Congratulations on 400 fellow cephalopod!
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400! Frenetic clapping with my (two) hands. 
Mini reminder:
You donāt actually need to have all the answers. Youāll figure it out on the way! Itās gonna be fun, youāll see!
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22 days.
Feels like a lifetime ago I stopped drinking. Itās great to know Iām going to keep feeling better every day for a long time. I also know that now is the time to really stay focused and not slip up. 1 month is coming up quick then the milestones start taking longer.
When I quit smoking, for the first year when asked if I smoke or if Iād like a smoke, Iād say no, I havenāt had a cigarette for 2 months, 5 months, 6 months etc. once I got to a year, I started just saying that I donāt smoke. Iām going to do the same with drinking. Once I get to a year, I just donāt drink. Iām not a drinker.
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Keep ridin friend
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Hello, Day 11 here.
Going to a meeting later in the evening. Otherwise just trying to survive and make plans with some friends for when I get better.
Itās unbelievable that I still maintain some friendships even after everything. However, this should be the final straw for me. The moods changed drastically.
They donāt really show it because they are both too kind for their own good. But I can feel the distrust and the lingering resentment.
Guess thatās just the consequences of my actions.
I should really just be grateful that they are still in imy life. So Iām gonna try to do just that.
Hooefully everybody else is okay. 
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Day 3. Struggled with sleep, so nackered. Going to have a relaxing day today and get in to some of the stuff Iāve been missing since my drinking got a lot heavier over lockdown. Get my art stuff out (or buy new) and have a read. Have a great day everyone.
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Day 168.
Been working a lot,some days I feel overwhelmed, trying to put one foot in front of the other, the struggle is in the struggle 
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Congratulations @HolySquid
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Day 39
Itās too early so I might as well check in. Stormy day with egg-sized hail! The weather report really said that. 
Actual eggs might be preferable to egg-sized ice bombs! I just got a new roof after the last hail event. Iāll take rain please.
Happy to be sober. Bad sleep but no hangover. It will be a good day.
Have an excellent day 
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Day290:) working 7-3 today then grabbing some fresh air. Will also do some readingā¦ And just reflecting on where I am at with things.
I do knkw before this time of not drinking, I found it really really hard to stop. It took me about three years to get back on track. Three years! So Iām going to stay pretty humble about this all forever
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Hey all, checking in on day 1395. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Congratulations on a well earned 100 days JenƩ
Super proud of your accomplishment.
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Wasnāt it spectacular?!? So glad you got to see it!
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So incredibly tragic. My condolences. Alcohol absolutely kills.
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Nice work HS!! Thatās like 4 complete bingo cards in the 100 day challenge. Yer busting it. Way to go.
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Keep on keeping on Danny. That sleep will come.
Art eh? I was a pretty decent art student in my day. What a great pastime to have to distract and be absorbed. Hopefully weāll get to see some of it down the road.
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Well day 95 AF
Thank you @Steve92, @JazzyS, @sober_ken and others for your note on school mate. Itās shitty when you think the only way out is to do something so final. It leaves a large hole for the family and friends to figure out. Just sad really.
Otherwise, got my hour superset done yesterday that I failed on two days previouslyā¦ just exhausted I think for the first attempt of that weight increase, but persevered. Got the bike ride in with wife for an hour. Met a new landscape client for summer that we will take onā¦ have 2 more I need to meet this week sometime also.
My time lapse of eclipse didnāt take but we had front row seat over the water for a cloudless spectacular. It was pretty surreal. It grew so quiet for those moments when it was completely covered. Eery.
Today I am finally building the two walls in container storage so I can move all my landscaping tools and hang properly. Then the little shed that is used for them currently will be moved across my driveway (by stupid brute force and a couple logs) to its new resting area and I willl convert into a sort of greenhouse/garden shed for my wife. Needs new floor, new roof, polycarbonate panels on roof as well as a window and glass door to let in the light. Iāll surprise her with a little deck on the front where she can prop a chair and a little coffee table to sit and enjoy her gardensā¦. But shhhh, that will be a surprise. Weather is finally decent enough to stop hiding out insideā¦
Wow, this is a mouthfulā¦ haha
Anyway. Loving 95 days sober life, losing weight, getting fitter and being productive and proudā¦ what a life this is!!
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@Whereswaldo congrats on 3+ weeks 
@Chevy55 condolences to your best friend and the deceased family 
@Lainenicole96 welcome back 
congrats on 3 days sending strength š©µ
@JazzyS thank you 
Iām so sorry your surgeon appointment got rescheduled 
could your GP help with some pain relief options in the meantime? Itās not healthy to be in extreme pain for extended periods of time š©µ
@EarnIt a big day indeed! Congrats on triple digits 
@tailee17 congrats on 40 days
@acromouse thank you, I think it worked 
I like to think of the abstaining dreams are a sign that recovery is reaching our subconscious 
I hope you enjoyed your first class I also hope your allergies and Asthma settle down asap, I suffer with both too š©µ
@Leigh231 welcome congrats on day 3
@Max199 congrats on your week
@MrsOdh thatās devastating 
condolences to the family and your village
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@sigurdurerik congrats on 700+ days
@john_connor1337 congrats on 2 weeks
@mamador good to read from you congrats on 2 years+ 
@Sober26 welcome congrats on 2 weeks
@JonasE congrats on double digits
@Sabrina80 congrats on all the 5s
@Lighter Iām so glad you got to see it 
thank you for describing it
@Kvee welcome congrats on 30 days
@zzz congrats on double digits
@nick_1985 congrats on your counters and on tackling another addiction
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@Hayleylujah congrats on your one week milestones
@TrustyBird sorry for your loss
@CHASE.E.U a sober Harley crew, I love this for you!
@Just_Laura Iām so glad the party went well 
@SoberWalker thatās sad about your friend Iām sure she will be grateful for the help and companionship š©µ
@Rob11 I hope it went well 
@HolySquid congrats on 400 days I hope everything works out with your new position and that all these questions get answered meanwhile, enjoy your shopping trip
1337 days no alcohol.
802 days no cocaine.
317 days no vape.
0 days no binge-eating.
Thankfully my leg did settle overnight.
I managed to get the hoovering done before going to therapy, as I managed to make myself bath/shower early, and so I had 2hrs spare before I needed to leave. I finished the rest of the jobs I needed to do between 8 and 9am this morning, despite absolutely hating my alarms when they woke me up (I was awake until midnight, which is very late for me).
With the stuff that came up in therapy, and the anxiety over todayās tenancy inspection, I engaged in my coping behaviour of bingeing crisps while watching TV on my bed. I donāt even remember tasting them or what I watched. Just pure mindlessness and now shame. Next time, I will do some extra meditations instead, I know for sure now, that crisps (chips) no longer provide a solution.
Today is my tenancy inspection, so I anxiously waited for that, it makes me so anxious never getting any feedback, but nevermind.
I also have a screening phonecall with the ADHD clinic, so Iām hoping that I have signal when they call next, because they left a note on my account saying I didnāt answer their call this morning and that if I donāt answer this afternoon they will discharge me! (My phone didnāt even ring, so I only knew theyād tried when they added the note to my account).
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