Checking in daily to maintain focus #71

277 days AF

Icebathing makes a difference. Temperature falls to 6 degree. Slowly it’s getting more serious.

Interesting which suggestions of “why not going today” my mind makes. Nice practice to find distance to my thoughts.

I’ll stay sober today :heart:

Much love guys :cherry_blossom:

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310 days sober.
24 days without vaping :diya_lamp: // 29 days no THC.

It feels good to be here, at this point, with these numbers.

I am doing a kind of fake “wellness” retreat in my flat today for myself and my other half. We plan somatic practices in the morning and a CCB… (I’ve booked us both tickets to do live conscious connected breathwork later this month… In a church with amazing acoustics…). Facemasks, face steam, foot peel, aromatherapy and massages, nice food, a couple of movies…

Don’t get in a rut.

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The funeral service for my friend was very informal, which was nice. It was a strange mingling of sadness and joy. It was nice to see colleagues from 20 years ago, all aged in different ways, form my first job working in addiction care, as a front office clerk. Some really good memories from working there. Even if it was long before I realized I had a drink and drug problem myself. Anyway, it was a good meeting, just very sad that Rogier himself wasn’t there. And that it takes the death of a dear colleague and friend to bring us back together.

Seeing the glasses of wine lined up later in the meeting gave me some memories of earlier services, and how deaths and funerals and such were occasions and excuses to drink in great excess. Didn’t make me crave, just pensive. I biked up and down there which was nice too. On my way back I checked out my former local but none of my old friends were there, just some of the same old tired backs sitting at the bar, folks I never called my friends. So I rode on and biked home. Fed Luna and myself, cuddled up on the couch and watched some tv.

I slept long, still feel a bit tired, but I see the sun’s out. I feel like some shopping and biking today. Let’s have as good a day as w all can friends. Sober and clean or nothing will come from it. Love.

@SadMemeQueen Thinking of you Megan. Hugs.

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How was the ‘optocht’, @Mischa84? Did your kids enjoy it?

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Day 1414,

Checking in, feeling good. Busy with life stuff. The extra chill room for my son takes some form. Went to the theatre show of Hooverphonics this week, liked it. So now listening it a lot :pray:

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Hi @Jules000, just checking in - how are you today?

Hope you were able to meet your therapist and things seem less bleak now?

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@AyBee what a beautiful number! 2000+ days and climbing :tada::tada::muscle:t4:
@1in8billion :pray:t4::pray:t4::pray:t4: thank you for sharing. Such an amazing insight

It truly is! The tiredness is normal as all your energy is being used to detox and heal. The first few weeks is rough. It does get easier. Way to go with day 6 :muscle:t4:

How cool is that. Great idea and hope the two of you enjoy all the benefits :pray:t4::hugs:

Checking in early Saturday morning
No sleep delirium is kicking in. Glad today is low key. Supposed to visit with my sister tomorrow which luckily is to watch the Lions game so will be low key.
Starting to develop a headache and hopefully it’ll go away and not get worse.

Wishing you a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all so much love :heart::heart:

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It will be today. Lampionnen are prepared, it was quite a challenge to make them yesterday :slight_smile: But also a lot of fun. I will post some foto later. Thanks for asking :orange_heart:

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Getting close to 500 days milestone. Who would expect :slight_smile: For sure not me, 500 days ago. Its the longest sober period in my life, since I met my old best friend and my biggest enemy - alcohol. I had one 12-13 months long break before (after which I thought I can moderate, ha ha ha), I wasn’t drinking while pregnant, but this one is the longest. And I keep going. I’m not planning to waste my life ever again.

Yesterday we were in polish supermarket and it always cheer me up. We are not shopping there often, maybe once in few months. There are some things that are typical polish and I like them. Or it’s just sentimental. Anyway, I ate waaaaay to much yesterday. But like REALLY much. I have to eat more veggies and less crap. Period.

Today? I’m planning to go for a run finally.

Wish you all good day/night and whatever you have now you crazy upside down ppl from Australia :wink: Much love 🩵

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Thanks so much Dana. Not much change yet. Still slept terribly and am sick as all get… I hope it leaves my system soon as I have a week training on Monday on a large piece of snow removal equipment that I will be using in the downtown core… need to be getting better soon :pray:

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@Mischa84 What are your favourites from the polish shop? For me it was Prince Polo for a very long time and kiełbasa krakowska :grin: And we need those lantern photos :izakaya_lantern:
@JazzyS Wishing you a good night’s sleep soon!
@Tragicfarinelli Your day sounds like a really great treat! :person_getting_massage: :person_in_steamy_room:
@Juli1 Always amazed to hear how much of a water creature you are :seal: :hugs:
@Joyce19 Thanks for sharing your wonderful moment of relief with us!
@SadMemeQueen Hoping you got some help? :mending_heart:
@Cjp That song seems to be a trigger for many a person. A friend of mine once worked in an office where this song was played for days on an endless loop. Whenever he hears it now he gets into such a rage :rage: And he usually is one of the calmest people I know.
@Mira_D Really nice to hear your new job is so satisfying :smiling_face:
@Heath Thank you for sharing your painful journey to sobriety with us. We all sometimes think we are all alone in our pain, and here I can see every day that people all around the world go through it. Glad to hear you are in a good place right now.
@Millie_1987 Welcome to our community :wave: There are threads here targeting your specific addiction here. Furthermore I can always recommend attending meetings with a recovery programm.

