on my Day 2 and pushed me to stay strong so I would be here for others to help them. So now I am giving you a nudgeā¦Stay strong. Iām struggling with loneliness issues and I know that a good buzz and a comedy movie would take the empty house blues away, but I got to push through and get a healthier all around approach, and it will just take time. I went 7 years sober once and kicked serious butt on accomplishments and not making bad decisions. Anyway, Iām here for you and good job making it through January! Today is day 17 for me and I feel great about it! Your advice as my first reply I ever got here to check in every day so I would be here to help others is sent back at ya! Peace.
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Big congratulations on ur 30 days!!!
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Heyā¦, we got this, Im here. Lets do this shit togheter 
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Way to go Mike on all the progress your making! Proud of u 
sounds like things are really coming together for u. Love ur new bike also!
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Great Job Davina! I have a 5 year old niece named Davina. Her favorite animal is salamanders and goes out regularly to play with them in her back yard. I doubt the salamanders enjoy the play time as much as she does, but anyway, that is one month under your belt, and sounds like you are resisting the temptation of the little devil who is going to be more than likely whispering tempting little suggestions into your ear regarding 30 days as a conclusion to your test, when it is actually not the conclusion, but just another beginning. You have many good angel voices now, to counter the little devil voice! 'Love the nature profile picture. Again, great job!
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Yikes. Wow. Great write up. It puts things in perspectiveā¦One little tiny, itty bitty sip of alcohol can make the house of cards collapse. And then three years later, if you are very lucky,ā¦you try again; you are shakily holding and staring at one card, then two, then three, and what seems like infinity to get a house of cards to look at again. Hope I donāt go there, and with such great stories I shant. Great story. And it moved me. Thanks again.
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Shout out to Jimz. I was sorely tested yesterday and I made it through day 16. I like your expression āweāve got this!ā. So back at ya Jim, weāve got this! Keep checking in when you feel tested and we will keep putting a gold star at the top of your test sheet. Speaking of gold stars, does anybody with children know if kids still get gold stars at the tops of their papers? Just something I thought about last week. Mixed feelings about it because the kids that donāt get gold stars are probably from less fortunate home situations, so it is probably not really that great of an idea. It promotes excellence, but also gives a little shot of shame-pain to the nonrecipients. Iām sure one of you-all have kids in grammar school. Do they even use paper anymore? Or is it all computers? Anyway, stay strong Jim!
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Hello all from the big city
Feeling pretty beat, did some running around this morning & it was lots of fun but a bit tired now Watching Leo with the kids. Pretty cute. And happy to have a lottle down time.
Happy to be sober today. Need to cut back on the coffee xo.
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Sending you an extra portion of strength for today.
Take a deep breath, and let the possibility of an alcohol free life wash over you, let it liberate you.
Iāll see you for your check in 28 tomorrow 
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31 days free of alcohol
25 days free of THC
Health issues flaring up again when I thought they were behind me. I will not lie, it is really distressing and disappointing. But Friday end of day I got a job interview request (!!!) so that is really exciting. Just riding the waves of life. Itās actually nice not knowing what will come next, life would be so boring if it was 100% predictable and 100% what I think I want/need (spoiler alertā¦ Iām often wrong! )
Sobriety is my superpower! Getting stronger and healthier every single day, every single hour. Keep going folks!
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Thank you @Cjp @Butterflymoonwoman @JazzyS !! The support means so much!
@Pavlovs_Dog I love to hear of another Davina! Salamanders are cool.
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Itās exactly what happened to me (Except I didnāt have 20 years). Just one drink one day woke the beast from itās slumber and it took 3 years for it to go back to sleep. Iām lucky I even made it back honestly. Believe me, never take that first drink. Itās not worth it.
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Thank you for sharing your experience @SoberWalker. It sounds very similar to mine. Yes, over time I need to learn to let go.
That is the outcome any mom would want! So glad your son found it.
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So do I, when I come around my parents itās difficult to handle this emotions
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Love the line āsobriety is my super powerā and congrats on the job interview request!! Super exciting news keep us posted on how it goes!! Sending goodluck your way 
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Checking in Day 18 alcohol & drug free
On some mood stabilizing medication which seems to be helping level out emotions. Had a nice visit with my sister and am trying to keep busy and be productive. Doing a free course through McGill to help learn about budgeting and saving which is definitely a goal for this year and sobriety will most certainly help with that. May have to look for a new place in the next 6 months to a year which is a bit daunting but no desire to use thankfully. Just gonna keep striving for sobriety.
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