Just got back from my first face to face recovery dharma.
There are online Tuesdays and Sundays which is brilliant and face to face on Thursdays.
I have just got back it’s 9pm having some food and going to reflect and read here.
So pleased I went, my heart kept telling me to go.
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I’m happy you went as well! You are sounding good 
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So glad you went and had a good experience.
Where do you live? You’re 6 hours ahead of me. I get so confused sometimes because of the difference in times lol
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Day 313 second check in. I don’t always but sometimes it helps
Been a busy week and I am looking forward to the weekend. I forgot it was Bank Holiday, to the point I had booked meetings in… I just get into my own little bubble in my head and forget
I’m aiming to build another website out of work for fun, but not till the summer. Keen to keep using my brain, which nearly a year into sobriety is a bucket load sharper. But not on days of the week and public holidays 
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I used to have to shut my cats out at night bc my girl just wants to come lay with me but my boy would come in and mess with her. Up down up down up down! In out in out in out! After about a year I started testing leaving the door open on nights I didn’t have to wake up for anything. Now, as soon as I’m settled, like clockwork, my girl comes up to me for pets and then lays by my feet. My crazy boy stays out 
(he hogs me all day anyways)
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I’m in the UK 
It’s good to see you back here 
Yes I’m so glad I went. I couldn’t keep going on willpower alone.
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Awe im soooo happy that u had a good experience friend. Glad to see u doing well
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Thank you
How are you ? I have been trying to keep up with all the posts here, I miss a day and I miss how people are doing. Hope everything is going okay 
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If she doesn’t stop I’m going to buy her a bonnet. 
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Im sooo grateful for being clean and sober. Im always grateful each day but today its really hitting home more for me. Its really true what they say: My worst day in recovery is far better than my best day in the problem (which in all honesty there werent many “best” days).
But I am finally having a great day! I pushed myself to go to the gym which was very therapeutic for me. I worked up a good sweat and even tried a new exercise for glutes on the smith machine. I am proud of myself for doing that today. I did step on the scale (first time in months) and was sad to see that i actually gained weight. BUT… it didnt depress me like it normally would. I just accepted the fact that this is where im at and have made sure to plan for changes moving forward. I ate a healthy lunch, showered, organized things and cleaned in the apartment, and now im waiting for my son to come home. I even did some birthday planning for my sons 8th birthday in June. Just trying to make sure that its special for him I felt really under pressure to put on a BIG event for him and his classmates at like an activity centre or something (like other moms do), but honestly… things get sooo expensive when ur putting on a party for a large group of kids. And then i had the fear of others not showing up and dissappointing my son. So im deciding to decorate the home and get him some gifts which he can open in the morning, and then im going to invite his best friend over to the house for a playdate, pizza, and cake. I think he will really enjoy that! Hopefully his friend can come. Anyway, Im grateful, grateful, grateful
Hope everyone is enjoying their day!!
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Good evening during day…
358 no alcohol
289 no vapes or ciggs
21.01 no form of marijuanna
1.97 no nic loszenges
Nic withdraw sucks today
I was super irritable. I took a nap and feel better
Tomorrow im back at work after my 2 days off.
Just got to keep trucking
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I feel this 100%!!! I try my best to read as much as i can but if i dont get on here often enough, its almost overwhelming to catch up with whats going on in everyones lives. I do my best tho
Im doing better today. Overnight care for my son has been AWFUL lately. But im managing doing them on my own better than I expected lol Recovery is going okay but i have to get back to a healthier lifestyle again. Theres homecare tonight for my so thankfully i can sleep all night tonight its amazing what a good sleep can do for my mental health!
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You are a strong woman and a beautiful great mum 
I am glad to hear you will be able to sleep tonight 
I always think this is better to make changes for a healthier lifestyle so the changes help long-term. No pressure on yourself 
your doing amazing and I’m super proud of you
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If I’m being really honest, they are like newborn babies… No sleep so far…
But, I think they are getting a little better now they are nearing six months!!
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Thursday evening check in. Kind of a shit day at work but I’ve had worse so I’ll live. Headed to play hockey so I will get my aggressions out on the ice 
Hoping you all had or are having a decent day.
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Day 191.
I feel like I’m moving into the next chapter of my life.Clean and Sober .Grateful!!
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Just checking in. Ooo im tired Been put back in a supply role at my job, but they let me know if i want a full time position its mine. Basically they dont like me working 3 to 4 days a week. Im sad but also fine with it. They have poor management and staff dont stay because of all the issues, and they want me to take a FTP but there is 0 package and no pay increase. I knew id start looking for soemthing else by the end of summer, but am also a bit sad.
Aside from that feeling good. Goinf to just spendbthis time helping hubby with his work and figuring out what im goinf to do next. We broke af so gotta figure it out xo. Everyone have a grear day and remember. Its just life. Xo.
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Day 1231,
sometimes you have to let go of someone you love 
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Day 929 AF
Sup, gang.
Nothing new to report. Work and busy with the fam.
Another day sober.
Have a goodnite, y’all.
Peace. ODAAT
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@james83 WOOT WOOT 7 weeks is impressive work. Oh man I’m sorry for the blah weather – hope you get some sunshine very soon. Grateful you did not give in to the manipulative thoughts- just that one drink is all it takes to go spiraling. Here’s to another sober 24hrs 
@butterflymoonwoman so happy to hear that you had a good day Dana – you so deserve this. Glad to see you working on your self care (mental and physical) and not allowing that scale number to mess with you. You are doing great with setting up a routine for yourself. You should be proud of yourself and how far you’ve come – how much you have handled and how you have persevered. Oh that is a lovely birthday celebration idea – I’m sure you little man will love it
@Steve14 sorry you had a shit day – I do hope that hockey helped (was a fun time and a good way to let it all out on the ice).
@thumper1213 Going into a new chapter clean and sober sounds wonderful – Keep stacking up the days my friend – 191 days and counting
@rob11 I’m sorry Rob – here if you need to talk about it
@mira_d Awe that sucks Mira - hopefully you can find something that works best for you all around.
Checking in on Thursday evening – oh shit i guess its Friday morning here
498 days free of alcohol and weed
913 days free of cigarettes
Day flew by. Had some good time with mom and again got some good movement in. Did get stung by a bee as it flew into my car while i was driving … the bastard got stuck in my hair and i thought it was a twig or leaf as the wind was howling and things were flying LOL. Pretty swollen up and it is a pain but i’m sure it will pass. It is raining and thundering here so hopefully that will be a good nights sleep. Not much else to report.
Hoping everyone has a wonderful addiction free day / evening – Wishing you all so much love
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