346 sugar
210 UPF
84 gluten
84 dairy
20 distraction-free eating

Feeling very exhausted today. Gray day. Did the groceries, but forgot some stuff. Will have to go a second time.
Today is time for taking car of my IT-tools, my plants and all kind of stuff around the home. The rest is for chilling. Have a nice book and a great game here.
Some yoga in the afternoon, a meeting in the evening.

Today’s picture is the skin a snake shed I saw at the Arnhem zoo this year. We don’t have many snakes around here and I am terrified of them. So seeing them through the glass in a zoo is absolutely enough for me :wink:

Peace and love for life always :lotus:

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hour 12 still nothing

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336 days, 11 months
Good day today. Busy with the kids, but managed to get some training in for myself too.
At work tonight, last shift till I’m on leave for a bit.
Great work @Mischa84 500 would seem like an impossible number to reach in those early days. You replied to my first post when I had 3 days and you had 150 approx days, encouraging me. Your 150 days seemed like a huge number. Your reply and seeing you continue to post and add days was a great help to me early on. Thank you.

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Sorry to hear that :frowning_face: Hold on.

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don’t really have a choice. i said enough that was concerning that they won’t let me leave now

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Happy Belated Birthday!
My goal now is to hit my next bday sober!

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That at least sounds like you are in an environment with more safety than at home. Keep us posted. Do you have anything to keep yourself occupied for the time being?

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@Nordique belated congrats on 1600 days :tada:
@JazzyS thank you :blush: I’m sorry you’re in so much pain :people_hugging: I hope you do get to see your sister tomorrow :crossed_fingers:t2:and congrats on 3 years smoke-free :no_smoking::tada:
@Laner sorry about the anxiety :people_hugging: I hope it’s settled by now 🩵 enjoy your hike :blush:
@Ccn31 congrats on 60 days :tada:
@Juli1 congrats on 9 months :tada: Spa holiday sounds very nice :massage_woman: congrats on the positive feedback at work too :tada:
@james83 that’s so awesome! Congrats on your week :tada:
@Jules000 welcome back :people_hugging: I hope you’re okay now, sending strength 🩵
@MNfast that’s great news! Congrats on better health :raised_hands:t2::tada:
@GOKU2019 sorry you’re unwell :people_hugging: feel better soon 🩵 and congrats on all the 1s :tada:
@Just_Laura sorry about your blah Halloween day :pensive: I hope you’re feeling more okay now :people_hugging: sending strength 🩵

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@Mno I’m glad the service went as well as these things can :people_hugging:🩵
@Tragicfarinelli I’m sorry you are distanced from your brother and his family :people_hugging: those milestones would affect me too :pensive: sending strength 🩵 enjoy your wellness retreat :blush:
@Seizetheday congrats on 10 months :tada:
@Zse belated happy sober birthday :birthday: :balloon: :gift: :partying_face:
@Twizzlers good to read from you :blush: but sorry you’re not doing too well :people_hugging: sending strength 🩵
@Chevy55 feel better soon 🩵
@Lighter sorry about the scary drive home :grimacing: glad you had a good trip though :blush:
@scaredsmol maybe get yourself checked over :face_with_head_bandage:
@Shel75 sorry you’re sick again :people_hugging: feel better soon 🩵
@JonasE congrats on 2 weeks smoke-free :no_smoking::tada:

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@Millie_1987 welcome :blush: congrats on 2 days :tada:
@Heath great post, thanks for sharing 🩵
@Raspberry congrats on 40 days :tada:
@Climbin good luck with your move :crossed_fingers:t2::four_leaf_clover:
@Mira_D I’m glad work is going well for you :blush:
@SadMemeQueen proud of you for getting the help you need :people_hugging: sending strength 🩵 I’m glad you’re somewhere safe.
@AyBee congrats on 2K+ days :tada:
@acromouse such a cool photo :camera_flash: looks like it was from a rather long snake :snake: :grinning:
@MrFantastik congrats on 11 months :tada:

1544 days no alcohol.
1009 days no cocaine.
39 days no binge-eating.
23 days no vape.

Thursday I caught-up here and did some meditations.

Yesterday I would usually have been having therapy but we were on a break this week. I’m just glad I did not have to deal with the trains this week.

I’ve had a bad migraine with nausea since Thursday afternoon and it’s not shifting. So I spent a lot of time yesterday with my eyes closed. I wanted to not get behind on here again but I just couldn’t tolerate the screen.

I did manage to finally return my parcels!

This weekend I am hoping to clean the flat, it needs it.

Wishing you all wonderful sober weekends. :blush:

🩵

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