@maxwell Oh dear friend – you are not the only one and you are not alone. Please get the notion that something is wrong with you cause there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. Try to be gentle with yourself love. You are doing fantastic with 85 days. It took me some time to get my motivation to do anything other than focus on my sobriety. This alone is a huge feat and you should be proud of yourself daily! Take things slowly and tackle them with first things first and remind yourself that there is no clock on it – take it at your pace. 
I am proud of your achievements Maxine 
LOL I love everything about it and so well said. I agree that this was gold. BTW $1 to pee? WTF – this is something I haven’t ever heard of before – threw me for a loop. Would rather visit your town anyways. Maybe meet up and have Fika together 
@acromouse WOW double digits on two timers!!! You are crushing it. Thanks friend. I am trying to deal with pain through lymph massages, essential oil rubs, deep breathing and a lot of Praying. I did start doing some acupuncture that was helping some but am unable to do that at the moment. I had given up all medications in Jan ’23 with maybe a handful of Aleve throughout the year if I had a really bad migraine. Did take the meds for a few days after surgery but am not putting any more medication in my body. Hoping that this will be a distant memory soon.
@jennyh lovely to see you popping in friend. You have been missed and thought about often. Glad to see you on day 3. Congrats on the move and the promotion. Both can be huge stressors. Just remember to apply first things first and keep pushing forward with your tools – you are stronger than the addiction and you know we all got your back. Be gentle with yourself and keep on reading – join in whenever you feel ready 
OOF – just read your update – grateful that you quit your job – no job is worth your health and it took me years to figure that out. Glad you are here with us Jenny.
@timetochange not daft at all. We all have our coping mechanisms to get rid of the drinking that we then have to work on – mine was ice cream. I do enjoy some kombucha, a La Croix or similar sparkling water and teas for evening refreshments. Wishing you luck in reducing / stopping with the AF drinks.
@dresdenlapage HAPPY BIRTHDAY 
:tada; Some interesting facts – thanks for sharing. Good to see you checking in.
@beachmouse WAY TO GO – 1 week milestone and going strong 
@ofmiceandroach check you out with 49 days! Great work on doing your research and prepping for the job. Fingers crossed that you get it but if you don’t then you have a goal set to strive for. Don’t give up on this. Wishing you luck
@tragicfarinelli 90 days! Woot woot – girl you are doing it and doing it well. Glad to see you working on yourself and your sobriety with such diligence. Keep up the amazing work. Hopefully you are free of all your pain.
Thanks for the warning and heads up - i never would have thought that OTC mood vitamins would have over the daily dose of any vitamin without a warning label. Many of us take multi vitamins or have a vitamin regimen and this could be very harmful. Glad you were able to see the effects right away.
Freedom suits you!
One more day of game design studies before the Easter weekend. Need to do the groceries today as tomorrow everything will be closed. Weather looks nice, looking forward to the short bike ride. Yoga later or maybe a meditation class friends have been advertising. Not sure. Anyways, nothing too exciting, one foot in front of the other 
It’s becoming less and less BTW.
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