2 years 15 days
Today has been fairly busy. Son is home from school for a medical appt so that was the first thing on our list of things to do. Soon we will have lunch and then im taking him for a haircut. I wasnt able to get to the gym today but thats okay bcuz i was feeling exhuasted from pushing myself so hard the past couple days. Will still stay focused on eating healthy though. Not much else going on today. Hope everyone is doing well!!
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Checking in day 58 AF 
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@Lighter welcome! This community is a life saver, so glad youāre here!
@JazzyS so happy to hear the pain is getting better!
@Jimz enjoy your victory when you hand that menu back, youāve earned it!
@Noshame itās so great when you post about how much you love your little family, it warms my heart!
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Thank you Cam.
Hoping the prescription works for you. I hope you enjoy your free day a walk and catching up here sounds great! 
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Checking in. Today was good, I finished all my work related tasks, so now Iām finally free to have a rest. I also thought through my options for the future, and I might be able to stay in my current job. My income fluctuates from month to month, so itās really difficult to predict, but it doesnāt drop under a certain level, so thatās good. Working from home would make the separation so much easier, so thatās something to aim for I think. Otherwise the day was good, I was home alone, decluttered some stuff and cleaned a bit, read a book and just enjoyed the peace.
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Thank you so much. For your prayers. Your in mine as well. Things are tough but I am hopeful for a future for my marriage.
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Rough emotions today but nothing I canāt sit with. Drinking is not a coping skill that I employ anymore. In the past, yes. Today, no. Iāll hang with you guys instead. š©·
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Congratulations on 2 trips around the sun!
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@Shatteredsoul welcome to the checking-in thread congrats on day 1 
@Planipennia congrats on 2 years 
@Lighter welcome congrats on 5 weeks
@JazzyS thank you Iām going to see if the cream helps then try to find the energy to push for a doctors opinion and dermatology referral if it doesnāt. I hope youāre still recovering well š©µ
@Lotusflower thank you š©µ
1297 days no alcohol.
762 days no cocaine.
277 days no vape.
22 days no binge-eating.
Checking-in with todayās numbersā¦
Not much to add since I only caught up from yesterday early this afternoon.
I drove to my hometown to collect the cream for the disorder on my back. Just hoping it helps. 
It took me a lot of psyching myself up to actually decide to do the drive there and back, I had bad anxiety over it like I do sometimes. So I did a meditation, then got ready to leave. I was anxious the whole time because the roads were unusually busy, it was 4-5pm so maybe some early rush-hour traffic, plus the backroad is closed so everyone travelling to and from my hometown are all using the main road, which I travel on.
Iāve felt really tense since getting home. Spent over an hour trying to find something to watch on Netflix, but for some reason it doesnt work properly for me, so I actually have to go into every program to see if Iāve watched it before and if there are any new episodes/seasons. Annoying but minor I know. In the end I didnt watch anything, I started reading Ericās No More Added Sugar thread because I was craving sugar, Iām at 24 days of no sugar now.
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Thanks girl. Itās been are first nice day so that figuring some stuff out lol. My supervisor told me today I can start picking up over time if I want, so honestly Iāll probably start doing that lol. Iām still unsure of what hobbies I might be interested, now that itās getting nicer might be a good idea to check out the meetings. Would rather hang out with some sober people and go and do something lol not sit at a meeting lol. But maybe it could be a start to hanging out with some people and then go do other stuff lol. Edit. That was a shit ton of lolās 
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Mike, yout lolās make me lol!
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Checking in day 58. Lots of thoughts flying today but Iāve made a plan to get done what needs to be done. Hopefully the things (and people) I canāt control will work out. Glad to have a place to check in and read posts that are inspiring, honest and comforting. Have a great sober day/evening.
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Checking in on day 30 AF. Iām feeling proud of getting this far again. It sucks how the milestones can also bring cravings along too though. Driving home from work my mind started to wander back to the idea that maybe I can give myself a pass every now and then. But I know where that leads and so I put on a sober podcast to recenter myself for the rest of the drive. Grateful to be going to bed sober tonight.
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Tired, and grateful for that bc I have to work in the morning so hopefully I can fall asleep fast 
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Congratulations Matti! Soooo happy for you and here you are already with another day and more to come!! Lots of inspiration to so many! @Planipennia
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Day 507.
Slept for a solid 5 hours and have been going since. Today was my nieces birthday and it just passed midnight so itās officially my bonus kids birthday now! Busy week for sure!
Iām gonna try to get some sleep.
Good night friends
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89 days in the bank
Good day spent with my partner while the kids were at school. Went for a swim so Iām nicely tired this evening.
Took the kids to the gym, then dinner and some uno. Kids are currently getting ready for bed and the wife is on nightshift.
Looking foward to watching the new Shogun series on disney. Read the book years ago and I remember being fully engrossed in it.
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30 days AF
I am a bit proudā¦ Feeling some stabilismā¦
I heard 83 series of german podcast āsucht & sĆ¼chtigā last days.
I sorted the living situation a bit and my future career options.
Today I will be at an optican, to get glasses, sunglasses and daily lenses made. I always ignore my 175 degree astigmatism.
Always telling myself it would be relaxing without any correction. It isnāt, like drinking wine, it isnāt!
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Iāve got a first meeting this morning with colleague experience workers working for the same employer. A bit nervous about that but it will work out for sure. The experience work I do is kinda lonely at times, as Iām the only one to do it at the place I work, so itās good to discuss it with my peers. And itās in town instead of me having to commute to Utrecht. I will be OK. It will be good actually I feel. One day at a time. Have as good a day as you all can friends. Sober and clean. Love.
@Juli1 30 Days already Julia. Congrats & keep going lady. Glasses look great on you!
@MrFantastik You made me think of the miniseries from 1980 (yes Iām old). Wasnāt bad. Although Iāve never been a fan of Richard Chamberlain.
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