@Sissychris39 Good Job!!! congratulations 
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Celebrating a sober Birthday for the first time in many years today. Feels great. Looking forward to dinner with my love tonight at a fancy restaurant.
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It is your birthday today? Well Happy Birthday!
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Day 1030
Been a good day so far. My son is home from school for 1 more day to ensure he is well enough to attend tomorrow. I wasnt able to attend my work training today or go to the supplement store or workout (which was all on my to do list). I will just add that to my to do list for tmrw. The training will have to be rescheduled.
So today i decided to clean the apartment and put away laundry. Things are looking clean and smelling fresh 
Hope everyone is having a good day!
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Happy birthday Sebastian!!! Hope ur 1st sober birthday is an enjoyable one!!
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Day 10. Sober and happy that way. 46/50 of my past days have been sober. A 4 day slip robbed me of the big 5-0 again. No more.
I had a business lunch and then dinner scheduled for tomorrow, but I have cancelled them both. This time of year, central London is at its most alcoholic extreme. In my industry it’s known as “silly season” and the only time when even meeting up in the morning for a drink is vaguely acceptable. I’m not going to try and put myself through that sober yet.
So tomorrow I will go to the gym, office then back to spend the evening with my family. Hopefully this winter cold virus will also f-ck off !
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Good for you! And great self awareness you have! Im glad u cancelled those events tomorrow. Sounds like it would have been super risky.
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Great to see u checking in!
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East coast of Canada bud.
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Day 33 of being alcohol free. One day at a time.
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Weclome to the forum!! Congratulations on ur 33 days
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How cool was that! I love that we are able to be so connected with our family and friends from such distances 
@tragicfarinelli Thinking of you my friend – hope that your procedure goes smoothly and you are able to eat some solid yummy foods soon 
That must feel freeing! Well done 
@laner How did the rest of your day / evening go? Sometimes we just have the blah days and that is ok. Not sure what causes them to come around. Just kinda feel like the universe is saying “its time for a break – mental and physical” Hope you ae feeling lively and cheery when you awake to a new day
I love this for you and am so very happy to see you connecting with your family, your therapist and working on yourself. 
@rob11 you should post that on the art through your eyes thread — this is pretty awesome Rob – love the capture!
@raspberry I do love that sentence and will be thinking about creating a vision to help me out of bed. Thanks for sharing. Just think that in less than 2 weeks the days will start to get longer – this is what keeps me going and able to deal with the cloudy dark days we’ve been having. Hang in there friend – brighter days ahead
@chevy55 an overnight shift sounds awful – especially dealing with weather conditions. Be safe Nick! Hope you did catch up on your rest and are able to easily do your treadmill in the morning.
I absolutely love this goal and am so very happy for you – proud of you and just overall excited for your journey. You have come a long way Jules. It has not been a easy ride but you are here and still standing. Doing great with your health, your routines and your job. Keep kicking ass my rockstar! 
OH YEAH THOMAS!!! This was beautiful to read. Hold onto those positive feelings my friend. Keep going strong
@seb HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEBASTIAN! So happy for you. 
Sounds like a lovely celebration. Hope you enjoyed your special day 1st sober birthday is a great milestone!!!
@james83 well done on your double digits! Great job on putting your sobriety first and staying away from triggers! Hope you start feeling better from the cold virus soon 
@troj04 Welcome to the community and the check in thread. Great work on your 1+ month of sobriety! Keep racking up the days
Checking in on Monday night
719 days free of alcohol and weed
1134 days free of cigarettes
I am so very drained today. I had three important tasks to take care of today and i have started each but not finished any. Realistically each one will take a day or more to complete so I think i was being overly ambitious and am trying to not see this as a failure. I am impressed that I did drive today to get some errands done. Grateful the weather was warmer than it has been. Funny how 40 degrees feels hot these days LOL.
Feeling tired and hopefully winding down for bed soon. Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening – sending you all so much love
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Feeling super stressed and uncomfortable with things today. I hope that this was a one-day thing and that tomorrow will be better. We’ll see. Happy 24 everyone!
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Hey beautiful people 
Checking in Day 22
Had a good work day, am learning how to slow down and when to reach out and ask for help. Reminding myself patience is truly a virtue. Went for a nice evening walk with the pup and did some deep breathing and self reflecting. Closing my eveing with a nice chai tea, some peanut butter cookies and watching the Ducks vs Canadiens hockey game.
@acromouse thanks so much for the words of encouragement they are very much appreciated 
I am also struggling with mornings. I’m learning its better to push through the thoughts and just get to doing. Easier said than done trust me. Were you able to begin your yoga and stretching routine?
@SoberWalker I’ve never made carrot ginger soup before but that looks freakin delish. Well def have to try especially on a cold winter day 
@Rockstar24777 love that you finally got your apartment set up on point and are implementing a nice sober routine for after work! Keep flexing that sober muscle 
self care is soo important
@laner can def relate to feeling detached and you’re right its probably related to the time of year. Sometimes though just going through the motions is better than not showing up at all. Hoping you do get a good sleep and tomorrow is better for you
@MrMoustache don’t beat yourself up it happens but you’re back here which shows your desire to cut it out of your life for good so thats something!
@Seb sending birthday wishes your way and big congrats celebrating it sober! Thats gotta feel pretty good.
@Butterflymoonwoman don’t stress about missing your workout. Maybe your body needed a rest day and to spend time with your son! You have been going pretty hard xo thanks for your kind words I was able to get a position as greeter and officially join a home group. I really do feel in good company with ppl who recognize the struggle and at least have the desire to control it.
@james83 congrats on your Day 10 and great job setting those sober boundaries!!
@Troj04 big congrats on the big 33 keep coming back!!
@JazzyS sorry you didn’t get all you wanted done today but great job in recognizing expectations vs reality and being kind to yourself 
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oh i’m sorry Karen – i do hope it is just for today and tomorrow is a brighter day for you Hope you can practice some self care for yourself tonight to help you ease into a sweet slumber
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Thank you! 
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I’m going back to work today. Still feeling the cold
a bit, but I’d feel bad to stay home for this. So of I go. Sober and clean, and making today as good a day as I possibly can. As I expect from all of you friends. ODAAT and all that. Love.
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Day 11fitty AF
Wud up, gang.
Busy day yesterday. Dropped off the kiddos at my mom’s and went Xmas shopping with the wifey. Got her a dress for our company’s holiday party this Friday. We booked a hotel as well. Should be fun. We need a little time away from the apartment and the kids. I’m not worried about drinking. This will be my 3rd holiday party without booze. Can’t let my guard down, though. I’ll just stuff myself with foodies.
Anyway, it was back to the grind today. Work was work. Not doing much right now just catching up on TS.
I hope everyone’s doing well. Take care. ODAAT
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