Thank you 
It does break my own idea of me being a nice person. But I just canāt see anything else to do here.
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Way to go Chrisā¦thanks for checking in and sharing your milestone with us 
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Congratulations for the 10 months milestone Chris!! Nice! 
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Iām here, Iām alive, Iām sober, and Iām happy.
Day 35
Kids are back to school today.
And my garden plans is literally put on ice for a while because we woke up to a snowstorm.
Guess Mother Nature decided to make a late Aprilās fools prank on us.
And what I prank. Yesterday we where at the lake instead of the river so the boys could fish. It was about +6 degrees Celsius, sunshine.
Had my Afternoon coffee outside on the stairs when we came back. I saw a the first Bumblebee of the season, really fekt like spring.
Waking up to something that looks like a Christmas card.
Quite a special feeling
Speaking of coffee, Iām starting to believe that my coffee intake might be causing more trouble than joy nowdays. Problem with sleeping, problems with relaxing. Stomach ache, canāt under any circumstances have coffee if I havenāt eaten first.
I do know that coffee can be beneficial in peri-menopaus, but also that some people get more sensitive to caffeine during that phase.
So Iām going to do an experiment this week and switch my coffee for tea. Starting soft this morning with a peri-menopaus chai latte, going to switch my afternoon Tea to green chai. Hoping that Iāll make a difference.
I donāt like the taste of coffee anyway, unless itās iced with flavoring so it doesnāt feel that bad,yet 
Wishing you all a wonderful week.
Sending you a picture of our snowstorm, it doesnāt show, but itās still snowing heavily.
Slowly considering to emigrated somewhere there snow doesnāt exist
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Oh man that view is stunning! Itās a bit warm here in Australia! 
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I too have made gym/exercise a priority. AA Meetings I attend Mon-Thur mornings. I committed to gym Mon-Thur afternoons. I start to feel guilty in afternoon if I even think about skipping gym. Last 4 1/2 weeks havenāt missed meeting or gym.
I agree exercise addiction is not a major concern at this time.
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Thanks for the info about PAWS, Iāve just had a little look and itās interesting to see the following things can increase the issues we face.
- Stressful and/or frustrating situations
- Multitasking
- Feelings of anxiety
- Social conflicts
- Unrealistic expectations of oneself
I definitely try to multitask too much, give myself to frustrating situations and have unrealistic expectations of myself!
Thanks for insight, another tool for the old belt.
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Iāll happily trade with you.
Your winter is for the most part warmer than our summer.
I would love to go to Australia if it wasnāt for all the scary insects.
You guys have all the best snacks too.
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*Day 2022 
Itās been a while since I checked in here. So decided to say hi to you all in my favorite thread of TS. It was a life saviour in my early days.
Still here every day though
Iām doing good. Tonight Iām going to an information meeting about the new vollunteer project Iām about to join. A bit nervous about that, but thatās normal. Meeting new people in a strange environment is doing that to me, but doing it anyway That is what sober life learned me as well: Just try, I can do much more then my critical voice tells me.
Today? Work and that meeting at 19:30.
Have a good day all
(Ps picture is from yesterday evening walk with a belly filled with Easter food
)
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Day 283. Weather has been so wet recently. Back to work today, 9-3. 30 and mainly clearing emails out etc. Canāt wait for spring and will buy soda water later
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Hopefully you relaxed in a HAMmock on your lovely sunny day. Couldnāt resist the pun. Thank you for sharing.
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@SoberWalker Good luck on your project! What is it about?
@MrsOdh We had a temperature drop of about 10C due to a storm as well. Itās not cold enough for snow around here, but rain and hail are pesky enough. I could use some more sunshine myself.
@Just_Laura Now Iām getting curious? What does Dungus Day mean where you are from?
@Chosen2001 Congrats on 10 months! This is so impressive! 
@MrFantastik Congrats on a whole season of freedom
@Butterflymoonwoman Praying for the best for your friend. I hope she finds better times and more stability soon. Itās a shame she does not have access to a better life currently.
