The nights i work my second job have been the hardest nights so far in my recovery. Thursday nights in particular were very special nights at the bar when all my friends would be there to greet me. It felt like CHEERS. Tonight i had to drive that same route to go to a store and puck up some car parts. I found myself really seeking the urge to drive to the bar and have a drink. I made it home and i didnt give in, but man it was so hard to beat that routine. Maybe some day i can go back and still enjoy some of my friends, but it wont be today. One day at a time.
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Good for you. I’m glad you are avoiding temptation.
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Awesome job avoiding that situation! 
It really does become so routine that you really have to think differently. My thing was liquor stores. When I was trying to quit, sometimes my car would just magically take me there. So this time, whenever I was going somewhere that passed one, I’d say to myself “You’ve spent plenty of time driving out of the way in order to make a liquor store ‘on the way’ somewhere. Now you can drive out of the way in order to avoid them.” Keep up the great work 
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