Checking in daily to maintain focus #64

[Chevy55]

Day 76 AF

Feeling good, and you guessed it, hitting gym again today after a nice 6km walk along sandy beaches throwing the balls for the dogs yesterday. Was a beautiful spring day, albeit only 6C with the ocean breeze a bit brisk.

Went for two separate Park board interviews, one yesterday morning, one last week. While I am semi retired supposedly, I think an outdoor park job suits me. 27 years in a corporate setting has made me realize I enjoy the fresh air moreso. If this doesn’t happen, I still have my little landscape business that I can always ramp up or down depending on what I wish to do.

Anyway, I hope you all are doing ok and that sobriety is finding you enjoying yourselves more often than not. I know my 76 hangover free mornings and being up for sunrise is one of my most cherished things about this journey.

Peace and love all!

[IamThechange]

Good morning everyone. Checking in on day 111. I hope you all have the most amazing day!
and

[MrsOdh]

I’m here, I’m alive and I’m sober.
Day 22.

Extreme period pain today, that sure gets worse with the years (peri-menopaus)
Luckily painkillers and chocolate goes a long way

Didn’t do to well with the doctors office today. They basically said that their last doctor have worked himself to a burnout left yesterday morning and won’t come back and now they don’t have a doctor at all. So they can’t help.

It’s annoying but when the nurse said that I couldn’t help but think that karma finally hit him.

My first contact with any doctor when I had worked myself to a burnout in December was with him. He more or less said he wouldn’t do anything about it because it was a work environment problem. And something my boss should fix. Otherwise he recommended me to change job and start to work in elderly care.

So if I met this guy in in my village you bet that I’m going to tell him the same. And recommend that he starts to work at the school instead of working as a doctor.

Anyway the nurse recommendation was to re-list again at another doctor’s office. Tye school nurse recommended one of the neighbor villages. Went to that village pharmacy today to try and pick up some nutritional drinks for my 14 y/o. She said that I should choose the city instead because all tye small villages here is a minor disaster and bo one gets any help at all.

I also didn’t get any nutritional drinks either because we realized that my 14 y/o won’t be able to drink them because of the texture.

So I guess that we’ve backed a square instead of going back to square one.

He also had some issues in school yesterday with one of his friends. Said friend had spitted on him several times, so he had reported it and they are going to do a report about it. I’ve talked to my boy about it, I’ve talked with his friends, his teacher and the friends parents. Unfortunately the parents more or less said that their boy has adhd and will act that way from time to time.

The rest of us doesn’t agree, and the school is going to have a meeting about how to handle this issue. It’s not the first time something similar happens, but after yesterday my boy had enough for real and have told this boy that he won’t hang out with him anymore.

The good news is that besides that my boy manage to get a good grade on both his Swedish and English test he did today. It was his last Chance to do those tests and try to get a grade. And he nailed it.

Won’t celebrate today though,my 14 y/o loves everything with history and dances folk dance once a week. Today they are going to meet up with another dance team from another village (It’s mostly elderly people, my boy and his friend who’s a girl)

So we’ll celebrate a little extra tomorrow instead.

Long post like usual.

Wishing y’all a wonderful day.

[Nordique]

Hey all, checking in on day 1376. I hope everybody has a good one!

[Lotusflower]

Day 73 AF
192 doc free

Feeling tired this morning. Had meeting with work yesterday waiting on them to make a descsion about my employment. Was told in about a weeks.time.
Felt like drinking after the meeting but instead went and got a manicure and spoke to my sponsor.

Have to face life head on. Although I feel fear I’m turning into the positive Face Everything And Recover. Trusting all will be well ifI continue to do the next right thing.

Good day all! Strong and Sober 24​:pray:t5:

[Lighter]

Day 20

I got a few hours of sleep after posting. Could it be a sleep aid?