@DanaM56 Hope your allergies will clear up soon. And speedy recovery for Toby.
@JazzyS I hope sun rays and fine weather will find you soon 
@Sara.eve Have fun at the gym 
@GOKU2019 Kids looking very happy
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30 UPF
3 gluten
3 dairy
3 overeating/binge
One month freedom from ultra processed foods. I like that. Considering that most of them have either sugar of some kind, gluten or dairy in them, most of it is out of the picture anyways.
Goals for today: Keeping my food journal, mindful eating, listening to my bodyās signals, taking brakes through the day for self checkin.
Iāll be going on a three day vacation on Thursday. This means leaving my safe food environment. Today I want to prepare, plan and do the necessary grocery shopping. How do those of you who are gluten intolerant deal with trips, vacations, etc.? What do you pack on those trips? What works for you?
Other then that I want some yoga in the afternoon and less of my husbandās emotional drama. Only one more week till he moves out. Really counting the days. I know other problems will replace my current ones, but these emotional ups and downs of his are driving me nuts.
No matter what letās try to stay in peace, kindness, and freedom today 
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Checking in day 92 AF
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Forgot all about it tbh 
what was the book again
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Day 19. Back to work today although I donāt have to commute as Iām working from home as our new car is being delivered - exciting!
Feels good to be in sight of 3 weeksā sober again.
I had my first thoughts about a future event that involves alcohol (literally a dining society I am a founder member of who travel abroad once per year to eat/drink). I started worrying about what to do, then reminded myself that isnāt until October so frankly I can worry about that later. One day at a time!
Have a great day all.
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Iām celiac, allergic to milk protein, soy protein, peanuts,treenuts and a few other things as well.
I have a 12 y/o with celiac and tapioca allergy.
And an autistic 14 y/o with a very limited idea about food.
Despite that we travel a lot.
I do much research before weāre going anywhere, contact hotels or possibly restaurants asking about their allergy friendly options. Or asking if they might be able to arrange something if we book a table.
Most of the time itās not a problem.
Itās always a risk though, so just in case usually bring a lot of safe snacks. And I always point out that if something is contaminated weāll be really sick. Some places can guarantee that they handle everything well. Other places canāt and they usually tell.
Fast food places like McDonaldās is always a risk so most of the time I avoid them.
It can also be a good idea to learn how to say that youāre allergic in the language of the country youāre going to.
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Snow uk weather sucks big time
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Iām waiting for spring here too, wanting to get to work on my balcony, waiting to go out and do some spring rides and hikes. But I guess thereās enough stuff to do inside too. The inside of my place and the inside of my head both can do with some spring cleaning. So letās get a move on. My ReDiscovery is a work of love. Love for myself, for the folks around me and for the whole world. One day at a time. Love.
@JennyH Congrats on making it through your Bday sober! Thatās a big one for you I know. Coming here instead of giving is a big tool. Keep going!
@Steve14 Thatās awful Steve. So sorry. Such a waste and all around so very sad.
@Chevy55 Thanks for being here and sharing friend. Weāre truly in this together.
@MrFantastik A third of year is pretty cool! Congrats friend!
@Chosen2001 Congrats on 10 months Chris!
@MrsOdh Hoping your tea experiment brings the desired benefits Sophia
@SoberWalker A bit jealous of your meeting. Well, I got my writing course for now. Hope it will be nice. Want to tell what your volunteerring for?
@acromouse Happy preparing! Something to look forward too. Whatās your destination?
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Thank you, Iām lucky that I have time to do This experiment. And Iām sure the spring will arrive to both of us soon,spring cleaning or not.
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Good morning, checking in on Day 9. Thank you all again, being here with your support made all the difference. Now husband is back at work so feeling like the danger of it being a special occasion has passed. I still have the week off so will be here a lot.
Spring was definitely here in the SE of the UK yesterday, hopefully everyone else in Europe will see it soon. It is rainy here today but I donāt mind after such a beautiful day yesterday. Canāt believe you have snow @MrsOdh I was just thinking a couple of days ago that we didnāt get snow this winter here.
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