Oh this is wonderful to hear about your reprieve from the sharp edges of life. Congrats on 88 days , all of em earned @Lighter
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5 months is super.
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Checking in at the end of day 17.
@MrsOdh congrats on 90 days! 
Not much going on. Hope all are doing well.
Have a good night.
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My check in #s for today 
2y 2m clean & sober
2m tobacco free
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Checking 346 days AF
Nothing too stressful today. Returned to work but Iām only working three days. Headed to the river to hang out with a friend. Much needed girl time is coming.
Stay safe and sleep well everyone
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Hope you will have a wonderfull sober holiday Indi! Where in Greece are you staying? One of the islands?
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Day 8
No Alcohol
No Tobacco
Im living today, Im grateful, Waiting for my cab to go office, Had a banana smoothie and My mental clarity and appetite is improving.
Sleep is lot better than worse daysā¦ I cannot imagine those past days when im dependent to alcohol.
I living one day at a time.
Good day
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Day 2079š¶āāļø
Ok, it was to be expected: muscle strain 
But this much? I can barely walk 
Early wake up this morning. It was 4:50 and I was awake and ready for some coffee.
Yesterday was a too busy day and I was very tempted to skip my evening appointment, but I didnāt and Iām proud for it.
Today? Work and tonight board games with my adult kids.
Picture from an āEikenbladrollerā (Green Oak Tortrix) I saw yesterday. Just a tiny creature of nature
Being sober opened my eyes for the little things in life and I love it!
Have a good day ore night all big creatures of nature
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1817
Itās wet outside, and I need find my rain gear to get to work dry. Once there I got a talk about something else with management today. But Iām thinking I should tell Iām not happy there at the moment. On the other hand: what is there to gain by doing so? It wonāt change the fact.
Once caught in this cycle of doubt, self doubt mostly, itās bloody hard to get out of it. But much much easier than when I was using. I even dreamed of having a big glass of spirits. It tasted awful btw. Iām sober and clean and Iāve got my wits about me. Itās just a bit hard at the moment but nobody said it would be easy. Living a good life, a life worth living takes work. And at times lots of it. So I better get going and make something of today.
Have as good a day as you all can friends. Make it sober and clean or nothing will come of it. Love form Oude Kerk, where the protestant iconoclasts in 1566 removed the idols and other catholic symbols, but couldnāt reach the medieval imagery on the ceilings. I love that place and space so much.
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@danam56 Iām sorry to read this Dana ā sucks that he is being so negative. I am not one to give any relationship advice as its been a minute since Iāve attempted one. I do think you deserve to be happy and not deal with exhausting negativity. Sending you love and strength as you evaluate the relationship and pick a course that works for you 
@s_unrelax Way to go with your 1 week milestone. Glad to see you doing so well friend ā keep it going 
@mrsodh Woot Woot 90 days Sophia ā great work on your 3 months of sobriety
@BJonns onns YES! Great to see you checking in with 1 week. You are doing great. The body does crave a lot more sugar during the initial few months of sobriety as its compensating for the lost sugar from alcoholā¦ I just went with it and reminded myself that at least I wasnāt drinking. The cravings do die off.
@james83 great work on getting past the cravings and protecting your sobriety. Sometimes we really canāt figure out the why but the important thing is to remember that nothing is fixed with alcohol. 75 days and thriving
@tragicfarinelli Great work on not giving into the cravings and realizing that you need to step up the focus. I do think there are stages in recovery and the first few months are all about not drinking (adjusting to the new norm) and then we really start to work on ourselves and this process can be a lifetime of tweaks and adjustments. Just remember to take it slow and be gentle with yourself in the process Great work on your sobriety friend ā you are crushing it
@jonase great work on your 2 months of sobriety ā keep it going strong
@Rookie OMG I am getting super excited āshould be any day now ā hope your daughter is doing well
@maestro Great to see you checking in Marty ā so sorry to hear about the anxiety. I do hope that it eases for you soon. I find that sometime quiet meditation and deep breathing help me when Iām feeling anxious. Sending hugs
@laner So lovely where you are at 
glad that you were able to talk to someone irl. Grateful to see you taking the steps towards healing ā you are right that it doesnāt happen instantly or without effort. We are here to support you on your journey
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@bomdhil Thanks friend I totally understand the desire to lose weight. You have cut out all these empty calories. Keep working on your recovery ā Iām sure you will see the results for a healthier you soon
@leveller Way to go with your 1 week milestone! Iām sorry to hear about your wife and your best friend. Hope that both have a healthy recovery. Remember that we are here and active all the time so you can reach out at anytime if you feel the need during the birthday party. Also take some juice or non alcoholic drinks like seltzer water with you if you can so that you have something to drink and are not feeling any FOMO. Wishing you luck with the party.