I’ve been in a rough patch the last couple of days. Still way better than a hangover! You can feel good and think you’re recovered…then it hits! I see why it’s so dangerous for relapse…because your addicted side/voice/whatever will start sowing doubts. Like, ‘you got sober for THIS?’, or ‘I was sleeping better before I got sober’, etc. Any way the doubts can creep in and some water starts destabilizing the foundation. In the face of addiction this is insignificant! It’s tough but so much easier than before. Whether I’m wide awake with heart pounding at 2 am, or on pink cloud days of rainbows I’m in and I’m going to stay in no matter what because even bad nights in sobriety are better than drinking.

I’ll sleep when I’m dead. It will sort itself out. Maybe today.

I am so glad to be coming up on 3 weeks! Maybe I’ll treat myself even though 3 weeks isn’t an officially-sanctioned milestone. Yeah? I do feel like getting out in the rain today. I’ll find something to buy.

Enjoy your day

[Doreen1]

Morning y’all. Today my grandsons go home. They have a small trip planned with their mom. It will be quiet here. I don’t really have much going on today. Just enjoy the boys until they have to leave.
Tomorrow I will go to meeting.
It’s Friday Eve!

[Mindofsobermike]

Day 127. Good morning sober fam, had a good day off yesterday got some of my parts and put on what i could. Was going to put my new rotors on but they accidentally sent me two rear adapters so i had to order another front one. At work today and just chillen, work is good. Life is good, really looking forward to some nicer weather so i can get out, i wanna check out some evening meetings once its nice lol. Eh not much else to say, im glad you are here @Twizzlers you are a huge inspiration much love

[Smkygal]

Checking in early today, my anxiety is through the roof. Im in constant distress about the mess ive made of myself and my relationships. I’m working today so at least im busy and my mind is occupied with other things. My focus is off. I almost sent an apology text but i know it means nothing bc they have heard it before. I just want to fast forward to a better life and I know I can’t. All I can hope for is patience and forgiveness.

[CleanHeart]

Checking in 25 days. With work being the way its been the past few weeks. I need to just reset a little bit. Step back and recalibrate. I know that that work is going to be a lot then next couple of weeks. It should slow down after the week of April 1st but it has just been sooo much. I have to keep going though. God gives me the strength to persevere. I surrender it all to him that He helps me through this and not falling to Porn or Masturbation throught the procsss.

[Blondie75]

Hello! 5 days now feeling good. Hope everyone’s having a great day

[tailee17]

23 days sober today. I told my husband sobriety looks well on me. He said “thank God”.

I said Yes AA believes GOD has everything to do with it. Ones belief in GOD is only way to succeed in all things. Little tough for me to surrender fully with that philosophy. Some say higher power. If it is the answer to stay alcohol free and be a better person then that is what I am striving for. It is hard work. Would be easy to give up.

[Button83]

I’m 32 days alcohol free
Unfortunately due to a mental health family emergency I missed a few days of meetings. But… I plugged into zoom as we speak and am feeling mentally drained but good. have a great Thursday fam

[Noshame]

Checking in on my day off on day
316 no alcohol
247 no vapes or ciggs
118 no thc

Slept in till noon today
My amazing wife snd easy going baby let me finnnnaly sleep in

Work tomorrow and im ready

Stay awesome friends

[Seizetheday]

Checking in day 80 AF

[s_unrelax]

3rd day, Im grateful for my productivity and taste of my food.

How i can attend meetings ?

[MrFantastik]

2 losses from 2 games. My team has had some terrible years but this won’t be one of them haha.

We’ve still got warm days here, 20-23° but night are starting to get cool.

Good to see you continuing to move forward with light and hope

[RosaCanDo]

Good for you fighting that urge! What I have used to remind myself is that it takes action to relapse. If I can sit with whatever feeling and NOT take action on a desire to drink I’ve already won.

[Caitilynn1510]

TW
Day 10! First double digits day with many more to come I had an amazing journaling experience this morning. It opened up my eyes into how thankful I am for life. I’ve never said that before. As someone who has suffered, suicidal ideations, I was surprised that was even possible to feel. But I am thankful for life and to be alive. Can’t wait to be over this cold, put in the work of a long road of PT and hopefully be the fun, playful mom I used to be again.

[RosaCanDo]

From one insomniac to another, I hope you get some rest soon. It’s such a burden to bear.