Loved this entire thread 
it proved to me that I am not alone and it doesnāt have to be a lonely struggle Keep up the strong 
work
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Just popping in here to say hi. @Sunshine-girl Iām so glad you havenāt given up. You know how dear you are to me. Blessed to be on this journey with you! 
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Love you love you my dear Cristel. Itās so good to see you on here 
tonight will be day 10. Finally Double digits again. You are one of the first Iāve met here. Back in 2019! Crazy right?!?
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At work now. Iām so grateful for my sanity and for being sober today. This life is so beautiful . I never want to loose this feeling again
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Another day ending sober. Tonight I Will have 10 days sober. Finally Double digits again 
. Itās much better with my in laws now that I told them I donāt drink anymore. My mother in law said I should not drink anymore either!!! Wowzers!!! I loved it. So she struggles too. I had the feeling last time we saw each other that she fought against it. I feel so relieved now that no-one forces me to drink or looking weird at me. 1000 stones fell off my shoulder when she said itā¦ She still drank something at dinner but no-one pours me anything and thatās exactly what I need. My anxiety is gone. Iām very careful about everything around me. Need to continue my sanity and my meetings.
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Love this Julia. Just saying hi and letting you know Iām so proud of you
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OMG dearest friend!!! You are here too I canāt believe it you are all coming back
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Absolutely love this - so happy for the place you are now mentally and emotionally.
Congrats on your 10 days! Should be super proud of yourself
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Congrats on the double digits 
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How are you my friend? Hope your day is going well
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Hey Julia 
I love this thread just popped in to say hello, so proud of you 
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Double digits is awesome Julia! Keep up the good work.
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Iām still plugging away. I entertained fantasy and lust a bit on Monday and Tuesday. So Iām not pleased with myself for that. Today is better in that area.
My toxicity level was at 6 on those 2 days, and I focus on keeping it at 4. Prayer helps a lot.
Iām coming really close to the 9 month milestone, no PMO. The addict inside me always goes a little nuts on milestones. Itās amazing how much I know that sneaky addict inside me.
Anyways, this year has been the best ever, hands down. Itās great to be at a place of stable equilibrium in my sobriety instead of white-knuckling it all the time.
@Shell ; @adeygaga49 , nice to see you two.
Along with @crystalclear of course. Maybe @Natnat @Natnat1 might show herself too
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Oh Shell you are here too I feel so honoured that you guys are all posting here. Love you my friend
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All in all this sounds just awesome dear Kevin! You should be so proud. Nine months coming up. This is just huge. Iām proud of you. Keep up the good work! Have a great day my friend
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Thank you. This is a very significant milestone; one that Iāve struggled to obtain for years during my recovery.
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Good evening everyone. Had some minor cravings tonight but they were so much better than compared to the ones the days before. Anxiety has gone with my parents in law since she told me she shouldnāt drink either. I feel so relieved. My father in law helps my husband so much with the new house. They were busy there the whole day. Iām very grateful for that!!! They Both are so sweet. Iām so glad I told them! But still so cautiousā¦
Day ending sober. Glad. Now taking really day by day although Iām worried about the weekend 
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absolutely amazing how well you are doing - so glad that you were able to be so open with your in-laws and get support.
i think we all have to be cautious as life does have its ups and downs and we do end up seeing triggers here and there so itās best to have our guards up.
i know the weekends are rough for you - what do you have planned for this weekend? are you able to start the days off with meetings? how long will your in-laws be with you? - hopefully having your mil with you not drinking would be good for solidarity.
we are here for you as always ā you have the strength to keep adding on these days love ā sending you strength
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Thank you always for your kind words!!! Love how you write. Itās so beautiful! Mil stays another 12 days, father in law stays a bit longer but I hardly am in touch with him so his drinking doesnāt bother me at all.
I have my womenās AA meeting on Saturday which I will attend. I will take care of my nephews on Saturday they might sleep over because my kids want it so thatās a very good reason to stay sober on Saturday. Canāt have a hangover while they are all here and Sunday we want to go to the mountains close by another reason to wake up sober. Actually itās a good weekend in terms of Sober plans. Just hating the evenings since this is ingrained so much in my brain with drinking.
Hope you are well and enjoying your day. Thank you for Always having the patience to write on here
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You are most welcome my friend - iām just happy to see you doing so well. It really helps me stay sober as well.
Oh your weekend plans sound absolutely wonderful and great for sober living - just living in general! The evenings were the worst for me too - i downloaded so many puzzle games (sudoku, crosswords, word locks etc - anything to engage my mind and hands).
Are you into any type of arts / crafts or do you knit? these could be good things to get into to in the evening with the tele on - the bonus is that you get to see what youāve created at the end.
Our key objective is to re-train our brain. I think you are already doing an amazing job at this ā keep doing all that you are doing. Stay strong my friend 
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