@Vikingsfan Way to go with your 500+ days of sobriety. I totally agree that sobriety is way more than just not drinking. Way to go with adding holistic recovery to your journey. Keep up the fantastic work
@seizetheday So sorry for your loss and having to deal with the anniversary today. Great job on finding a healthier way to celebrate his life. I am sure he is very proud of you and all your efforts
@tailee17 AH man Iām sorry love. Hope you are not in pain and the repair will be a quick and easy process 
@davina_davis WOOT WOOT 5 months is awesomesauce! Keep stacking up the days Davina
@ashley_luvz_starz WOW great numbers Ashley ā congrats on all your timers! What a beautiful sober healthy smile
@soberwalker UGH sorry that your muscles are hurting so badly. that is the worst part of starting off a workout regime. It does get easier but i do think the older iām getting the more the muscles hurt and the longer it takes to recover 
Another beautiful picture Have fun playing the board games!
@mno I know you are working through a lot lately and i want to say you that you are doing an impressive job at it - great to see you putting your recovery tools to use and working through the rough areas. Glad that spirit tasted nasty - your subconscious still knows that drinking will not be a solution to anything.
Checking in on Tuesday night - about to be Wednesday morning LOL
525 days free of alcohol and weed
939 days free of cigarettes
This lack of sleep and onset of allergies is not a good mix. I am barely coherent these days and it is super frustrating. I have to try and help out this weekend at a festival as none of our workers can make it and i am hoping that i can function LOL. I was a bit more active today and have been doing things to wear myself out but nothing is working. Iām sure iām due for a good crash very soon.
Alright my sober peeps - wish you a wonderful addiction free day / evening
Sending you all so much love
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Why not to vent? Maybe it gives no solution but it helps to get it out for you. I do not know what you do not like about your work but maybe they can change something ore add something to make the job more fitting for you?
I understand you are maybe a bit out of balance too because of the interview didnāt give you that job. Do you have new interviews on your agenda? Ore looking out for new? Do you know what you really want? (kind of job and job environment). Talking about it helps to clear things out for yourself, at least for me 
Hope you will have a good day at work Menno, you will make this day work!
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Hey fam
Just a quick one. Im still here. Day 11 
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Just checking in after a pretty good day 
Hope you all have a good one
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Awesome work on your double digitsā:confetti_ball:
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Hope you start getting some sleep! I know the allergy season is hereā¦sending you relief vibesš«
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Day 621. Met an old friend for dinner. I havenāt seen her in many years. She noticed I wasnāt drinking (alcohol free IPA) and asked how long it had been. I remember in early sobriety struggling with this question. Iād get so uncomfortable. Iām training, Iām on antibiotics, Iām on a cleanse. It was freeing to just say I donāt drink and not feel a sense of shame or embarrassment about it. Celebrating small wins today.
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Day 340. Wow. The year is in sight. My goal is tho to stay sober each day at a time. To keep being accountable all the time and this becomes the future for me.
Working till five today but itās alot of admin and planning today wirh a meeting at 4.30.
Off to Liverpool tomoro. For a few days? Long drive but I am looking forward to seeing my family and visiting the city centre
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I need to work in order to keep making progress.
I try hard to take personal accountabilityā¦ But always room for improvementā¦
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Godmorning.
Sorry that you have a bad day.
If I where you I would speak my mind. It might not change the fact, but Iād you donāt tell them, they canāt work on changing anything either because they would be unaware that there even was a problem to begin with.
I used to take a lot, just keep on going staying silent and just take it. Wonāt do it ever again, because it lead me to using drugs and drinking, if people have problems with me speaking my mind itās on them. Life is to short and to fragile to stay miserable.
Self doubt and self confidence is a difficult thing to balance, and itās easy to want to turn into something familiar that makes you not think at all. I stopped doing drugs years ago, but sometimes I still wake up in the morning with thoughs of going back.
But as long as we are aware of those thoughts we can choose not to do it. And I know that you know that better than most of us. Youāve been such an inspiration to me here, and is one of the reasons I keep coming back, and keep trying.
Because youāre so real, youāve got bad days and good days, self doubts,and hard times, and you donāt only share the good ones. Saying that itāll all be roses and picknics.
Hope your days gets better.
Wishing you all the best.
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