@GOKU_SS4 OOH I love the Marvel series - happy Watching. Do you have a favorite hero? I do love Dare Devil the most I think… may not have been introduced to all of em tho so that may change LOL
@Leveller 
Oh dear Col thank you for the shout out but this is ALL YOU! You should be proud of all the work and energy you have put into your sobriety. SO very proud of you. OMG Minnie is an absolute sight for sore eyes - Falling in love with her hard! 
@CueBall8n9 Hey friend - how are you doing now? I am sorry for that sudden strong urge. You really do not need that drink. Try to think of what may be driving the thinking. I do hope you are now at the meeting and getting some in real life support. We are here - stay connected and feel free to reach out if you need to chat 
Glad you ate and felt better - Grateful that you did reach out rather than act out. HUGE SUCCESS!
@Blueskies12 Welcome to the check in thread and great work on your day 3. Keep putting in the work. When our addiction causes us to make utter asses of ourselves and leaves us with deep regret and shame - well, then all we have is our word to stay sober and let our actions of recovery do the talking. Menopause is a bitch! It does not help having those symptoms when you are detoxing and trying to find yourself in recovery. It can be done and with time and patience. Just For Today You will not drink - you will focus on today and then repeat tomorrow. Keep coming back
Absolutely NOT - you do NOT deserve this. I am so sorry so much hurt and cruelty and injustice has been pushed on you. I am sorry that you feel like your problems or feelings don’t matter! They absolutely matter. Sending you hugs and love. Hoping you can feel them! Please don’t doubt yourself or think you are overreacting - you have every right to be hurt and upset with what you are being put through. Much love to you Renee. I do hope that you had time for yourself today and were able to practice some self care 
@JustCass Thanks love- So very grateful for you and that we are on this journey together. Grateful you are back on the threads. Your presence was truly missed Love your animals and how well you are caring for them. Any pics to share?
@Promilla1987 Well done on 3 weeks! A huge shout out to not thinking of alcohol which grocery shopping - that is an awesome freeing feeling. 
When you are ready to quit that nicotine - join us on the Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products) (Part 2) thread. Lots of great tips and support for quitting cigarettes / vaping
@Tragicfarinelli Hope you are doing well. Haven’t seen you around much
@Button83 Hey girl! So good to have you back with us and awesome to see you checking in. Keep putting in that work - ODAAT 
OOH I do love that line of thinking. I do believe we need to keep moving and thinking or else our bodies and minds shut down. So to stay young you need to keep living!
@PinkFirefly Much love friend. Sorry for the day your day started but soooo grateful for how its turning out. I love how you were able to find some motivation (with thanks to Him ) and do that one task which cascaded into others. That is a wonderful positive momentum. You don’t have to be in recovery to have a bad day. Those happen. I feel like they are there to let us know how special the good ones are. This humidity and heat is absolutely draining. I woke up to 87% humidity and thought I was gonna drown in the heavy air around me. YEAH to getting out the fall decor - Love that. Happy decorating my friend. You are a WINNER! - I did not see any whining going on…. just processing your day
@Bomdhil Hey friend. You are not weak. You are dealing with the cravings as your brain is trained to go that route when you feel overwhelmed. Like when someone mentioned coming home from vacation and immediately wanted a drink. Even though they didn’t want one for the entire vacation. Our familiar surroundings play into that craving. I am sorry for the high anxiety. Know you can take a breath and take things one task at a time. Reach out for support, go to a meeting. Keep pushing forward!
Checking in on Monday afternoon
I slept like shit so it was a rough start to the day. 3-4 hours of crap sleep and then a lazy day was what I needed. I tried to lay down this afternoon but my neighbors girlfriend (Who never leaves the apartment) was stomping about. Grateful I was awake to take the call from maintenance this time. They finally came after 2 weeks. Said “oh we need to take the door and won’t be able to return for a few days” - I said yeah I know - that is what I told you would need to be done LOL. At least its picked up and now we wait for its return. Its a closet door in spare bedroom so no hurry.
I do hope to go swimming tomorrow - it has been way too long. I think tat’s are healed enough. I will go if I can manage some decent sleep.
Now finishing up work and going to chill for the evening.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all so much love