Thanks for sharing this JR. When I read stories like yours it helps keep me on the right path. Thank you.
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Shit, thatās a terrible situation but so glad no one hurt especially your daughter Lauraā¦ yikes.
Iāve jumpstarted lots of vehicles and never had an issue. Perhaps a bit of mismatch in vehicle electrical systems?? Truck battery to smaller car battery? Crossed positive to negative and she blew?? Not really sure, but itās a scary situation. Thatās why I now keep one of those battery packs under rear seat for jumpingā¦ theyāre bulletproof and act as an external charger for phones and cameras when neededā¦
$200 in 2 hours for a brunch shift?!?! Thatās awesome, you must be a pretty great server 
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Day 108 AF
Great sleep, Monday morning is BP day. Best BP reading ever since Iāve taken anyway which has been about 7 yearsā¦ 120/79. Love it!!
Have my scheduled blood work this coming Thursday, which will be first time since sober. I am really hopeful that itās come back into normal. I am just into diabetic range (like barely) and just into high cholesterol. I am hopeful those and a few other indicators have come back into better alignment. 
We are off for our first lawn care client of the year today. Full gardens clean up and lawn. This will probably be two full days as the gardens are pretty massive in this 2 acre lakefront property.
Our clientele is small as we like to offer full and custom service to them, but I may have to change up my business model as I have something else in the hopper that I hope to know of by time blood work is done this weekā¦ all different and new for me. My almost 3 years of semi retirement may be coming to a bit of a crossroads. More to follow.
Have an amazing day TS fam. Remember we get to choose. To be sober, our attitude, our direction. Make wise choices. 
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2084 days alcohol free 90 days weed free.
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Day 181.
Not feeling well the last couple days.Hope everyone is good!!Have a good week 
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Hope you start feeling better soon Thumper!
Checking in day 35 and feeling good.
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Amazing. Congratulations!
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Hey all, checking in on day 1408. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Today was really nice. Once a month I meet with another expat who lives not too far from me. We meant up this morning and it was a great visit catching up and checking in on how weāre doing. Itās funny in the past I would always be excited to meet with another English speaker but we realized halfway through our meeting today that we didnāt take advantage of our shared native language. Lol. Anyways I felt like I should tell her about my addiction and how I am doing these past weeks. She was really supportive and understanding. I felt encouraged by our meeting. On the way home I got caught in a pretty bad rain storm. Got soaked but found a truck driver who took pitty on me put my horse in the back and drove me back into town. All in all it was a good day. Iām eating dinner now (made a nice curry) and will relax for the rest of the evening. Iām really glad that today was easier, no anxiety, no cravings just a nice day.
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Checking in on day
348 no alcohol
279 no vapes or ciggs
10.64 no form of marijuanna
Have you ever woke up in a good mood, went back to sleep then woke up in a bad mood. That was pretty much me
I woke up at 7am did my chores. Baby was asleep and so was momma
Came back downstairs to baby awake with momma, everything was good. Then right when i laid back down baby started up. Ugh. Then momma and baby went in the other room snd my bad mood srarted. I never fell asleep snd i thought momma was mad at me. I talked to her and i keep it too simple i guess. Or if it is that simple i should do it myself.
Truth is its not simple and i need to be more active
Me momma and baby are feeling better now. We listened to stairwaybto heavan by led zeppelin and it wasca game changer. We are just chillin talking now
G2g
Talk later
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Happy Monday tacked on another 24 hours! I havenāt checked in for a while so I thought I would. All is well. Sobriety has gifted me the ability to do things Iāve wanted but couldnāt because I was drunk. Have an awesome day my friends!!
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Just checking in on day 285.
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Checking in on day 2.
Feeling tired and mildly depressed. Still vaping but feeling positive about quitting alcohol, weed and cocaine. So many years given in I really hope I have it in me this time. This community helps, makes me feel less isolated. Went for a walk in the woods this afternoon with my wife and dog, it was nice
. Iāve ordered vitamins and Iām going to work on my routine. Thanks allā„ļø
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@AnnaE Iām so happy that youāre reaping the benefits of your new, healthy lifestyle When I quit drinking, I inadvertently became pescatarian. I didnāt plan to, meat just didnāt appeal to me. I craved mostly fruit and veggies, but I do love my fish and seafood. Along with the absent calories from booze, the weight loss really was effortless. Keep up the good work! It only gets better 
@acromouse 5 months no sugar! Thatās an accomplishment right there 
Iām sure you can feel a dramatic difference since cutting that poison out of your life. Well done 
@Chevy55 Yeah, Iām hoping to hear the explanation of how it caused the fire. Itās just boggling my mind, and causing unnecessary anxiety for the next time I need a jump 
I think Iām usually a pretty good server, but when Iām faced with an unexpected work shift like that, itās like I go on super ultra autopilot. Itās all up to me and I have no choice but to get it done.
I hope your blood work goes well. Iām sure the great efforts youāve been making towards your health arenāt going unnoticed by your body.
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Thatās so cool. Looks like a painting. I feel as though i want to go to the other side of the wall and look
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Checking in another day sober. I made it through last night. It was rough, but i stayed away from the drinking chaos, read a book and went to bed early. I was looking forward to a walk on the beach this morning, but itās still ridiculously windy. Iām hoping it dies down this afternoon so i can get outside. Everyone has gone their separate ways to do things today. Im just going to hang around the house, read, look at the ocean and enjoy the quiet.
Hope everyone is having a great day.
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Congrats on 90 days weed free, Steve!
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Super happy that tonight I went out with new friends Iāve met whilst travelling; we did some karaoke and laughed a lot, and I drank water and felt great about it. Going to sleep now with that wonderful feeling that choosing to be alcohol free brings 
proud of myself for enjoying the night and being myself - no need for alcohol and no regrets! 
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Im going to scream right now. Things keep getting worse and worse!!! The amount of stress i feel right now is causing me to have some seriously bad cravings to use. All i want to do is escape from how im feeling. Im trying sooo fān hard to take this shit 1 day at a time but i keep getting worse n worse news (sorry that i keep bringing this homecare stuff up but its really effecting me).
So i initally had 5 nights to doā¦ well now its 7!! Im working every awake overnight shift up until the end of this month except for 2. Im losing my fān mind. I want to scream and cry. Im not going to be okay. Im supposed to work sat which (i cant miss) so i have to do the overnight with my son and then work the next day. Forget about self care, forget even having the energy to do anything that i normally am able to do. Like wtf am i supposed to do! They have absolutely no one to cover. All of my sons other nurses are on vacation. I just feel done 
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