So good to be back training after the holiday season, love that it’s a family thing with my boys.
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New year schedule
Monday 9am families first workshop 5.45-7.15 kickboxing
Tuesday 11.30 - 1 smart.
Wednesday 9.30-11.30 emerging futures, 5.45-7.15 kickboxing
Thursday 2-3.30 way forward group
Friday 11-1 survival skills
Saturday 6-7.30 AA…
Still working hard in recovery 
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Nice one Michelle. Always good to see your posts! Hope things are settling down at home?
Apart from telling the husband to leave after two incidents from him saying maybe we should split and generally being a weed smoking arse, I’m good 
he’s on the grovelling path at the moment as he’s now come know that he has no control over me 
. We’ll see what happens next but I am surprisingly well and happy 
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You ever been to the st Lawrence church AA. The guest speaker at the meeting I went to the other night has invited me to go.
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No not yet, where abouts is that one??
Just found it the, stroud one when are you going there? They only seem to have meetings at St Lawrence on Wednesday and Friday
Darn it there’s a St Lawrence in Gloucester too which runs on Tuesday
Yes that’s the one, barnwood. Don’t know if I’m definitely going yet. Decide when I get home.
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Let me know if you are and I’ll meet you, I haven’t been to that one either, 7.30 - 8.30, big book chapter and verse, open meeting
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So how am I doing so far? Great, I have full control of my life, feels like chains have been lifted, my husband has finally realised that he has no control over me and is asking for time to show he can change, although I’m still wondering why I’ve let him stay at the house 
I’ve been to a job Interview, intake for coaching is 2nd week of February and I’ve been asked to jump on board as a n organiser for a charity walk of 102miles for the summer to raise money for the alcohol recovery services, I’m so excited for this year
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Well the last couple of days have been a shit show, things spiralled rather quickly since Wednesday after having a core group meeting with social care. Well after days of arguments with the husband I had to phone the police to make sure he left. I got fed up of him trying to use stuff I’d done when I’d drank in the past against me, he had videos and voice recordings from back last year and beyond from when I was drinking and always threatened to use it against me, so Friday morning I got up and took his phone and drowned it in the toilet and for good measure I flushed it.
He went to social care and told them I’ve been drinking which I haven’t and i notified them in November that he threatened to do this , he went to housing trying to claim I was dangerous so can’t have the kids and tried to claim the kids were homeless.
So as it is I’m on my own with the boys, and I can’t contact him because he hasn’t sorted out a phone. I’ve missed two meetings, Friday and Saturday and I’m on edge about not being able to get to them because of getting child care, I have asked a home group member about the possibility of taking the boys but they don’t allow them in.
I’ll be starting a job in a few weeks and its nights, its going to be hard work getting my family and friends to have the boys overnight, they can do it and offered to help as its only 3 nights a week, just need to sort the logistics.
Have to say my sleep had been shit the last two nights, listening out for any little noise. I’m so tired and I’ve still got to drive to Wales, having to rely on the bank of mum and dad because the estranged husband has taken the money for the kids. Absolutely shameful that I have to borrow money, this is the first time in my life that I have been forced to lend.
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Hey lady, sorry to hear that things have gone haywire. Sending you lots of love, courage and strength. You are a strong a resilient woman. 
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Your back, yippee , thanks hun. My sleep is shot to pieces at the moment, just want a decent night sleep. Tried having a nap at my mother’s house while she watched the boys but still couldn’t settle
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Seems i haven’t updated for a while, im still happily seperated from my husband. Although there are verbal fights when it comes to him having the boys overnight when I have to work.
I have started working as a health care assistant for elderly with dementia, doing 3 evenings a week and that started on 29th January, I’ve been training with my job even completed my training for administering medication. This job is amazing, with good pay and 6 weeks paid holiday
I have also completed my training to become a drug and alcohol recovery coach, next week I have my group facilitator training. I am officially a coach, this will be done whilst my kids are in school.
Since becoming a single mom i have so much drive for that better life and finally have a balance that works for me and the kids, i have plenty of time to be with them and time to spend quality time on myself and them.
At almost 7 months sober I could never have envisaged on day one I’d be at this amazing point in my life, i have such a great support network around me of fellowship from the services out there in alcohol recovery services and AA.
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Good to hear Michelle. Keep it up.
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Forgot to mention I’m still hitting my AA meetings too
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I just caught up with this recent update - so proud of you, my friend. I love reading about your journey.
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Hey lady, was thinking about ya today - how are things?
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