Checking in day 115 AF 
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Checking in on a bright and sunny but cold April day. Grilled sausages for my wife and daughter to eat for dinner later and now itās off to work for me. The dog hates this part of the day because he wants to go for a ride.
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86 days AF
Still soberā¦
No thoughts about drinking.
Depression is hard. 
Thank you sweet @Alisa for your words yesterday. I appreciate how you are seeing me with your eyes and this virtual filter.
I will make more detailed pictures of the porcelain soon
The yoga trial class is next Tuesdayā¦ Will c.
Tomorrow I will have a 90 minute test for my key user certificate for a section, I learned the last 5 weeks for. Late evening I will have a swim. Saturday the keys will be handover and the horror story with this apartment will end.
I will go on 
I noticed I have a fable for beautiful things and intensive colors. Will watch out.
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End day 42. Back from business trip sober and I feel awesome about that.
So awesome that I bought 5 bars of Tonyās Chocoloney chocolate that we donāt get in the U.K. Must remember not to eat them all at once. But even if I did, at least Iād wake up sober 
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Love Tonyās.
If itās the big chocolate bars you can eat at least 1,5 of them before you get a stomach ache according to real life research done by me.
Test was done with the dairy free kind on multiple occasions 
Donāt know about the small ones.
Well done staying sober during that trip. Things like that can be tricky, and you did it. Keep up the good work.
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Hehe you bet itās the big ones! My kids are forcing me to share so not sure if I will get so much . Thank you! Another day sober feels good 
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684 days AF
10 days cocaine and weed free
Hey
Tired but persevering 
Iāve applied to university to do a part-time Masters. I need something to focus on. I should hear within 4-6 weeks whether Iāve been accepted on the course 
then I have to sort out the finances. Exciting times. Iāve also been applying for new jobs. Everything is feeling positive. Iāve been stuck in a rut for a while, going backwards so itās time to push forwards.
My daughter is still here with me and itās great. We have been cooking together and that has been lovely. She made a delicious cake earlier 
Sending my best to all who are struggling
Stronger together x
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Thursday check in. Just livin the dream ODAAT 
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Checking in on day 184.
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Checking out, Day 111 AF
Son was out to do laundry and dinner. We pulled his winter tires off, put on his summerās. Finished my little coral fence (thatās what I call it for lack of proper term. Wife got most of veggie and flower beds filled with garden mulch, just need some compost mixed in and they are ready to go. Well garlic was planted last fall so they are well on their way. A full bed of root vegetables were planted as seed so they are good. Remainder are so happily growing in mud room awaiting to be taken outside and hardened off then planted after May long weekend, as thatās officially when frost shouldnāt be an issue around here any longer.
Made mistake of answering call from my cuz, whom I love, but he was drunk at 1pm, and listened to him for half an hourā¦ oy vey, not a fan. It was painful. But conversations like that reaffirm why I am doing what I am doing. I canāt be āthat guyā any longer. I wonāt be.
Blood work done this morning in record time. Appt was for 9, I arrived at 8:40am, and was headed out to truck at 8:50amā¦ sweet. Girl said results would be posted to me by tomorrow.
Good night TS family. Thanks for helping me along. I appreciate you all. Pic is security camera shot of garden beds and fence out at driveway.
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Another day sober. Spent the day walking on the beach, sitting in the sun and reading a book. I was alone most of the day, which was nice. Everyone else was either golfing or āshopping,ā which i discovered the hard way a couple years ago is mostly drinking. We had a seafood boil for dinner, now everyone is drinking and itās getting stupid, so i headed back to our room. We have to leave tomorrow due to commitments we have back home over the weekend. I have mostly everything packed so we can hit the road after breakfast. We have around an eight-hour drive. Iām sorta glad we are heading home early this year. All the drinking has really got to me. Im glad i had this community to turn to this week when i needed encouragement.
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Great job navigating the last few days. Safe travels home.
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Checking in 
My oh my ive been sick the last few days and didnt even realize how sick i was! I feel like that keeps happening since covid this is the 2nd or 3rd time I was sick and it was just weird. I functioned well enough, but felt all kind of low and body fatigueā¦thinking i was just feeling like crap not that actual sick. Feels nice to have gotten a good night sleep and today was first day in a week i feel more myself. Day at home tomorrow and have to get ready for the chickens and transplanting tomatoes. Great day at work and evening with hubby & the kids xo.
Stay sane out there folks xo.
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Aww man @Twizzlers thanks for sharing. That back and forth negotiation sounds like torture and remind me of my before times.
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@doreen1 Congrats Doreen! 7 months is fantastic workā¦ keep going strong 
@lighter Way to go Marie ā I know its hard when we first find ourselves in areas or situations or even around people that are linked to drinking in our minds. Glad you were able to see the connection and put a hard NO in your mind. It does get easier to reroute these connections and make new ones. You are doing a fantastic job fighting for your sobriety ā keep up with your solid efforts
@butterflymoonwoman so happy to hear that your son was feeling well enough to go to school ā and so happy to hear that you were able to spend the day on you and are feeling more like yourself. Much love dear friend ā hope you have a wonderful restful evening 
@juli1 I am sorry that the depression is still weighing on you. Seems like you got a lot going on this week. So grateful that you will be done with the apartment for good. That will be a load off. Sending you big hugs Jules ā Iām here if you need to talk. You are not alone my friend.
