Checking in daily to maintain focus #65

Thanks mate!

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Day 4

Just checking in.

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Checking in on day
350 no alcohol
281 ni vapes or ciggs
12.62 no form of marijuanna

I thought id update you guys on my license finally
I had my permit for 6 months
Im taking 3 lessons then going for the driving test
:slight_smile:

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Hey all, checking in on day 1410. I hope everybody has a good one!

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Day 54

I slept pretty well last night which makes me very happy. Going to the plant store at last to get things brighter. My life has been on hold from not sleeping. Getting slowly caught up on things. :heart:

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Celebrating 20 days! :partying_face: today has been really good. Mostly Iā€™ve been prepping and getting myself organized for my new translation project. I realized I will need to travel quite a bit for it before I can really get started. Iā€™m not too sure how I feel about that though. I feel like I want to wait a bit longer being sober before traveling again but I canā€™t really start the new project before doing the trips. So Iā€™m trying to figure that out and see if I can delay for a month before doing the traveling bits. But would need to move some stuff around to be able to do that. Am just worried because of the panic attacks Iā€™ve been having and being out of my village makes me in a space where I feel more likely to drink. Iā€™ve mostly been thinking about this today and what to do. Especially with the places Iā€™ll have to go and the people Iā€™ll need to talk to it makes me wonder if I should go alone or delay for a time. Anyways all in all itā€™s been a good day just have this in mind. On the other hand Iā€™m always excited to travel especially to Uz and Tj.

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Happy Wednesday everyone! Checking in on day 287.:peace_symbol::heart:

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Day 41. On the road for business.

Managed to resist alcohol at yesterdays (free) lunch at a Michelin star restaurant and last nights (free) dinner with clients and todays (free) airport lounge and flight.

I make the point about it being free in part to show myself how I got suckered in to drinking so often. I saw colleagues drink 7-10 drinks last night and they have busy days today like me. Crazy, but I would once have done that.

I have a night to myself tonight and had an intrusive thought about a glass of wine with dinner. Then I played the tape forward and saw the hangover I would have at my 7.45 breakfast meeting tomorrow because ā€œone glassā€ has never and will never be enough for me as I am an alcoholic. Not todayā€¦ not today.

Edited - now the ā€œfreeā€ champagne at my hotel check in. Itā€™s 3pm people !

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Good morning TS fam! :sunny: How are you all? 2nd awake overnight shift complete and im surviving haha Son still isnt feeling 100% so hes home from school. Im going to take it easy today. Basically just do my daily cleaning and wash my husbands work clothes once he gets home. With doing these overnights, i am surprised that i havent had any urges to use. I really worked myself up earlier about all these shifts i have to do (and getting massive cravings also bcuz of it). Even though im still not happy that we have to go so long without nurses at night for my son, im still handling it better than i expected to be honest. I dont really have much else to say right now. I havent been doing much during the day due to lack of sleep. But im grateful for my recovery, grateful for all of u that support and guide me, and im grateful for another day alive! Have a great day everyone!

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Wow way to go! Really impressed by ur strength! Uv resisted alcohol MANY times in such a short amount of time. Its always a good feeling waking up with no hangover and being able to be productive and enjoy the day. Keep strong!!

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Yay! So exciting!! Hope everything goes well during ur lessons and test! Getting my licence back is something i should consider doing too but its been so long since i drove (about 10 years) that i dont know if i can even drive anymore lol

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Congratulations Billy on 6 months!!! Proud of you! :star2:

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Good morning. Just checking in. Day 2. Not feeling well but I know better days are ahead.
Have a good day everyone

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Love everything about this post!!! Youre positivity is truly inspiring to me. I need more of that positivity in my life right now :slight_smile: im so happy for u, that u are seeing the beautiful gifts that recovery can offer :slight_smile: keep up the amazing work!

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Day 305. Second check in. Worked 7.45-3.30pm
I can hand on heart say I love my job. Iā€™ve had some f@@@ hard and stressful jobs in the past but my current role is a blooming marvel.

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Hey Jeanine! Glad to see u checking in again! Congrats on ur 2nd day! It does get easier over time :slight_smile:

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Checking in 59 days. I am looking forward to hitting that 60 day mark. That is big for me. I have been doing better with my wife and prayer and getting outside more. Work is still a slug but not working 14 hour days anymore like I was a few weeks ago. Trying to remain at peace and enjoy the blessings I have in life.

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Iā€™m here, Iā€™m alive, Iā€™m sober and Iā€™m happy.
Day 57

Didnā€™t have to worry about my grown daughter. They relocated to Gdansk instead and is doing all the touristy things you can thing of.

Even going on a short cruise with Black Pearl (Itā€™s an old pirate ship)

Visiting museums,trying local foods and all.
So Iā€™m not worried anymore.

A little jealous maybe, but not worried. Iā€™m so glad that she got to do all this, having a safe and happy adventure.

Husband was at another doctorā€™s appointment today. After all x-rays check upā€™s and all during this 1,5 years. They have now come to the conclusion that itā€™s permanent nerve damage in his back. And they canā€™t fix it. If they try he probably wonā€™t be able to move at all. If they donā€™t try which theyā€™ve choosed not to do, itā€™ll probably get worse over time and he still wonā€™t be able to move, but itā€™ll be a little more slow process.

I feel so bad for him. He is in constant pain and the medication only takes the worst out of it.
Heā€™s always been really strong and active.
Now he can barley get his own coffee.
But during the past 1,5 years with all the check upā€™s and x-rays he have kept the hope up.
That itā€™ll get better, that theyā€™ll find the cause and fix it.
Now he knows they canā€™t.

But at least itā€™s not life threatening so weā€™re pretty good anyway.

Wishing yā€™all a wonderful day from a cold and Rainy Sweden. (Well actually itā€™s snow raining)

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Thanks Dana. Glad some arenā€™t tiring of it. :joy:

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