Checking in daily to maintain focus #8

  1. I hope you all had an awesome hump day.
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Thatā€™s some hard work. Nice job so far. I keep telling myself I should do a similar challenge. One day.

50 days done.

Iā€™m going on a trip with some friends in about two weeks and I know there is going to be some alcohol consumption going on. I donā€™t mind the consumption, but what Iā€™m irritated by is the expectation that we are going to split every little cost evenly. An email was recently sent out by the trip coordinator that when we dine out, one person will pick up the check and we will all give that person 1/7th of the cost (there are 7 of us going). I am not okay with that, since not only do my meals tend to cost less (I eat a vegan diet, and salad and soup costs way less than meat-based dishes), but I wonā€™t be drinking. Am I the asshole for saying that Iā€™m going to be paying for all my own food independent of everyone else?

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Good morning!
90 new posts in this topic :eyes: Iā€™ve read them all.
Donā€™t have the time to tag everyone with a milestone. Congratulations to all the people with a milestone! :balloon: :tada: :tada:

Yesterday I had a lot of cravings. Called a few people, went to the gym and a meeting. Yes, another day sober :slight_smile: I still have cravingsā€¦ On a scale from 1 to 10ā€¦ itā€™s a 3ā€¦ I have the thoughts to use a substance controlledā€¦ I know from many relapses, taking that first drug or thinking about it isnā€™t a backdoor for a small relapse. But the gates are wide open for active addiction of multiple substances. The struggle is real.
One day at a time. Hope, faith courage!

Wish you all a sober day!

Stay strong and sober :muscle:

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Day 70! Today was okay, I had therapy and dealt with some stuff there which was nice. I have to run a pretty big event for my job tomorrow so Iā€™m a little nervous :grimacing:, but Iā€™m optimistic itā€™ll go well. Onward to 71!

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  1. Some daylight before I get to work yay! Makes me feel good. Being sober and clean makes me feel good too because it gives me the possibility of making my life better while staying under the influence got me nowhere at all for 40 years or so. Onward and upward. Have a good day all! Clean and sober love from Amsterdam.
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Iā€™m definitely going to be asking for a separate check and buying my own food to cook in the Airbnb we are renting, but the trick is that we are all splitting the cost for one of the guests. Iā€™ve already paid my share of that personā€™s housing and event tickets, and Iā€™m happy to pay my share of their food and such as wellā€”just not everyone elseā€™s. I guess that is what makes it tricky.

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I personally donā€™t think youā€™re an asshole for not wanting to participate in that type of payment planā€¦I would never sign up for that. I donā€™t agree with or have enough money to pay for everyone elseā€™s luxurious eating habits lol.

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Thank you for writing this. :heart:

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Day 233 today! Have a great day everyone! :sparkling_heart:

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I noticed when you left and when you came back :heart:

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Day 17 .

Will be travelling and visiting my in laws today. Like them a lot. Often it can turn into a booze fest. I donā€™t wanna go down that roadā€¦

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675, I worked so much today :scream: Iā€™m so lost at what direction to take in my career. Should I work on my career or should I just try to save a bunch of money for the next 9 years and then move to the country? Itā€™s pointless for me to really think that far in the future because I change my mind so much. I had the time to work a lot today, and I donā€™t usually work this many hours. But it would be nice to just work part time from home on a ranch in Tennessee.

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Thank you @Lisa07

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3 months is really something, treasure the outcome of your hard work and let it grow! :seedling:

Let those thoughts go @Misokatsu they are not helping. Be the new sober/clean you and the best friend you can be. Focus on the future. Make her (short) future and yours the best it coult be.
Itā€™s hard to see someone suffer from this disease. My mom died of it after being sick for a long time. We talked a lot in that period about life and our bonding. It was a special time with tears and laughter.

Thatā€™s great @Sassenach! Proud of you too!! :facepunch:

@C_8 did I congratulate you already? :tada::tada::tada:
Now I have! :trophy:

@Deadman :100::100::100::100::100: days! Well done sir!! :confetti_ball:

Welcome here @Beardy_McTallman šŸ™‹
Stick around, it helps to be here much!

Day 521 :coffee:
Working day ahead and tomorrow morning just a few houres. Then: weekend! Also the monday off because of the Carnival. A lot of shops are closed because of it and so has mine. Itā€™s not my kind of party, so I do not join. It involves a lot of drinking too :hugs:

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Hey Paul @Dolse71 - that is so beautiful, very helpful. Thank you for sharing that and all the other positive messages to us fellow travelers.
:blush:
P. S. Indeed, tap once for picture on its own, tap twice for enlargement :face_with_hand_over_mouth::sunglasses::+1:

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Day 40 and 8. Feeling very agitated today for some reason. Trying to keep busy. Trying to stay calm. Trying to be nice to others even though I just want to bite off their heads. When do these feelings go away?

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Checking in on day 141. Have a great Thursday you wonderful people :heart_eyes::kissing_heart:

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I was a bit worried bc when I tap it it goes to my photos and Google account. donā€™t know what you get.

500 days sober af today. Alone Iā€™m powerless.

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