Hi Chris and welcome! Everybody starts recovery the day they stop using. At first, I just wanted the pain of drinking and failure and consequences to stop. And that pain did stop pretty quickly. Soon after, some small positives of sobriety began to appear.
Today I work a program of recovery not to avoid drinking, but because I have such profound gratitude and deep happiness and inner peace. I feel out of balance when those positives start slipping even a little bit.
If you want to give up your addiction and surrender to sobriety, here’s a thread full of resources that have helped others.
I used counseling, AA, Antabuse and getting arrested to get sober.
Blessings on your house 
as you begin your journey.