Congratulations for the whole week sober Sarath! 
And yes, Iām too late at the party cause you entered day 8 already 
9 Likes
Hello everyone, checking in on Day 3. I tried to do it alone for a bit as my reaction to stress is always to withdraw, and obviously that didnāt work. I really, really need to work out better coping mechanisms. A lot has happened in the past few months but that isnāt unique, and it certainly isnāt the last time I will face stress.
The good news, we are half way through buying a house and my new promotion is going really well. My health is bad but working hard on fixing that.
I will probably just read a lot here, but may not write too much as still feeling quite raw.
26 Likes
Day 277. This might sound daft. I drink alot of the non alcohol beers so Iām struggling to stop with them 
any ideas of decent drinks for the evening where I donāt feel like Iām drinking pop like a kid?
16 Likes
Day 13 - off to play tennis with the kids after a good night sleep. Benefits of sobriety.
Re-read all of Annie Graceās book which I can recommend to anyone
16 Likes
Thatās so cool !
Thatās you when you were younger ?
Brilliant I love it.
2 Likes
Checking in day 159
Iāve been really absent for a while but all is well 
I havenāt been working for a few months but Iāve upped my meetings to 4-5 a week to keep me on the straight and narrow. Iām 34 today so here are some fun facts for you to enjoy:
The duck billed platypus is the only mammal that produces both eggs and milk making it the only animal that can produce custard
The number 34 is comprised of 2 numbers; the second number comes directly after the first in most methods of counting
It took me approximately 1 hour to get to sleep last night.
Rick Astley will neither let you down or give you up.
When I was 9, I fell off my scooter and hit my head on the ground so hard that I couldnāt go and see Mulan as planned that day - to this day, Iāve still not seen Mulan.
Kermit and Miss Piggy had an abusive relationship.
People who live in upper floor apartments can make their downstairs neighbours believe theyāre living in underwater conditions simply by hanging fish in front of their windows
Styx were shit then and theyāre shit now.
Steve Tyler famously snorted half of Peru
George Michael was asked in an interview once whether he was trying to answer questions using song lyrics - He said it was a careless whisper
Apples have the same molecular structure as cement.
The Charles Bridge in Prague was first held together using eggs.
@HoofHearted and I have both had cameras up our butts!
20 Likes
Maybe buy a few different kind of herb teaās? Find out if you like that. You can drink them as well hot as cold. They do not affect your sleep pattern either. My favorite is all kind of mint teaās, but there is so much to choose from! When buying a tea with multiple herbs then one in them, check out if thereās not also green tea ore black tea added to it. That has theine in it and that works a bit like caffein so it can affect your sleep.
5 Likes
Soda water. You can get a soda stream and make it yourself. I found that it was the carbonation that I loved about beer and is what felt refreshing. Now I drink so much water.
I am day 9 today. Keen to see day 10 and then day 14 next week!
3 Likes
Glad youāre here Jenny. Take care.
2 Likes
Yes many years ago. Drums.
2 Likes
Day 79 AF
197 cocaine Free
Cigarette free
Hey all, Happy Wednesday. Early morning check in. Feeling ok. Keeping it Simple. Feeling grateful for today and the positive possibilities that lay in store when I maintain my soberity and continue to do the next right thing.
Love and blessings to you all. Happy 24. 
22 Likes
Happy Birthday Josh 
. Wonderful read. Keep at it your doing great!
3 Likes
@JennyH welcome back Jenny. Youāre doing so well jumping back into recovery after slipping. 
Day 438.
The job search isnāt going so well and Iām trying really really hard not to let it get me down. If things donāt turn around, I might need to switch gears and think of something else to do with my life. I do plan to go back to uni in the fall, I have an idea on the type of degree I wanna go for. Might try getting into something more lucrative like translation/interpretation or even look at teaching English. A degree would make those career options within reach.
My current situation isnāt sustainableā¦ so yeah. But like everything else in sobrietyā¦ one fucking day at time. Right now, Iām grateful to be fed, warm, and have a nice memory foam pillow to put my sober head on each night. Itās not much and Iām basically broke, but itās enough.
19 Likes
Good to see you posting, Jenny, and happy some good things are going on for you. Please do read here when you need to. I definitely get a lot out of reading and do it more often than post lately, similar reasons. 
7 Likes
I have several family members who went that route, training and working in interpreting/translating as a fall back when their careers had to shift and itās been very lucrative for them. My cousin also taught English in Japan and India before the interpreting work. Itās worth a shot and always something to lean on even if you donāt switch careers. Good luck on the search for now!
7 Likes
Day 82 AF
Well the boys lost 3 straight to lose series 3-2 after going up 2-0 to start. Very disappointing. The highest scoring offence in the league couldnāt get a goal. We scored 2 goals in 3 games all by my sonās Defence partner. Not a goal from a forward wonāt do it at this stage. Three late midnight nights in a row, Sat. Sun. Monā¦ was tired.
Slept 11 hours last nightā¦ that said my sleep has been spot on the past week or more. Battery levels are bouncing up to 99% last night. All my tracking has been in a solid sleeping scenario and getting rested well.
Today will be a good gym day hitting weights as well as hopefully some boring cardio. Raining hard since yesterday through to Saturday so, gym gym and more gymā¦as I attribute that to this amazing sleep Iām getting, oh as well as sobriety.
Hope you are all doing well in your sobriety journey as well TS family 
20 Likes
Checking in on day 7. 
16 Likes
49 days sober - Iām researching for a new job and Iām really anxious Iām not going to get it because of my lack of experience. It sounds like the perfect job for me and academically Iām qualified but I know Iāll be disappointed if I donāt get it.
The application needs to be submitted by Monday so will be working on it for the next couple days and see if I get picked for an interview at least.
Fingers crossed - it would be the best job for me.
20 Likes
Day 3 feeling better today and i slept great last night my body didnt hurt and ache like it has been. I am so grateful that i have found some new friends that are willing to help me in recovery. I only pray that each day gets better
19 Likes
Day 26
Feeling more human this morning. Maybe Iāll become an alien again, so it will help to have had this experience.
Ya know I want to fast forward to Day 555, but itās ODAAT. I have no idea whatās going to happen with me, and for once let me stop worrying and trust that Iām on the right path. A little mystery is good for us. I need a clear mind and body. Thatās my goal now. Everything else is taken care of, so I can let go and focus on that. I have a home and everything I need for a while.
Sobriety and health didnāt always come first. It was my job that always came first. So the other two went away. I learned we canāt get by with that. Guess it seemed like I did. Until I was too sick to continue.
I didnāt go to the doctor until after I resigned. Not sleeping, constantly worried, eating poorly, binge drinking, vaping. My heart pounded day and night. I was just done. I quit vaping first, right after I got my physical back. Now Iām eating well, exercising and nearly 4 weeks off booze. Takes time. I have always had good bloods and heart tests. Till I didnāt this year. Itās a blessing, really. I mean, what if I dropped dead at the staff meeting? That would be a shameā¦
Seriously, I knew in my heart that something was really wrong. Drinking and the whole culture around it was going to end me. It kills. Now I get to live and repair it. And go back to work healthy and sober. A drink is not worth your life.
Thanks for listening. I didnāt realize I was going to write a long post. 
I need to stock the house before the Easter shoppers get there. Too late! And then the eclipse is coming so you wonāt be able to navigate the traffic. Itās coming right by here.
Have a great sober day my friends
24 Likes