@hayleylujah congrats on the double digits no cocaine / weed! Best of luck with the university and the job front! Keep pushing forward friend!
@shel75 so happy to hear that you are doing you on this trip and not letting the environment get to you. Hope you did get to enjoy your time on the beach and soak in some sun. Sleep well tonight and have a safe drive home!
@mira_d Sorry that you have not been feeling well. I do hope you are able to continue resting and taking care of yourself until you are fully recovered. Sounds like a fun but busy day tomorrow ā hope you can find time to take it easy.
Checking in Thursday evening
491 days free of alcohol and weed
906 days free of cigarettes
It was a decent day. Woke up with a major headache so i tried to get a few more hours of sleep which helped a bit. Had a active day for me and feel like i may have overdone it a bit. My headache is back and with a vengeance so iām glad to be resting now and getting ready to call it a night.
Have to meet the irrigation guy at my house tomorrow to work on a broken sprinkler. Super happy that i am not doing this myself this year. Getting wet and dirty while hunched over trying to find that stupid leak is not something iām able to do right now and kinda grateful for that 
I do hope its a simple fix and not a broken line
Well good night my sober companions ā wishing you all a wonderful addiction free day / evening! Sending you all so much love
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Congrats on Day 111! @Chevy55 And nice Garden beds! Iām trying out a veggie garden this year. Looking for a good hobby. I have 2 raised garden bed. They have soil/ dirt in them, but thatās it. So you put mulch and compost on top of soil and mix it all in? Do you buy your compost? Iām doing my veggies from seed. Theyāre doing good so far. Will be setting them out to hardened as our last day of frost is the first week of May.
Thanks for sharing
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Second check in, still day 3 still tired and have headaches but it feels so good to be sober. Thoughts all day long about alcohol, but kicked them out. Made a plan to review daily to help with triggers, cravings and urges. I also made an urge wheel to use to help distract myself when they hit. Trying to set myself up for success one day at a time. Still fearful thoughā¦
Iām so grateful to have found this platform. The experiences and advise posted are invaluable!
Have a good night everyone!
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Day 922 AF
Hey, gang.
Nothin much going on today. Went for a walk this morning, work, chilled with the kids, and just got back from a late night walk at the park. Gotta keep the body moving. Gonna do push-ups and planks, and call it a night. Itās Friday tomorrow!
Have a good night everyone. Take care.
ODAAT.
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Iām here, Iām alive, Iām sober and Iām happy.
Day 59
Woke up to another frozen world today. Iām so over this cold weather. I want real spring.
Yesterday we had,rain, snow and hail again.
April showers bring May flowers, but how about a Frozen April? Guess thatāll bring even higher prices on groceries.
Taking the boys to the city this afternoon āThe right cityā this time, since they werenāt impressed by our try for another city last week.
Tomorrow Iām obligated to go to my nephewās birthday party. Thereās a Car Veteran market in our village tomorrow, so my father in law wanted to take my brother in law and come for a Fika.
I donāt want that, but once again Iām obligated to say yes so I guess theyāll come anyway.
I mixed up the days so our 14 y/o have his Folkdance on Sunday not tomorrow. Some people from a nearby Folkdance group invited them to come this weekend and learn a new dance.
Grown daughter is back home from her trip to Poland, and wanted to meet up some day during the weekend too.
So full speed ahead here as usual.
Thatās all Folks.
Wishing yāall a great weekend.
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Even after sleeping 9 hours straight, I woke up exhausted. Like, couldnāt keep my eyes open tired. Had to force myself up after hitting the alarm bc I knew Iād go right back to sleep if I didnāt move. I dragged thru my shower and getting ready, even with 2 cups of coffee. I felt really out of it. I never drink soda, but once I got to work I had some Pepsi, which is my least favorite pop of all but the only one we carry with caffeine. Finally I felt normal.
Boring Thursday, but I kept busy. The kitchen was being unusually generous with food, so that was nice. Now that I had energy, I didnāt let myself sit down after work. Cleaned up a bit, ran a few errands, and went to the laundromat. Got back home around 7pm, folded 75% of the clothes and decided Iād done enough today Now I feel tired but in a good way, if that makes sense 
Iāve been having strange feelings in my knees lately, which I donāt like bc theyāve never had an issue. Not quite pain or swelling, just weird. Idk how to explain it. It usually happens once I finally settle for the night after a long day on my feet. Iām wondering if my flat feet are the cause 
They tried correcting them when I was a kid but it never really worked. I have prescription shoe inserts somewhere that are supposed to help prevent muscle imbalances, but where? Probably in that black hole I call a closet 
Iām probably due for new work shoes too. Keeping an eye on it for now.
Have a wonderful day or night, wherever you are Youāre all crushing it
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